The Eurogang Paradox

by Klein, Malcolm W.; Kerner, Hans-Jurgen; Maxson, Cheryl; Weitekamp, E.

• ISBN13: 9780792368441
• ISBN10: 0792368444
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The Eurogang Paradox is the first comprehensive collection of original research reports on the status of street gangs and problematic youth groups in Europe, as well as a set of special, state-of-the-art reports on the current status of American street gang research and its implications for the European gang situation. Seven American papers are joined with reports from England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Holland, Belgium, France, and Slovenia. Summary chapters by the American and European editors provide overviews of the street gang picture: the associated issues and problems of definition, community context, comparative research procedures, and implications for prevention and intervention. Professionals and students will find these papers easy to comprehend yet fully informative on comparative street gang studies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements	p. 3
Resolving the Eurogang Paradox	p. 7
The Impact of Organizational Features on Gang Activities and Relationships	p. 21
Globalizaion, Gangs, and Collaborative Research	p. 41
Advantages of Longitudinal Research Designs in Studying Gang Behavior	p. 59
The Proliferation of Gangs in the United States	p. 79
Young Gang Members in a School Survey	p. 93
Young Women's Involvement in Gangs in the United States: An Overview	p. 115
Towards a Problem-Oriented Approach to Youth Groups in The Hague	p. 137
Crips in Orange: Gangs and Groups in The Netherlands	p. 145
Gangstas or Lager Louts? Working Class Street Gangs in Manchester	p. 153
The Concept of Honor, Conflict and Violent Behavior among Youths in Oslo	p. 165
Street Gangs and Crime Prevention in Copenhagen	p. 175
Patterns of Ethnic Violence in a Frankfurt Street Gang	p. 181
Evolution of Delinquent Gangs in Russia	p. 195
Youth Gangs in France: A Socio-Ethnographic Approach	p. 203
Other Gang Situations in Europe	p. 209
Group Criminality	p. 221
Gang Membership in Bremen and Denver: Comparative Longitudinal Data	p. 231
Groups of Violent Young Males in Germany	p. 247
Criminal Networks in Stockholm	p. 257
Gang-Like Groups in Slovenia	p. 273
The Group Aspect of Youth Crime and Youth Gangs in Brussels: What We Do Know and Especially What We Don't Know	p. 283
A Proposal for Multi-Site Study of European Gangs and Youth Groups	p. 299
Gangs in Europe: Assessments at the Millennium	p. 309
Bridging the American/European Contexts: Interventions, Communities, Youth Groups, and Moral Panics	p. [s.n.]
Editors	p. 325
Contributors	p. 339
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