Library Guides: Gangs: Books

LC Subject Headings

Many books on the topic will be under the following subject headings or their narrower terms. Some subject headings that may be useful include:

Juvenile arrest in America : race, social class, and gang membership

Author: Mike Tapia

Published: 2012

ISBN: 1593324782

Street gang patterns and policies

Author: Malcolm Klein

Published: 2006

ISBN: 0195163443

Reducing youth gang violence : the Little Village Gang Project in Chicago

Author: Irving A. Spergel

Published: 2007

ISBN: 0759109990

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