The Book That Many Call the BIBLE on Gangs in America Today:
Thousands of copies of earlier editions (1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004) are widely available, but this new 6th edition (2006) includes EVEN MORE information. Three new chapters are found only in the 5th edition: mass media, the impact of federal prosecution on gangs, and a comparison of organizational characteristics of gangs and cults. This book covers gangs from the pre-industrial era, to the post-industrial era of gangs. Many new updates and recent developments are also covered in this newly revised and substantially expanded 5th Edition. It includes a number of "gang profiles" on major gangs (Latin Kings; Gangster Disciples; Black Disciples; Black Gangsters; etc).
This is the single most comprehensive analysis of gangs that has ever been written. It was acknowledged by leaders in the field as being the first full textbook on gangs. It is widely used by those who work in the criminal justice system (police, prosecutors, corrections personnel, etc). A number of reviewers have concluded that this is the single most authoritative book about gangs ever written.
It is the largest and most complete book on gangs ever written.
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Newly Revised and Substantially Expanded
AN INTRODUCTION TO GANGS
6th Edition, 2006
by
George W. Knox
ISBN: 0-9710539-8-7
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-133631
Features: The Largest Book in the World about Gangs
*** 32 Chapters cover the gamut of gang issues (history, community, theory, law enforcement, corrections, prevention, etc).
*** A full-page photo or graphic relevant to gang life is included to accompany each of the 30 chapters.
*** Includes eleven useful appendices including gang profiles
*** Useful subject index and author index for easy reference.
*** Extensive bibliography
*** Discussion questions for every chapter.
Length: 820 pages.
Soft cover, 8 1/2" x 11".
Price: $69.95 plus $5.40 shipping and handling
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page(s)
Chapter 1: An Overview: The Social Science Approach to Understanding Gangs................................ 1 - 20
Chapter 2: Classification Factors for Gang Analysis.............................................................................. 21 - 42
Chapter 3: Major Milestones in Gang Studies........................................................................................ 43 - 66
Chapter 4: The Racism-Oppression Thesis for Gang Analysis................................................................ 67 - 84
Chapter 5: Gangs: Underclass, Surplus Population, and Human Capital................................................ 87 - 99
Chapter 6: Politics and Gang Crime: Another Continuity in Thinking about Gangs.............................. 101-119
Chapter 7: The Oral History and Qualitative Gang Research Styles........................................................ 121-133
Chapter 8: The True Story About The Shaw & Mc Kay Tradition......................................................... 135-145
Chapter 9: Shaw and Mc Kay on Gangs: With Commentary and Historical Analysis............................ 147-157
Chapter 10: The Thrasher Criminological Riddle: What Was His Actual Research Methodology?....... 159-171
Chapter 11: Gangs As An Urban Way of Life.......................................................................................... 173-187
Chapter 12: An Organizational Approach to Gang Analysis................................................................... 189-202
Chapter 13: Gangs, Guerrilla Warfare, Terrorism, and Social Conflict.................................................. 205-230
Chapter 14: Towards the Understanding of Gangs: The Group Factor................................................... 233-245
Chapter 15: A Comparison of Cults and Gangs: Dimensions of
Coercive Power and Malevolent Authority.................................................................................................... 247-271
Chapter 16: Gangs and Drugs.................................................................................................................. 273-287
Chapter 17: Gang Crime and Organized Crime....................................................................................... 289-304
Chapter 18: Female Gang Members and Rights of Children................................................................... 305-322
Chapter 19: Females and Gangs - Sexual Violence, Prostitution, and Exploitation............................... 323-334
Chapter 20: Asian Gangs......................................................................................................................... 335-352
Chapter 21: The Family and the Gang..................................................................................................... 353-368
Chapter 22: The Promulgation of Gangbanging Through the Mass Media........................................... 369-383
Chapter 23: The Community’s Role in Dealing With Gangs................................................................. 385-405
Chapter 24: Law Enforcement and Gangs.............................................................................................. 407-428
Chapter 25: The Impact of the Federal Prosecution of the Gangster Disciples.................................... 429-468
Chapter 26: Gangs and Adult Correctional Institutions.......................................................................... 469-521
Chapter 27: The Problem of Gangs and Security Threat Groups (STG’s)
in American Prisons Today: Recent Research Findings............................................................................ 523-478
Chapter 28: Gangs and Juvenile Correctional Institutions..................................................................... 579-593
Chapter 29: Gang Prevention and Intervention........................................................................................ 595-611
Chapter 30: Gang Programs: An Overview, Analysis and Critique........................................................ 613-628
Chapter 31: Gang Theory........................................................................................................................ 629-641
Chapter 32: Gangs and the Future: Towards Theoretical Integration
and Policy Options For Reducing the Gang Problem.................................................................. 643-661
Selected Bibliography on Gangs.............................................................................................................. 663-718
Appendix A: Written Constitution and By-Laws of the Almighty Latin King Nation.......................... 719-727
Appendix B: Written Constitution and By-Laws of the Spanish Gangster Disciple Nation................ 728-733
Appendix C: Internal Documents of the Brothers of the Struggle......................................................... 734-738
Appendix D: Written Constitution of the Vice Lords............................................................................ 739-752
Appendix E: The Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Prevention Act............................................................. 753-755
Appendix F: The Gangster Disciples: A Gang Profile............................................................................ 756-766
Appendix G: Gang Profile: The Black Gangsters, AKA “New Breed”.................................................. 767-774
Appendix H: Gang Profile: The Black Disciples................................................................................... 775-784
Appendix I: Gang Profile: The Latin Kings............................................................................................ 785-802
Appendix J: Gang Profile: The Black P. Stone Nation........................................................................... 803-814
Appendix K: Crips - A Gang Profile Analysis.............................................. 815-820
Note: The INTRODUCTION TO GANGS book can also be ordered by phone by calling the American Correctional Association (1-800-ACA-JOIN), just ask to be connected to the PUBLICATIONS DIVISION, have a credit card handy and you can order it that way as well.
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THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL: THRASHER's CLASSIC STUDY OF GANGS IN CHICAGO COMPLETE WITH GANG MAP
This was the book that everyone refers to, but few have ever actually read, and few actually living today have ever seen the full unabridged version. This classic work in sociology has now been skillfully reprinted in its entirety. Most people living today, including scholars on gangs, have only read the abridged versions of this classic work on gangs. Now scholars and students can have access to the "data" that Thrasher provided in his 1927 original. This edition provides all 23 chapters; abridged editions included only 21 chapters. This book will be invaluable to students in the social sciences.
THE GANG:
A Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago
by
Frederic M. Thrasher
The full, original, intact version of the Thrasher classic: a book everyone makes reference too, but few have ever actually seen.
Published now under license from the University of Chicago Press, this important work in sociology and criminology is once again available in its full and intact form. Versions that were published in the 1960's were abridged editions, dropping chapters that few have ever read who live today. Also the "original gang map" that was only included in the 1927 edition, which perhaps only a handful of people living today have ever actually seen, is now once again made available in this 2000 edition. This "gang map" was an item that could be purchased separately in the late 1920's, but today is provided free when you buy your 2000 edition.
ISBN 0-9665155-5-2
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-133629
Length: 250 pages, photo illustrated, softcover (8.5x11)
Price: $59.95 plus $5.40 shipping and handling
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Amazon.com, Yankee Book Publisher Library Service, Franklin Book Company,
Barnes & Nobles, Academic Book Center, Dietmar/Dreier, The Book House
Inc., Research International Book Service, Blackwell's Book Service, Eastern
Book Company, Emery Pratt, and others.
The Vice Lords: A Gang Profile Analysis
This 2002 book is the single most thorough analysis of the history, structure, and function of the Vice Lord gang factions in the United States today.
Paperback (8 1/2" x 11"), 266 pages.
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GANG PROFILES: An Anthology
The Book of NGCRC Gang Profiles.
IBSN 0-9710539-6-0
This is the only book in the world providing actual gang profiles from the organization that pioneered "gang profile" and "Gang Threat" analysis. The first step to dismantle a gang is to develop the gang profile analysis or gang threat analysis. Learn about this unique type of gang research in this book.
22 chapters.
Covers these gangs: Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, Black Disciples, Black Gangsters/New Breed, Crips, Black P. Stone Nation (El Rukns), The Melanics, Latin Kings, Satan's Disciples, Netas, White Racist Extremist Gangs, The Brotherwoods, Skinheads, Motorcycle Gangs, Laotian/Hmong Gang, Chaldean Mafia, Satanic/Occult Dabblers.
This book is available directly from the American Correctional Association: 1 800 ACA JOIN, ask for the Publications Division.
Paperback (8 1/2" x 11"), 490 pages.
Price: $59.95 (plus $5.40 shipping and handling)
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