This book offers a critical and empirical examination of gang life, using an intersectional framework considering race, class, gender, and other characteristics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 1: Gang Definition
Chapter 2: "Gang Ain't In My Dictionary": Utilizing Insider Perspectives to Develop a Critical Gang Definition
Jennifer M. Ortiz
Chapter 3: Demystifying Alt-Right Gangs: Are White Power Groups Cut from the Same Cloth as Conventional Gangs?
Matthew Valasik & Shannon Reid
Chapter 4: [Folk]tales of different peoples¹: Transgressing gang definitions and historical ties
Brian Cabral & Sarah Bruno
Section 2: Critical Reflections on Gang Studies
Chapter 5: Towards a Decolonial Imaginary to Reexamine and Redefine Mainstream Definitions of 'Gangs' and 'Gang Members' in America
Amy Andrea Martinez
Chapter 6: MS-13, Gang Studies, and Crimes of the Powerful
Kenneth Sebastian Leon & Maya Barack
Chapter 7: Evolution of the Folk Devil: Deconstructing Claims about Hybrid Gangs
Christian Bolden & Renee Lamphere
Section 3: Intersectional Gang Studies
Chapter 8: Gang as a Proxy for Race: How the Criminal Justice System uses 'gang' to reinforce oppression in minority communities
Jennifer M. Ortiz
Chapter 9: "I wanted to be the first Mexican Mafia female member:" An Intersectional Criminological Analysis of Chicana Gang Members in California
Marisa D. Salinas & Xuan Santos
Chapter 10: LGBTQ Gang Members' Intersectional Identities and Experiences
Vanessa Panfil
