European street gangs and troublesome youth groups

European street gangs and troublesome youth groups /

Street gangs and other violent criminal groups, including racist groups, exist in European and US cities alike. This volume presents new data on European youth gangs, describing important characteristics of these groups, and their similarities and differences to American gangs.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Decker, Scott H., Weerman, Frank M., 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, ©2005.
Series:Violence prevention and policy series
Subjects:
Gangs > Europe.
Juvenile delinquency > Europe.
Bandes de jeunes (Criminologie) > Europe.
Délinquance juvénile > Europe.
71.65 criminality as a social problem.
Gangs.
Juvenile delinquency.
Jugendbande
Jugendkriminalität.
Gang of youths.
Jugendbande > Europa.
Jugend > Gewalt > Europa.
Gewalt > Jugend > Europa.
Bandes de jeunes > Europe.
Délinquance juvénile > Europe.
Europe.
Europa
Aufsatzsammlung.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. In the grip of the group
  • 2. Criminal gangs and their connections : metaphors, definitions, and structures
  • 3. An old-fashioned youth gang in Genoa
  • 4. Why do young male Russians of German descent tend to join or form violent gangs?
  • 5. The role of crime acts in constituting the gang's mentality
  • 6. Identification and self-identification : using a survey to study gangs in the Netherlands
  • 7. Youth groups and gangs in Amsterdam : a pretest of the Eurogang expert survey
  • 8. Contemporary Russian gangs : history, membership, and crime involvement
  • 9. Terrors and young teams : youth gangs and delinquency in Edinburgh
  • 10. A cross-national comparison of youth gangs : the United States and the Netherlands
  • 11. Gang and youth violence prevention and intervention : contrasting the experience of the Scandinavian welfare state with the United States
  • 12. European street gangs and troublesome youth groups : findings from the Eurogang research.

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