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Table of Contents:

• Gangs are a serious problem in American communities / Wesley McBride
• The media sensationalize the gang problem / Mike Carlie
• Gang migration from large cities is a serious problem / David M. Allender
• Gang experts exaggerate the threat of gang migration from large cities / Diane Schaefer
• Drug trafficking by gangs is a serious problem / National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations
• Gangs in Native American communities are a growing problem / Vince Beiser
• The number of girl gang members is growing / Catherine Edwards
• Deported U.S. gang members threaten Central American communities / Rupert Widdicombe, Duncan Campbell
• Young people join gangs because of social marginalization / James Diego Vigil
• Young people join gangs to make money selling drugs / Mark D. Freado
• The mass media influence young people to join gangs / Mike Carlie
• Young people are drawn to gangs for multiple reasons / California Attorney General's Office, Crime and Violence Prevention Center
• A national law enforcement strategy is needed to combat gangs / Dianne Feinstein
• A national law enforcement strategy is an inadequate solution to the problem of gangs / Mariel Garza
• Laws against gang activities reduce gang violence / John Gibeaut
• Laws against gang activities unfairly target minority youth / Ryan Pintado-Vertner, Jeff Chang
• Antiloitering laws reduce gang violence / Richard K. Willard
• Antiloitering laws unfairly target minorities / Dorothy Roberts
• Injunctions restricting gang activities reduce gang violence / Gregory S. Walston
• Injunctions restricting gang activities alone are ineffective / Wendy Thomas Russell

• Communities should provide economic and social support for potential and past gang members / Martin McHugh
• Communities must stand up to gang intimidation / Paul Douglas White
• Communities should treat gang violence as a public health problem / Allen L. Hixon
• Parents can discourage gang involvement / Kendra Hamilton
• Youths must take individual responsibility to steer clear of gangs / Melissa Ezarik.

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Contributors:

Dudley, William, 1964-

Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Subjects:

Gangs — United States

Juvenile delinquency — United States

Gangs

Juvenile delinquency

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index.

Physical Description:

206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Call Numbers:

HV6439.U5 G363 2005

ISBNs:

0737722347 (lib. bdg, alk. paper)
0737722355 (pbk., alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004052288

OCLC Numbers:

55146999