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Miller, Walter B. – Trans, 1969
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth, Identification
Peer reviewedMiller, Walter B. – Society, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Feminism, Juvenile Gangs
Download full textMiller, Walter B. – 2001
For many decades communities have been troubled by the criminal activities of youth gangs. This report looks at almost 30 years of information collected on gang problems in nearly 4,000 communities. The number of localities reporting gang problems increased between the 1970s and the 1990s, representing a tenfold increase in the number of cities…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Illegal Drug Use, Juvenile Gangs, Juvenile Justice
Miller, Walter B. – 1975
This report represents the findings of a study on violence by youth gangs in 12 major American cities, and deals with the following topics: (1) the rationale and methods for a national survey of youth gangs; (2) the existence and seriousness of the problem of youth gangs in 12 major American cities; (3) the size and scope of the youth gang…
Descriptors: Crime, Delinquency Causes, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth
