Youth Gangs [electronic resource] : An Overview. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. Youth Gang Series / James C. Howell.

This bulletin provides an overview of the problems that youth gangs pose. It pinpoints the differences between youth gangs and adult criminal organizations and examines the risk factors that lead to youth gang membership. Some promising strategies being used to curb youth gang involvement are review...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Howell, James C.
Corporate Author:	United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:	Delinquency. Juvenile Gangs. Juvenile Justice. Peer Groups. Urban Youth. Violence.