TY - BOOK ID - 8904375 TI - Gangs and society : alternative perspectives. AU - Barrios, Luis AU - Brotherton, David AU - Kontos, Louis PY - 2003 SN - 9780231121408 0231121415 0231121407 0231507518 0585471266 PB - New York Columbia university DB - UniCat KW - Gangs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8904375 AB - Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book covers such topics as the spirituality of gangs, the place of women in gang culture, and the effect on gangs of a variety of educational programs and services for at-risk youth. The final chapter examines the "gang-photography phenomenon" by looking at the functions and politics of different approaches to gang photography and features a photographic essay by Donna DeCesare, an award-winning journalist. ER -