Format:
1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:
9780195350463
Series Statement:
Studies in Crime and Public Policy Ser
Content:
This book is a systematic study of New York City's Chinatown gangs. First-hand data was collected from a substantial number of gang victims, gang members, community leaders, and law enforcement authorities. Also examined are the details and severity of gang extortion, gang characteristics, gang violence, gang enterprise, and gang control strategies.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Concern over Chinese Gangs in America -- Social Order in Chinatown -- Social Processes of Gang Formation -- Summary -- 2 Research Strategies and Methods -- The Business Survey -- The Follow-up Study -- The Gang Study -- Law Enforcement Authorities as Key Informants -- Community Leaders as Key Informants -- 3 Severity of Gang Victimization -- Sample Characteristics -- The Severity of Gang Extortion -- Vulnerability to Gang Demands -- Gang Extortion as an Institution -- Summary -- 4 Patterns of Gang Extortion -- Social Processes of Gang Extortion -- Social Organization of Gang Extortion -- Summary -- 5 Victim Reactions to Gang Extortion -- Justifications for Yielding to Gang Demands -- Resistance and Avoidance -- Reporting Crime to the Police -- Reducing Risks -- Perception of the Criminal Justice System -- Summary -- 6 Gang Characteristics -- Attributes of Gang Members -- Entering and Leaving Gangs -- Structural Characteristics -- Summary -- 7 Gang Violence -- Media Reports -- Participation and Frequency -- Typology and Causes -- Kong So: A Restraining Mechanism -- Summary -- 8 The Gang as an Enterprise -- Gambling -- Prostitution -- Armed Robbery -- Heroin Trafficking -- Human Smuggling -- Legitimate Businesses -- Summary -- 9 Controlling Chinese Gangs -- Local Law Enforcement Agencies -- Federal Law Enforcement Agencies -- Investigating and Prosecuting Chinese Gangs -- Public Hearings -- International Cooperation -- Problems Encountered by Law Enforcement Authorities -- Summary and Recommendations -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195136272
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780195136272
Additional Edition:
Print version Chinatown Gangs : Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=430730
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