Introduction
1. Comparative perspectives on street gangs
2. Street gangs in the United States
3. Street gangs in Europe
4. Street gangs in the western hemisphere : Canada, and Central and South America
5. Street gangs in Russia and eastern Europe
6. Street gangs in Asia
7. Street gangs in Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and the Pacific Islands
8. Closing observations on street gangs throughout the world
References
Author index
Subject index.