@article{906008,
      author = {Goldson, Barry.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/906008},
      title = {Youth in crisis? 'gangs', territoriality and violence /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Routledge,},
      abstract = {"Few issues attract greater concern and censure thatn  those that surround youth 'gangs'. Paradoxically, youth  researchers have conventionally been reluctant to even use  the term 'gang' but, more recently, such reluctance has  receded. Indeed, it is increasingly claimed that - in  particular urban 'territories' - youth gangs are  commonplace, some young people are deeply immersed in  violence and the carrying and use of weapons (particularly  knives and firearms) is routine. Comprising a series of  essays from leading national and international researchers,  this book subjects such claims to rigorous critical  scrutiny. It provides a challenging and authoritative  account of complex questions pertaining to urban youth  identities, crime and social order. This book: - Locates  the question of 'gangs' in both historical and contemporary  contexts; - Engages a spectrum of theoretical perspectives  and analytical positions; - Presents and analyses  cutting-edge empirical research; - Addresses a range of  previously neglected questions, including those pertaining  to girls, young women and 'gangs'. The volume provides a  vital resource for researchers, educators, policy-makers  and practitioners with an interest in key questions facing  criminology, sociology and social policy"--},
      recid = {906008},
      pages = {xiii, 227 p. :},
      address = {Abingdon, Oxon ;},
      year = {2011},
}