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Overview"The Oxford Handbook of Gangs and Society is the premier reference book on gangs for practitioners, policymakers, students, and scholars. This carefully curated volume contains 43 chapters written by the leading experts in the field, who advance a central theme of ""looking back, moving forward"" by providing state-of-the-art reviews of the literature they created, shaped, and (re)defined. This international, interdisciplinary collective of authors provides readers with a rare tour of the field in its entirety, expertly navigating thorny debates and the at-times contentious history of gang research, while simultaneously synthesizing flourishing areas of study that advance the field into the 21st century. The volume is divided into six cohesive sections that reflect the diverse field of gang studies and capture the large-scale cultural, economic, political, and social changes occurring within the world of gangs in the last century; anticipating immense changes on the horizon. From definitions to history to theory to epistemology to technology to policy and practice, this unprecedented volume captures the most timely and important topics in the field. From curious outsiders to longstanding insiders, this volume will appeal to anyone with an interest in gangs. The editors assembled a cast of the best scholars shaping how the field thinks about gangs. The content is fresh, timely, and informative, appealing to everyone from the armchair theorist to the federal policymaker. It is truly a one-stop shop for anyone seeking the most up-to-date information on gangs, written by experts who approach the topic from very different disciplinary orientations, methodological approaches, and theoretical perspectives. When readers finish this book, they will be more confident in what we know and do not know about gangs in our society." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David C. Pyrooz (Professor, Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder) , James Densley (Professor, Professor, Metro State University) , John Leverso (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.10cm , Height: 9.70cm , Length: 18.50cm Weight: 0.002kg ISBN: 9780197618158ISBN 10: 0197618154 Pages: 920 Publication Date: 22 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"1. Introduction to the OUP Handbook of Gangs and Society David C. Pyrooz, James A. Densley, and John Leverso Section 1: Revisiting Definitions in the 21st Century 2. The Eurogang definition: Context, development, scrutiny, and debate (including a conversation with Malcolm Klein) Frank Weerman and Scott Decker 3. What gangs aren't: Contrasting gangs with other collectives Martin Bouchard, Karine Descormiers, and Alysha Girn 4. A relational approach to street gangs Andrew V. Papachristos, John Leverso, and David Hureau 5. Gangs in practice: Violence prevention, law enforcement, and the received idea of the "" Surveying police surveillance of gangs Matthew Valasik and P. Jeffrey Brantingham 41. Policing gangs: Five reasons why traditional strategies fail Madeleine Novich 42. Defund the police? Considerations for reducing gang violence Anthony A. Braga, John M. MacDonald, and George Tita 43. Making sense of the models: Continuities and differences across prominent gang/group gun violence intervention models Jesse Jannetta, Paige S. Thompson, and Lily Robin"ReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Pyrooz is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of four books, including On Gangs and Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons, the latter of which received the Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro State University. Densley is the author of eight books, including How Gangs Work and On Gangs; more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in leading scientific journals; and over 100 book chapters, essays, and other works in outlets such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. John Leverso is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the School of Criminal Justice. He is a sociological criminologist whose research investigates the urban street gang and later life consequences of justice involvement focusing on race/ethnicity, gender, and interactions on the digital street. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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