Street Gangs

An easy-to-read guide for law enforcement, school teachers and administrators, parents, business people, neighborhood organizations, and anyone concerned about the fastest-growing menace to our society. Here's a partial list of the topics covered:

• Definition of a gang
• Indicators of a gang involvement
• Indicators that often precede gang involvement
• Separating gang activity from mischief
• Why young people going gangs
• Gang structure

• Detailed information about Asian, Hispanic, black, skinhead, and other gangs, including:
  • gang history
  • clothing
  • appearance
  • vocabulary
  • member profiles
  • structure
  • graffiti
  • hand signs weapons
  • and interactions with other gangs

• How to respond to signs your child is becoming involved with gangs
• Eliminating gang houses from your neighborhood
• Proven techniques that use all segments of the community to solve the gang problem in your neighborhood

• Police
• Neighbors
• Businesses
• Social agencies
• Parks and recreation departments
• Courts

5 1/4 x 7 1/4, softcover, illus., 93 pp.,

ISBN 1-884493-00-9

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