The Resource Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis, Deborah Lamm Weisel
Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis, Deborah Lamm Weisel
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The item Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis, Deborah Lamm Weisel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)
- Contents
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- 2 Understanding Gangs: Contributions Of Research And Theory
- 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
- 4 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF FOUR GANGS
- 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Isbn
- 9781280361258
- Label
- Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis
- Title
- Contemporary gangs
- Title remainder
- an organizational analysis
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Lamm Weisel
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weisel, Deborah Lamm
- Dewey number
- 364.1/06/6
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HV6439.U5
- LC item number
- W455 2002eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Criminal justice
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Gangs
- Gangs
- Gangs
- TRUE CRIME
- Gangs
- California
- Illinois
- United States
- Label
- Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis, Deborah Lamm Weisel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 Understanding Gangs: Contributions Of Research And Theory -- 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH -- 4 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF FOUR GANGS -- 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
- Control code
- 52872038
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781280361258
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- ebc3016705
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52872038
- Label
- Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis, Deborah Lamm Weisel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 Understanding Gangs: Contributions Of Research And Theory -- 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH -- 4 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF FOUR GANGS -- 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
- Control code
- 52872038
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781280361258
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- ebc3016705
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52872038
Subject
- California -- San Diego
- Case studies
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Gangs
- Gangs -- California | San Diego -- Case studies
- Gangs -- Illinois | Chicago -- Case studies
- Gangs -- United States -- Case studies
- Illinois -- Chicago
- United States
- TRUE CRIME -- Organized Crime
Genre
Member of
- Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- Ebook Central Academic Complete
- EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America
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