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Author:   Dick Hobbs ,  Rob Hornsby ,  Professor Dick Hobbs
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   v. 2
Weight:   1.292kg
ISBN:  

9780754625858

ISBN 10:   0754625850
Pages:   578
Publication Date:   04 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents: Introduction; Part I Youth, Gangs and Guns: Gang-related gun violence: socialization, identity and self, Paul B. Stretesky and Mark R. Pogrebin; Gangs, gang homicides, and gang loyalty: organized crimes or disorganized criminals, Scott H. Decker and G.David Curry; The role of firearms in violence 'scripts': the dynamics of gun events among adolescent males, Deanna L. Wilkinson and Jeffrey Fagan; Gun crime: the market in and use of illegal firearms, Gavin Hales, Chris Lewis and Daniel Silverstone; Early onset offending and later violent and gun outcomes in a contemporary youth cohort, Cynthia Perez McCluskey, John D. McCluskey and Timothy S. Bynum; The association between weapon-carrying and the use of violence among adolescents living in or around public housing, Robert H. DuRant, Alan G. Getts, Chris Cadenhead and Elizabeth R. Woods; Examining the arsenal of juvenile gunslingers: trends and policy implications, Rick Ruddell and G. Larry Mays; 'Getting high and getting by': dimensions of drug selling behaviours among American Mexican gang members in South Texas, Avelardo Valdez and Stephen J. Sifaneck. Part II Robbery and Firearms: Stick-up, street culture, and offender motivation, Bruce A. Jacobs and Richard Wright; Up it up: gender and the accomplishment of street robbery, Jody Miller; Possession and use of illegal guns among offenders in England and Wales, Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway; Generating compliance: the case of robbery, David F. Luckenbill; Armed and dangerous? the use of firearms in robbery, Ian O'Donnell and Shona Morrison; 'Stick 'em up, buddy': robbery, lifestyle, and specialization within a cohort of parolees, Shawn L. Schwaner; Robbery violence, Philip J. Cook. Part III Gun Crime, Violence and Homicide: Weapon use and violent crime: national crime victimization survey, 1993-2001, Craig Perkins; To kill or not to kill? Lethal outcomes in injurious attacks, Richard B. Felson and Steven F. Messner; Exploring the drugs-homicide connecti

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Rob Hornsby is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Sociology and Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. Dick Hobbs is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Paul B. Stretesky, Mark R. Pogrebin, , Scott H. Decker, G.David Curry, , Deanna L. Wilkinson, Jeffrey Fagan, , Gavin Hales, Chris Lewis, Daniel Silverstone, , Cynthia Perez McCluskey, John D. McCluskey, Timothy S. Bynum, ,Robert H. DuRant, Alan G. Getts, Chris Cadenhead, Elizabeth R. Woods, ,Rick Ruddell, G. Larry Mays, ,Avelardo Valdez, Stephen J. Sifaneck, Bruce A. Jacobs,Richard Wright, ,Jody Miller, ,Trevor Bennett, Katy Holloway, David F. Luckenbill, Ian O'Donnell, Shona Morrison, Shawn L. Schwaner, Philip J. Cook, Craig Perkins, Richard B. Felson, Steven F. Messner, Sean P. Varano, Justin W. Patchin, Charles E. Kibrin, Ronald Weitzer, Bruce P. Kennedy, Ichiro Kawachi, Deborah Protherow-Stith, Kimberley Lochner, Vanita Gupta, Gary Kleck, Michael Hogan, Barbara A. Koons-Witt, Pamela J. Schram, Graham C. Ousey, Matthew R. Lee, James Alan Fox, Alex R. Piquero, Caroline Wolf Harlow, Marianne W. Zawitz, Kevin J. Strom, Danielle Laraque, Barbara Barlow, Maureen Durkin, Joy Howell, Frank

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