Designed as a descriptive book on gangs to be used as a core or supplemental text. Uniquely realistic with comprehensive
coverage that serves to present the problem in practical terms not in theoretical and/or causal explanations. All
levels of students will be able to comprehend and relate to the covered material. Ethnic, prison, motorcycle, and
skinhead gangs are all covered in detail. The book closes with a chapter on the future of prevention and intervention
as a means to end the gang cycle of violence.