Gangs: Theory, Practice, and Suppression
Course #: SS 227
Credits: 3
Class/Lab Hours: 3, 0
This course examines the socio-demographic correlates of gang formation throughout history with a concentrated emphasis on the social impact of contemporary gang membership in the United States. Topics to be covered include gang history, gang organization, a review of existing theoretical and applied gang research, the contribution of gangs to social problems and effective interventions to gang-related problems.
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