Chapter 1. History of Gangs in the United States 1
Chapter 2. Myths and Realities of Youth Gangs 29
Chapter 3. Defining Gangs and Gang Members 53
Chapter 4. Early Gang Theories and Modern-Day Applications 87
Chapter 5. Gang Involvement as a Developmental Trajectory 111
Chapter 6. Girls and Gangs 143
Chapter 7. National Gang Problem Trends: 1996 to 2009 171
Chapter 8. Urban Gangs and Violence 197
Chapter 9.What Works: Gang Prevention 225
Chapter 10.WhatWorks:A Comprehensive Gang Program Model 257
Glossary 297
References 301
Index 333
About the Author 347