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GANGS: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICEGANGS: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
©2010 Softcover 327 pp. (8 1/2" x 11")
ISBN: 978-1-933778-19-8
List $70.00
Item Number: LTC 33
Description
Gangs: Theory, Practice, and Research guides readers through a course of study that involves the completion of 100 learning activities designed to make the reader think critically about the gang problems facing our society. It explores the gangs from the academic, theoretical, and pragmatic approaches used to address gang issues. Understanding the most common causation factors, common intervention and prevention strategies, and related gang theory are essential to fully understand the scope of the problem. It is even more important to understand what is being done and what more can be done with the gangs we have causing problems for our society today. The book treats the reader as if they are a police officer tasked with investigating gangs in their community. It is intended to help the reader address the gang problems facing our society in a very real and useful way from a primarily law enforcement perspective.
Contents
Chapter 1  Introduction to Gangs
Chapter 2  Risk Factors for Gang Membership
Chapter 3  Gang Problems for Law Enforcement
Chapter 4  Gang Intelligence Files
Chapter 5  Gang Communication Issues
Chapter 6  Solving Gang Crimes
Chapter 7  Gang Informants
Chapter 8  Gang Suppression
Chapter 9  Gangs and Illegal Drugs
Chapter 10  Gang Injunctions
Chapter 11  County Jail and Prisons Resources
Chapter 12  Gang Prosecution Issues
Chapter 13  Community Concerns About Gangs
Chapter 14  Community and Victim Impact
Sample Chapter
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Author(s)
Dr. Matthew David O’Deane,  Ph.D.: Dr. Matthew David O’Deane has been a California police officer since 1992, and over half of that time he has been tasked with targeting gangs. He worked for the National City Police department for ten years before moving to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, where he serves in the Gang Prosecution Unit. He has investigated hundreds of serious gang crimes, including more than forty gang-related homicides.
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Supplemental Materials
Supplemental Material
  • Lesson Plan Development Guide
  • PowerPoint presentations for each chapter
  • 100 Student Activities