Views from the streets : the transformation of gangs and violence on Chicago's South Side
Record details
- ISBN: 0231547439
- ISBN: 9780231547437
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 277 pages)
remote - Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Formatted Contents Note: | Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Shattering of Chicago's Black Street Gangs -- 2. From Street Organizations to Cliques: Black Street Gangs in Chicago Today -- 3. The Anatomy of Contemporary Gang Violence in Chicago -- 4. Understanding the Persistence of Gangs and Violence in Chicago -- 5. A Critical Appraisal of Violence Prevention Failures -- Conclusion: Reducing Gang Violence from the Streets Up -- Appendix: Notes on Positionality, the Politics of Representation, and Research Methodology -- A Partial Glossary of Chicago Gang Slang -- Notes |
Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record |
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Subject: | Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago Homicide -- Illinois -- Chicago Criminal justice, Administration of -- Illinois -- Chicago |