Gangs in the Caribbean.
Material type: TextPublisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (302 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781443852791Subject(s): Gangs -- Caribbean AreaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gangs in the CaribbeanDDC classification: 302 LOC classification: HV6439.C27 -- G36 2013ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SECTION ONE -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- SECTION TWO -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CONTRIBUTORS.
The present volume represents the first published book on gangs in the Caribbean. The study of criminal gangs is both timely and of the utmost importance to policy and security in the region. In many countries across the Caribbean, criminal gangs are increasing in number and prominence, and official crime data indicate that they are responsible for an increasing proportion of violent crimes. The Caribbean region experienced a dramatic increase in murder rates from 14.3 murders per 100,000 inh...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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