{"product_id":"9780685068243","title":"Violent Gang","description":"A newly revised and expanded edition of Dr. Lewis Yablonsky's classic study of violent urban gangs. Drawing on \"live research\" gathered while he was director of community crime-prevention program Yablonsky traces the \"natural history\" of two infamous New York City gangs. In their own words gang members tell why they murdered a fifteen-year-old polio victim and describe patterns of gang organization, leadership, alliances, warfare, and violence. Yablonsky also discusses programs for dealing with such groups and offers a new plan for gang control.\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to his new edition, Dr. Yablonsky outlines significant parallels between the activities of teen-age gangs and the rebellious behavior of many of today's young people. There is also a new and vital chapter in the \"patters of violence\" that plague contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a model of powerful and incisive writing in the field of sociology.... An important and immensely useful work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irvington Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027511427312,"sku":"9780685068243","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780685068243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}