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GANGS: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
GANGS: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
©2010 Softcover 327 pp. (8 1/2" x 11")
ISBN: 978-1-933778-19-8
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Description
Gangs: Theory, Practice,
and Research guides readers through a course of study
that involves the completion of 100 learning
activities designed to make the reader think
critically about the gang problems facing our society.
It explores the gangs from the academic, theoretical,
and pragmatic approaches used to address gang issues.
Understanding the most common causation factors,
common intervention and prevention strategies, and
related gang theory are essential to fully understand
the scope of the problem. It is even more important to
understand what is being done and what more can be
done with the gangs we have causing problems for our
society today. The book treats the reader as if they
are a police officer tasked with investigating gangs
in their community. It is intended to help the reader
address the gang problems facing our society in a very
real and useful way from a primarily law enforcement
perspective.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Gangs
Chapter 2 Risk Factors for Gang Membership
Chapter 3 Gang Problems for Law Enforcement
Chapter 4 Gang Intelligence Files
Chapter 5 Gang Communication Issues
Chapter 6 Solving Gang Crimes
Chapter 7 Gang Informants
Chapter 8 Gang Suppression
Chapter 9 Gangs and Illegal Drugs
Chapter 10 Gang Injunctions
Chapter 11 County Jail and Prisons Resources
Chapter 12 Gang Prosecution Issues
Chapter 13 Community Concerns About Gangs
Chapter 14 Community and Victim Impact |
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Supplemental
Material
- PowerPoint presentations for
each chapter.
- Lesson Plan Development Guide
for instructor use.
- 100 Student Activities
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Author(s)
Dr. Matthew David O’Deane, Ph.D.: Dr. Matthew David
O’Deane has been a California police officer since
1992, and over half of that time he has been tasked
with targeting gangs. He worked for the National City
Police department for ten years before moving to the
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, where he
serves in the Gang Prosecution Unit. He has
investigated hundreds of serious gang crimes,
including more than forty gang-related homicides.
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