Teen Gangs A Global View

Subjects:

• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Family Resources » Teen/Adolescent Issues
• Psychology » Adolescent Psychology
• Crime & Justice » Juvenile Delinquency & Justice

Reviews:

• Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon today. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions.
  —Adolescence Fall 2005
• [S]hould be well used for school reports. Readers will find it interesting to notice that the definition of gang is not the same in every country, and that in some, the gang is seen as the only chance at any type of life for youth....[s]tudents and teachers alike will find it a welcome addition to school and public library collections.
  —VOYA December 2004

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction: A Global Overview of the Issues of and Responses to Teen Gangs by Maureen Duffy
• Australia by Rob White
• The Bahamas by Jill D. Duba and Marty Jencius
• Street Gangs in Great Britain: Beyond Mods and Rockers by Richard A. Van Dorn
• Honduran Street Gangs by Anthony Borrow and Jennifer Walker
• Ireland: Teen Gangs and Inclusion through Restorative Justice by Maureen Duffy
• Israel: Death for an Ice Cream Cone by Sloane Veshinski
• Italy: "La Famiglia Secreta," The Hidden Family by Bettina Lozzi-Toscano
• Jamaica: Poverty, Politics, and "Posses" by Lorna Black
• Malaysia by M. Sylvia Fernandez
• Papua New Guinea by Sinclair Dinnen
• Puerto Rico by Edil Torres Rivera and Loan T. Phan
• Taiwan: Issues and School-Based Responses by Julia Yang
• Trinidad and Tobago by Joanna E. Headley
• The United States by Scott E. Gillig
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Index