Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce uncovers the long-term impact of gang membership and explores which intervention methods can make a difference in the lives of current gang members.
Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce uncovers the long-term impact of gang membership and explores which intervention methods can make a difference in the lives of current gang members.
Paul F. Joyce is assistant professor and chair of the criminal justice and criminology department at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. He was a police officer for more than thirty-one years, including twenty-eight years with the Boston Police Department, policing street gangs and developing strategies to address youth gang violence.
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* CONTENTS * Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction: The Importance of Studying Gang Membership over the Life Course * 1. Finding and Contacting the Men: Methods of Study * 2. Setting the Foundation for Gang Membership: Neighborhood, Family, and Education * 3. Tracing the Origins of Boston’s Late-1980s Street Gangs * 4. It’s Our Time: Life in the Gang * 5. Leaving the Gang Life and Crime * 6. No Escape from the Gang Life and Crime * 7. Concluding Thoughts * Epilogue * Notes * References * Index
* CONTENTS * Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction: The Importance of Studying Gang Membership over the Life Course * 1. Finding and Contacting the Men: Methods of Study * 2. Setting the Foundation for Gang Membership: Neighborhood, Family, and Education * 3. Tracing the Origins of Boston’s Late-1980s Street Gangs * 4. It’s Our Time: Life in the Gang * 5. Leaving the Gang Life and Crime * 6. No Escape from the Gang Life and Crime * 7. Concluding Thoughts * Epilogue * Notes * References * Index
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