TY - BOOK AU - Cozic,Charles P. TI - Gangs: opposing viewpoints AV - HV6437.C882.G364 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - San Diego, California PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Gangs N1 - 2; Gangsta rap may encourage gang behavior; C. DeLores Tucker --; The narcotics trade incites gang violence; James M. O'Kane --; White supremacy fuels skinhead violence; David Van Biema --; Television may encourage gang crime; Larry Bratt --; Capitalism fosters gang behavior; Erik Parsels --; The mafia poses a new threat to America; Claire Sterling --; The mafia is a myth; Joseph L. Albini --; Street gangs are dangerous criminal enterprises; D. Saccente --; Many street gangs are not dangerous criminal enterprises; Jeffrey J. Mayer --; Gang intimidation of witnesses is a growing problem; Sam Howe Verhovek --; International crime organizations threaten America; Roy Godson and William J. Olson --; Eradicate the gang culture; Ben Garza --; Treat gang members as human beings to reform them; Greg Boyle, interviewed by Sharon R. Bard --; Tough laws should target gangs; Michael Genelin --; Tough laws should not target gangs; Jeffrey J. Mayer --; Convicted gang youths may require incarceration; John J. Wilson and James C. Howell --; Convicted gang youths should not be incarcerated; Louis J. Rodriguez --; Gang antiloitering laws are unconstitutional; Terence R. Boga --; Gang antiloitering laws can be made constitutional; Lisa A. Kainec --; The gang life is a mistake; Aaron Collins --; The gang life is worthwhile; Albert McGee --; Gangs are violent; Earl Shorris --; Gangs seek progress; Laron Douglas --; Gangs promote youth violence; "Benz," interviewed by Larry A. Montoe & Michelle A. Felgar --; Gang members create fear to gain respect; "Twace"; 2 ER -