Description: Foreword and Overview - Albert K CohenIntroduction - C Ronald Huff Two Generations of Gang ResearchPART ONE: SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GANG AND THE COMMUNITYSociological Perspectives on Gangs - Ruth Horowitz Conflicting Definitions and ConceptsEmic and Etic Perspectives on Gang Culture - James Diego Vigil and John M Long The Chicano CasePART TWO: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG VIOLENCEStreet Gang Violence - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein Twice as Great, or Half as Great?PART THREE: DIFFUSION, DIVERSITY AND DRUGSGang Imperialism - Carl S TaylorCholos and Gangs - James Diego Vigil Culture Change and Street Youth in Los AngelesChinese Gangs and Extortion - Ko-lin ChinVietnamese Youth Gangs in Southern California - James Diego Vigil and Steve Chong YunFemale Participation in Gangs - Anne CampbellSocial Processes of Deliquency and Drug Use Among Urban Gangs - Jeffrey FaganPART FOUR: ASSESSING THE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE BASENew Wine in Old Bottles? Change and Continuity in American Gangs - James F ShortBack in the Field Again - John M Hagedorn Gang Research in the NinetiesPART FIVE: PUBLIC POLICY ISSUESWhy the United States Has Failed to Solve Its Youth Gang Problem - Walter B MillerStrategies and Perceived Agency Effectiveness in Dealing with the Youth Gang Problem - Irving A Spergel and G David CurryDenial, Overreaction, and Misidentification - C Ronald Huff A Postcript on Public Policy

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