RACKETVILLE, SLUMTOWN, HAULBURG - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF DELINQUENT SUBCULTURES

• NCJ Number: 2337
• Author(s): I SPERGEL
• Date Published: 1964
• Length: 211 pages
• Sale Source: University of Chicago Press
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: HV9104.S63

Annotation

AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE AND SEEK CAUSES FOR DELINQUENT PATTERNS IN A DETACHED AND SCIENTIFIC WAY.

Abstract

THREE DISTINCT STYLES OF DELINQUENT LIFE IN THREE DIFFERENT LOWER-CLASS AREAS OF A LARGE EASTERN CITY ARE EXPLORED - RACKETEERING, GANG FIGHTING, AND THEFT. EACH OF THESE SUBCULTURES NEEDS A DIFFERENT APPROACH. THE TRADITIONS, STRUCTURE, AND ACTIVITIES OF GANG LIFE, DIFFERING ASPIRATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS, THE KINDS OF LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO DELINQUENTS IN THE RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND A STRATEGY FOR ELIMINATING OR MODIFYING SUBCULTURES ARE DESCRIBED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)