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Deuchar, Ross – Trentham Books Ltd, 2009
Adolescents are routinely demonised by politicians and the media.Ross Deuchar's compelling research into the views of some of the toughest--youths who are growing up in socially deprived urban areas of Glasgow in Scotland--reveals the true facts. They talked to him about their lives, gang culture and territorialiity and he passes on their words…
Descriptors: Community Education, Disadvantaged, Young Adults, Urban Areas
Smith, Debra; Whitmore, Kathryn F. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
The goal of this book is to encourage educators and researchers to understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school. The particular objective is to situate four gang members as literate, caring students from loving families whose identities and literacy keep them on…
Descriptors: Literacy, Advocacy, Juvenile Gangs, Mexican Americans
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Donahue, Simone A. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Presents a lesson plan for teaching about gangs and the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Includes a handout and discussion questions and identifies sources for further reading. (SG)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Juvenile Gangs
National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC. – 1996
The purpose of this comic-activity book is to teach children how to be safe and how to deal with peer pressure. The book centers on the characters McGruff the Crime Dog, his nephew Scruff, and American Indian children living on a reservation. Scruff, who is a child figure, encounters situations that children may experience or worry about,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, American Indian Education, Children, Comics (Publications)
Melville, Keith, Ed. – 1986
This booklet, designed for use in secondary social studies classes and adult groups, explores the differing perspectives on the causes and prevention of violent crime. The problem, according to the first perspective, is that the sharp increase in crime is due to the absence of punishment. The most promising solution is to get tougher with all…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Crime, Crime Prevention