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Working with teen-age gangs; a report on the Central Harlem Street Clubs Project ([New York], 1950), by Welfare Council of New York City. Central Harlem Street Clubs Project and Paul L. Crawford (page images at HathiTrust)
Teen-age gangs (Holt, 1953), by Dale Kramer and Madeline Karr (page images at HathiTrust)
Reaching the fighting gang. ([New York, 1960), by New York City Youth Board (page images at HathiTrust)
Light the dark streets. (Seabury Press, 1957), by C. Kilmer Myers (page images at HathiTrust)
The boy and his gang (Houghton Mifflin company, 1912), by Joseph Adams Puffer (page images at HathiTrust)
The girl delinquent and the male street corner gang [report] presented at the eighty-eighth annual forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 15, 1961. ([New York?, 1961), by Martha S Lewis and Minn.) National Conference on Social Welfare. Forum. 1961 : Minneapolis (page images at HathiTrust)
Street gangs : the new urban insurgency (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005), by Max G. Manwaring and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
A contemporary challenge to state sovereignty : gangs and other illicit transnational criminal organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2007), by Max G. Manwaring and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Hearings on the reauthorization of Title 3(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 : drug abuse education and prevention programs for runaway and homeless youth and youth gangs : hearings before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, hearings held in Washington, DC, July 18 and Downey, CA, August 2, 1991. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1991), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Hearing on juvenile crime and delinquency : do we need prevention? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, March 22, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Congressional oversight hearing on local gang diversion programs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, hearing held in El Monte, CA, June 4, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Crime, violence, and the crisis in Guatemala : a case study in the erosion of the state (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2010), by Hal Brands and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth violence and gangs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session on the status of the juvenile justice system in America, focusing on the activities of youth gangs and their access to guns, and how programs can help prevent the violence associated with guns November 26, 1991. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Chicago gang wars in pictures : X marks the spot ([The Spot Publishing Company], 1930) (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth gangs (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997), by James C Howell and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Girl gangs : a survey of teen-age drug addicts, sex crimes, rape, Kleptomania, prostitution, truancy, and other social deviations (Padell, 1952), by William Allan Brooks, Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, and Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Gangs -- Arizona

Pachuco: An American-Spanish Argot and Its Social Functions in Tucson, Arizona (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, c1969), by George C. Barker (illustrated HTML and Epub with commentary at Arizona)

Filed under: Gangs -- California

Congressional oversight hearing on local gang diversion programs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, hearing held in El Monte, CA, June 4, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang violence and control : hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on gang violence and control in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas with a view to what might be done by the federal government, Westwood, California, February 7, 1983, San Francisco, California, February 9, 1983. (U.S. G.P.O., 1983), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang violence in California's penal institutions : public hearing held in State Capitol building, Sacramento, California, March 28, 1974. (The Subcommittee, 1974), by California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Rules. Subcommittee on Civil Disorder and California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on General Research. Subcommittee on Civil Disorder (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Gangs -- Central America

Violence in Central America : briefing and hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 26, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (2007- ) (page images at HathiTrust)
Local initiatives and new research on Central American youth gang violence (Washington Office on Latin America, 2005), by Washington Office on Latin America (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Gangs -- Europe, Western

State and nonstate associated gangs : credible "midwives of new social orders" (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2009), by Max G. Manwaring and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Gangs -- Fiction

The Crimson Circle (version may date from 1925; US copyright claimed in 1929), by Edgar Wallace (text in Australia; NO US ACCESS)
Mord Em'ly (London: C. A. Pearson Ltd., 1898), by W. Pett Ridge (page images at HathiTrust)
The Vicious Delinquents, by Mark Reinsberg, illust. by D. Bruce Berry (Gutenberg ebook)
La Guerre des Boutons: Roman de ma douzième année (in French), by Louis Pergaud (Gutenberg ebook)

Filed under: Gangs -- Guatemala

Crime, violence, and the crisis in Guatemala : a case study in the erosion of the state (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2010), by Hal Brands and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Gangs -- Latin America

Gangs and crime in Latin America : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 20, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Gangs -- North Carolina

Gangs, fraud, and sexual predators : struggling with the consequences of illegal immigration : hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, April 12, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Drug Policy United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Gangs -- South America

State and nonstate associated gangs : credible "midwives of new social orders" (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2009), by Max G. Manwaring and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Gangs -- United States

Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership (Washington: US Dept. of Justice and US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2013), ed. by Thomas R. Simon, Nancy Ritter, and Reshma R. Mahendra (multiple formats at nij.gov)
Into the Abyss: A Personal Journey Into the World of Street Gangs, by Michael K. Carlie (HTML at Missouri State)
Violence by youth gangs and youth groups as a crime problem in major American cities. (Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcdement Assistance Administration, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975), by Walter B. Miller, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Harvard Law School. Center for Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Violence by youth gangs and youth groups as a crime problem in major American cities : summary report based on a report (National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1976), by Walter Benson Miller and National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Juvenile gangs. (U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1965), by Gilbert Geis and United States. President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
Communitywide responses crucial for dealing with youth gangs (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1989), by Dan Bryant and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Juvenile gangs : crime and drug trafficking (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1990), by Kay C. McKinney and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Organized criminal activity by youth gangs hearings before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, June 6 and August 8, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O., 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Community models (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1994), by Irving A Spergel and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Preventing gang- and drug-related witness intimidation (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1996), by Peter Finn, Kerry Murphy Healey, Abt Associates, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang crime and law enforcement recordkeeping (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1994), by G. David Curry, Robert J. Fox, Richard A. Ball, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Prosecuting gangs : a national assessment (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1995), by Claire M. Johnson, Edward F. Connors, Barbara Webster, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth gang programs and strategies : summary (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000), by James C. Howell and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Estimating the national scope of gang crime from law enforcement data (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1996), by G. David Curry, Scott H. Decker, Richard A. Ball, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang members and delinquent behavior (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997), by Terence P. Thornberry, James H. Burch, and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth gangs : an overview (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998), by James C. Howell and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
The youth gangs, drugs, and violence connection (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999), by James C. Howell, Scott H. Decker, and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Can education play a role in the prevention of youth gangs in Indian country? : one tribe's approach (ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, AEL, 2002), by Arturo Hernandez and ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005 : report together with dissenting views (to accompany H.R. 1279) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 2005), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Immigration and the alien gang epidemic : problems and solutions : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 13, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by Border Security United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration (page images at HathiTrust)
Alien Gang Removal Act of 2005 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, on H.R. 2933 June 28, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by Border Security United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session on H.R. 1279, April 5, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
Gangs and crime in Latin America : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 20, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (page images at HathiTrust)
Making communities safer : youth violence and gang interventions that work : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, February 15, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
Violence by youth gangs and youth groups as a crime problem in major American cities : monograph (National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Dept. of Justice : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1977), by Walter B. Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
Police handling of youth gangs (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1983), by Jerome A. Needle, William Vaughan Stapleton, and National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, hearing held in Portland, OR, March 9, 1992. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Hearings on the reauthorization of Title 3(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 : drug abuse education and prevention programs for runaway and homeless youth and youth gangs : hearings before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, hearings held in Washington, DC, July 18 and Downey, CA, August 2, 1991. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1991), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Hearing on juvenile crime and delinquency : do we need prevention? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, March 22, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Examining the increase of gang activity in Indian country : hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, July 30, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Organized criminal activity by youth gangs : hearings before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, June 6 and August 8, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1989), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth violence and gangs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session on the status of the juvenile justice system in America, focusing on the activities of youth gangs and their access to guns, and how programs can help prevent the violence associated with guns November 26, 1991. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
The gang problem in America : formulating an effective federal response : hearing before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session ... February 9, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Gangs, a national crisis : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, on S. 54, a bill to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity, and for other purposes, April 23, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Criminal gangs in Indian country : joint hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session on examining the incidence of youth violence and criminal gang activity within Indian country, September 17, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang suppression and intervention : an assessment (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1993), by Irving A. Spergel, University of Chicago. National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Program, and United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Model for problem solving (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1997), by Police Executive Research Forum and United States Bureau of Justice Assistance (page images at HathiTrust)
Urban street gang enforcement (The Bureau, 1997), by Inc Institute for Law and Justice and United States Bureau of Justice Assistance (page images at HathiTrust)
Witness intimidation : showdown in the streets--breakdown in the courts : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, August 4, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang related witness intimidation and retaliation (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
Promoting effective homicide investigations (Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice :, 2007), by James M. Cronin, COPS Program (U.S.), and Police Executive Research Forum (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Violence by youth gangs and youth groups in major American cities : summary report (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1976), by National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Walter B. Miller, and Harvard Law School. Center for Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Juvenile gangs : crime and drug trafficking (U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1988), by Kay C. McKinney and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Workshop on controlling youth gangs: instructor's guide (American Justice Institute, 1983), by Jerome A. Needle, American Justice Institute, Center for the Assessment of the Juvenile Justice System (U.S.), and National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Gang members on the move (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997), by Cheryl Lee Maxson and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
National youth gang survey trends from 1996 to 2000 (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002), by Arlen Egley and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth gangs (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997), by James C Howell and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
Youth gangs : problem and response (National Youth Gang Information Center, 1991), by Irving A Spergel, G. David Curry, United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Program (U.S.), and National Youth Gang Information Center (page images at HathiTrust)
Girl gangs : a survey of teen-age drug addicts, sex crimes, rape, Kleptomania, prostitution, truancy, and other social deviations (Padell, 1952), by William Allan Brooks, Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, and Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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