Katz, Charles M.

Policing gangs in America / Charles M. Katz, Vincent J. Webb. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - x, 310 p. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge studies in criminology . - Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.

Studying the police response to gangs -- Setting and methods -- Historical analysis of gangs and gang control -- Scope and nature of the current gang problem -- Form, function, and management of the police gang unit -- The gang unit officer -- On the job-- Policing gangs in a time of community policing -- Conclusion and implications.

0521851106 : HRD $75.00 9780521851107

Cambridge Univ Pr, 100 Brook Hill Dr, West Nyack, NY, USA, 10994-2133, (845)3537500 SAN 281-3769

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Police--Gang units--United States.
Gangs--United States.
Community policing--United States.

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