Policing Gangs in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521616546)

Describing the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today, the primary focus of this book is on gang unit officers and the environment in which they work. The book is broadly focused on describing how gang units respond to community gang problems, and answers such questions as: Why do police agencies organize their responses to gangs in certain ways? Who are the people who elect to police gangs? What are their jobs really like? How do their responses to the gang problem compare with other policing strategies, such as community policing?

Author: Charles M. Katz, Vincent J. Webb
ISBN-10: 0521616549
ISBN-13: 9780521616546
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2006
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.16w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 725