Bibliograph

Gangsters, fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America, Lewis Yablonsky

Type

Label

Gangsters, fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America, Lewis Yablonsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gangsters

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

35620229

Responsibility statement

Lewis Yablonsky

Sub title

fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America

Table Of Contents

The current gang problem -- Gangs in the twentieth century -- Gang characteristics -- Black and Chicano gangs : in and out of prison -- Why gangs kill : the sociopath factor -- Some effective interventions -- The therapeutic community approach to gangs -- Varied theoretical viewpoints -- The violent gang as a near-group -- Joining a positive gang : a plan for treating gangsters in a therapeutic community

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