{"product_id":"9781118726877","title":"The Handbook of Gangs","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Gangs\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScott H. Decker | David C. Pyrooz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•  Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs, written by scholars who have been leaders in developing new ways of thinking about the topics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•  Delivers cutting-edge reviews of the current state of research and practice and addresses where the field has been, where it is today and where it should go in the future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•  Includes extensive coverage of the individual theories of delinquency and provides special emphasis on policy and prevention program implications in the study of gangs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•  Offers a broad understanding of how other countries deal with gangs and their response to gangs, including Great Britain, Latin America, Australia and Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Chapters covering the legacies of four pioneers in gang research—Malcolm W. Klein, Walter B. Miller, James F. Short Jr., and Irving A. Spergel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott H. Decker\u003c\/b\u003e is Foundation Professor of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eEuropean Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups \u003c\/i\u003e(edited with Frank Weerman, 2005), \u003ci\u003eDrug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), and \u003ci\u003eCriminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work \u003c\/i\u003e(with Hugh Barlow, 2010).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid C. Pyrooz\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eConfronting Gangs: Crime and Community\u003c\/i\u003e (with G. David Curry and Scott H. Decker, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 September 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118726877\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310312779916,"sku":"9781118726877","price":203.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118726877.jpg?v=1780180973","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118726877","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}