Gangs
A Guide to Resources in Pollak Library   
 




Encyclopedias 

new title Online: Gale Virtual Reference Library [CSUF only]

new title Gangs: A Guide to Understanding Street Gangs (2000)
REFERENCE HV6437 .V35 2000 CATALOG RECORD

American Law Yearbook
REFERENCE  KF154 .W472 1998 CATALOG RECORD

new title Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (2002)
Print: REFERENCE HV6017 .E52 2002 v.1-4 CATALOG RECORD
Online: Available as an E-book: Search Library Catalog by title and select Electronic Resource version, click on Access on Internet, click on Browse online.

Encyclopedia of Sociology
5th FLOOR SOUTH HM425 .E5 2000 Vol. 1-5 CATALOG RECORD

Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
REFERENCE  HQ772 .G27 1998 CATALOG RECORD

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
REFERENCE  H41 .I58 2001  v. 1-26 CATALOG RECORD 

Twentieth Century Teen Culture by the Decades: A Reference Guide
REFERENCE  HQ799.U65 R65 1999 CATALOG RECORD

 



Books 

Following is a list of recent books. To find additional books in Pollak Library, search the Library Catalog by the subjects listed here.

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Articles 

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Criminal Justice Abstracts

Databases--Statistics
Databases--Pro & Co/Current Issues
Databases--Scholarly Journals
Databases--Newspapers
Databases--Government Sources

 


California & O.C.: Recent 
  • Annual report: Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force: Annual Report 2006 PDF-49 pages
  • Annual reports: Gang Task Force [L.A. County] Annual Reports, 2004-present
  • Statistics: O.C. "Gang Members Drop 38%, D.A. Says; Aggressive enforcement, prosecution, housing costs have accounted for the decline over 10 years, Rackauckas says;" Los Angeles Times, Jul 22, 2005. pg. B.1  [ORANGE COUNTY EDITION]
  • Overview of gangs in Orange County: 2002 Annual Gang Cases Report (October 2003) PDF-41 pages
  • "Gang violence and drug-related thefts surged in the last two years."  Los Angeles Times, Mar 6, 2004.
  • "Gang Membership in O.C. Still Rising, Study Finds," Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2003, Part 2 page 12. 
  • "Gang Bill Panders to Irrational Fear" [Editorial], Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2003.
  • "Standing Up To Street Gangs" - This is a series of articles in The Los Angeles Times--to retrieve, search the Los Angeles Times by DOCUMENT TITLE: Standing Up To Street Gangs.
  • "Prospects for O.C.'s Youth on the Rise," Statistics on gang violence, teen pregnancy, child abuse, child care costs, and more. Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2003, Wednesday, Orange County Edition, Part 2, page 3.
  •  "LAPD Will Unveil New Anti-Gang Offensive," Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2003.  
  •  "In O.C., More Gang Deaths, Fewer Funds: Even as such homicides nearly double -- to 35 this year -- departments cut back on prevention" [statistics]. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 30, 2002, page B-4. 
  •  "Gang Homicides Rise Slightly in O.C. After a 10-Year Decline, Report Says; Crime: The district attorney's office notes that the numbers are far lower than in the early 1990s. Greater police presence, longer prison terms are credited." Los Angeles Times, Home edit 2002,ver B-6 [includes statistics].
  • "Data Show Continued Drop in O.C. Crime; Violence: Murders in 2000 fell to their lowest level in 30 years, a state report says. Police credit the decline to aggressive anti-gang enforcement." Los Angeles Times, Home edition, August 28, 2001, page B-6 [includes statistics]. 
  • "O.C. Gang Killings Down for 5th Year; Violence: Officials cite tough sentencing laws, saying that the decline is allowing them to reopen old cases." Los Angeles Times, Home edition, July 3, 2001, page B-6 [includes Orange County statistics]. 
  • "Gun Deaths in County Rose 9%, Survey Says: Violence: A firearm control group compared the year 2000 to 1999: Police blame gangs" [includes statistics]. Los Angeles Times, Friday, December 7, 2001. Section B, page 4. 
     

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