Policing gangs in America / Charles M. Katz, Vincent J. Webb.
By: Katz, Charles M.
Contributor(s): Webb, Vincent J.
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Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | University of Texas At Tyler Stacks - 3rd Floor | HV8080.G35 K38 2006 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0000002303410 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.
Acknowledgments -- 1. Studying the police response to gangs -- 2. Setting and methods -- 3. Historical analysis of gangs and gang control -- 4. Scope and nature of the current gang problem -- 5. Form, function, and management of the police gang unit -- 6. The gang unit officer -- 7. On the job -- 8. Policing gangs in a time of community policing -- 9. Conclusion and implications -- References -- Index.
This study describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterise, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. It focuses on gang unit officers and the environment in which they work, describing how gang units respond to community gang problems.
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