Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The lives of gang members in Canada

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The lives of gang members in Canada

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The lives of gang members in Canada

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The lives of gang members in Canada

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ISBN-13: 9781459400399
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date: 03/27/2012
Sold by: De Marque
Format: eBook
Pages: 1
File size: 878 KB

About the Author

MARK TOTTEN's research focuses on organized crime, corrections, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, mental health, violence, and gender identity. He has worked on eight major studies in this area during the past fifteen years, in research funded by public agencies like the National Crime Prevention Centre and other social agencies. Many of his projects involve partnerships with Aboriginal and ethno-racial communities.

Over the past decade he has collaborated with groups in Ontario and Western Canada in the development and evaluation of multi-year gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies. He is past Director of Research at the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa (1987-2007). He is currently Professor of Criminal Justice at Humber College in Toronto.


DANIEL TOTTEN is a graduate student in psychology at Carleton University.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Putting a Human Face on Gangs
Chapter 2: Understanding the Big Picture
Chapter 3: Gang Activity Across Canada
Chapter 4: Women’s Involvement in Gangs
Chapter 5: The Childhood Experiences of Gang Members
Chapter 6: Traumatized Teens, Imploding Families
Chapter 7: Sexual Exploitation, Gender, and Gangs
Chapter 8: The Gang as Work
Chapter 9: Strategies for Preventing Gangs
Chapter 10: Some Final Thoughts
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

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