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,...
Describing the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today, the prima...
Scott H. Decker Leanne Fiftal Alarid Charles M. Katz
This innovative volume provides two contrasting essays for each of sixteen criminal justice and criminology issues, including such provocative subjects as terrorism, guns and crime, and racial profiling. The essays present opposing viewpoints: one supports the issue, while the other disputes it. The text also incorporates the following pedagogical features: * An introduction of key concepts * Critical thinking questions * Internet websites for further research
This innovative volume provides two contrasting essays for each of sixteen criminal justice and criminology issues, including such provocative subject...
