Studying Youth Gangs

Preface vii James F. Short, Jr. Lorine A. Hughes Acknowledgments xi Why Study Gangs? An Intellectual Journey 1(14) James F. Short, Jr. Are ``Gang'' Studies Dangerous? Youth Violence, Local Context, and the Problem of Reification 15(22) Mercer L. Sullivan Studying Youth Gangs: The Importance of Context 37(10) Lorine A. Hughes The Gang Facilitation Effect and Neighborhood Risk: Do Gangs Have a Stronger Influence on Delinquency in Disadvantaged Areas? 47(16) Gina Penly Hall Terence P. Thornberry Alan J. Lizotte Neighborhood Effects on Street Gang Behavior 63(22) Andrew V. Papachristos David S. Kirk Youth Gang Social Dynamics and Social Network Analysis: Applying Degree Centrality Measures to Assess the Nature of Gang Boundaries 85(14) Mark S. Fleisher Social Network Analysis and Gang Research: Theory and Methods 99(18) Andrew V. Papachristos A Public Health Model for Studying Youth Gangs 117(12) Bill Sanders Stephen E. Lankenau The Value of Comparisons in Street Gang Research 129(16) Malcolm W. Klein Hate Groups or Street Gangs? The Emergence of Racist Skinheads 145(16) Pete Simi Youth Gang Research in Australia 161(20) Rob White The Global Impact of Gangs 181(12) John M. Hagedorn Gang Membership and Community Corrections Populations: Characteristics and Recidivism Rates Relative to Other Offenders 193(10) David E. Olson Brendan D. Dooley The Comprehensive, Community-wide Gang Program Model: Success and Failure 203(22) Irving A. Spergel Kwai Ming Wa Rolando Villarreal Sosa Moving Gang Research Forward 225(14) James F. Short Jr. Lorine A. Hughes References 239(30) Index 269(14) About the Contributors 283