Policing gangs in America - Katz, Charles M.; Webb, Vincent J. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
Keywords: Police -- Gang units -- United States; Gangs -- United States; Community policing -- United States