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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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