Chasing After Street Gangs: A Forty-year Journey - Softcover

Malcolm W. Klein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131709488 ISBN 13: 9780131709485

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2006

Synopsis

Prentice Hall’s Masters Series in Criminology brings the work of true masters to life for a new audience of readers, presenting brief and accessible introductions to crime and criminology topics from some of the leading scholars in criminology today. All authors in the series are true academic pioneers, and each book in the series pulls from the authors’ decades of research and writing in their fields. The first and only series of its kind, Prentice Hall’s Masters Series in Criminology introduces readers to the scholars and issues that are at the core of modern criminology.

About this title

About the Author

Malcolm Klein is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Series Editor
Henry N. Pontell is a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.

Review

"This book is classic Klein: engaging, thoughtful, and at times irreverent. If you are interested in gaining an appreciation for the current state of youth gang research and policy, I recommend this user-friendly monograph. Mac (as Klein is known) shares forty-plus years of scholarly research in a very readable format. For readers who have not had the pleasure of meeting Mac in person, this book will give you some insight into his humor along with his wisdom."--Finn-Aage Esbensen, University of Missouri-St. Louis

"This book reveals the remarkable career in gang research of Mac Klein. Told in his typically engaging style, he takes the reader on his journey through the twists and turns of charting what we know--and don't know--about street gangs in the U.S., and elsewhere. His work has had enduring impacts on our understanding of street gangs, and yet, as he shows in this book, there is still much to be learned."--Cheryl Maxson, University of California, Irvine

"Klein is the leading gang scholar--the gang guru. Chasing After Street Gangs summarizes his wealth of gang knowledge and is very clear on where we need to focus our energies in tackling the gang problem."--Melanie R. Nimmo, University of Winnipeg

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0131709488
• ISBN 13: 9780131709485
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96