{"product_id":"the-violent-gang-lewis-yablonsky-9781440144622","title":"The Violent Gang","description":"A newly revised and expanded edition of Dr. Lewis Yablonsky's classic study of violent urban gangs. Drawing on \"live research\" gathered while he was director of community crime-prevention program Yablonsky traces the \"natural history\" of two infamous New York City gangs. In their own words gang members tell why they murdered a fifteen-year-old polio victim and describe patterns of gang organization, leadership, alliances, warfare, and violence. Yablonsky also discusses programs for dealing with such groups and offers a new plan for gang control.\u003cp\u003e In his introduction to his new edition, Dr. Yablonsky outlines significant parallels between the activities of teen-age gangs and the rebellious behavior of many of today's young people. There is also a new and vital chapter in the \"patters of violence\" that plague contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"... a model of powerful and incisive writing in the field of sociology.... An important and immensely useful work.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Yablonsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440144621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440144622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lewis Yablonsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717527695615,"sku":"9781440144622","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b76812fb-9ad0-4fa1-9a32-bf9ebd3d840c.jpg?v=1705688532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-violent-gang-lewis-yablonsky-9781440144622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}