"Now with section introductions that link concepts across the text, this volume contains new articles on gang desistance, reentry from incarceration, victimization, and international gangs."--Publisher's description.

Defining and Studying Gangs. --A brief review of the definitional problem / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson -- Street gang theory and research: where are we now and where do we go from here? / Jane Wood and Emma Alleyne -- Studying youth gangs: alternative methods and conclusions / Lorine A. Hughes -- The value of comparisons in street gang research / Malcolm W. Klein. -- The Scope and Dynamics of Gang Involvement. -- Gang problem prevalence trends in the U.S. / James C. Howell, Arlen Egley, Jr., George E. Tita, and Elizabeth Griffiths -- Gang members on the move / Cheryl L. Maxson -- Who are the gangsters? : an examination of the age, race/ethnicity, sex, and immigration status of self-reported gang members in a seven-city study of American youth / Finn-Aage Esbensen and Dena C. Carson -- Getting into gangs / Jody Miller -- Longitudinal perspectives on adolescent street gangs / Marvin D. Krohn and Terence P. Thornberry -- Motives and methods for leaving the gang: understanding the process of gang desistance / David C. Pyrooz and Scott H. Decker. -- Gang Structures and Group Processes. -- Gang structures / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson -- Hate groups or street gangs? : the emergence of racist skinheads / Pete Simi -- Understanding the black box of gang organization: implications for involvement in violent crime, drug sales, and violent victimization / Scott H. Decker, Charles M. Katz, and Vincent J. Webb -- Gang dynamics through the lens of social identity theory / Karen Hennigan and Marija Spanovic -- Gang transformation, changes or demise: evidence from an English city / Juanjo Medina, Judith Aldridge, and Robert Ralphs. -- Race and Ethnicity. -- The impact of multiple marginality on gang membership and delinquent behavior for Hispanic, African American, and White male adolescents / Marvin D. Krohn, Nicole M. Schmidt, Alan J. Lizotte, and Julie M. Baldwin -- Racialized identities and the formation of Black gangs in Los Angeles / Alejandro A. Alonso -- Typically Moroccan? : a group dynamic explanation of nuisance and criminal behavior / Jan Dirk de Jong -- Legitimated oppression: inner-city Mexican American experiences with police gang enforcement / Robert J. Durán.