NCJ Number
26687
Date Published
1973
Length
256 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF A PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION OF A GLASGOW JUVENILE GANG CONDUCTED FROM OCTOBER 1966 TO JANUARY 1967.
Abstract
AMONG THE AREAS OF GANG LIFE EXAMINED BY THE AUTHOR ARE GANG STRUCTURE, TYPICAL GANG ACTIVITIES, RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GANG MEMBERS TO WOMEN, AND GANG WARFARE. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES THE RELATIONSHIP OF HOUSING PROBLEMS TO THE GANGS IN GLASGOW, BRITISH AND AMERICAN RESEARCH INTO JUVENILE GANGS, AND TREATMENT AND PREVENTION.