The Eurogang Paradox

1. Front Matter

   Pages N1-xiv

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-5

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   2. Resolving The Eurogang Paradox

      • Malcolm W. Klein

      Pages 7-19

   3. The Impact of Organizational Features on Gang Activities and Relationships

      • Scott H. Decker

      Pages 21-39

   4. Globalization, Gangs, and Collaborative Research

      • John M. Hagedorn

      Pages 41-58

   5. Advantages of Longitudinal Research Designs in Studying Gang Behavior

      • Terence P. Thornberry, Pamela K. Porter

      Pages 59-77

   6. The Proliferation of Gangs in the United States

      • G. David Curry

      Pages 79-92

   7. Young Gang Members in a School Survey

      • Finn Aäge Esbensen, Dana Peterson Lynskey

      Pages 93-114

   8. Young Women’s Involvement in Gangs in the United States: An Overview

      • Jody Miller

      Pages 115-132

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-136

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   2. Towards a Problem-Oriented Approach to Youth Groups in the Hague

      • Paul Gruter, Peter Versteegh

      Pages 137-143

   3. Crips in Orange: Gangs and Groups in the Netherlands

      • Frank Van Gemert

      Pages 145-152

   4. Gangstas or Lager Louts? Working Class Street Gangs in Manchester

      • Dennis Mares

      Pages 153-164

   5. The Concept of Honor, Conflict and Violent Behavior Among Youths in Oslo

      • Inger-Lise Lien

      Pages 165-174

   6. Street Gangs and Crime Prevention in Copenhagen

      • Arne Stevns

      Pages 175-179

   7. Patterns of Ethnic Violence in a Frankfurt Street Gang

      • Hermann Tertilt

      Pages 181-193

   8. Evolution of Delinquent Gangs in Russia

      • Alexander Salagaev

      Pages 195-202

   9. Youth Gangs in France: A Socio-Ethnographic Approach

      • Maryse Esterle-Hedibel

      Pages 203-207

   10. Other Gang Situations in Europe

       • Malcolm W. Klein

       Pages 209-213

4. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-219

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The Eurogang Paradox is the first comprehensive collection of original research reports on the status of street gangs and problematic youth groups in Europe, as well as a set of special, state-of-the-art reports on the current status of American street gang research and its implications for the European gang situation. Seven American papers are joined with reports from England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Holland, Belgium, France, and Slovenia. Summary chapters by the American and European editors provide overviews of the street gang picture: the associated issues and problems of definition, community context, comparative research procedures, and implications for prevention and intervention. Professionals and students will find these papers easy to comprehend yet fully informative on comparative street gang studies.

• Crime
• Crime Prevention
• Design
• Evolution
• Moral
• Violence
• gang
• globalization

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

  Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson

• University of Tübingen, Germany

  Hans-Jürgen Kerner, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp

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