Gangs and the TCC Library

"Once found principally in large cities, violent street gangs now affect public safety, community image, and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban, suburban, and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect society at all levels, causing heightened fears for safety, violence, and economic costs" (2005 National Gang Threat Assessment, National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations, 2005).

BOOKS at the TCC Library

Gangs : opposing viewpoints Greenhaven Press,c2005.

Street wars : gangs and the future of violence New Press,c2004.

Understanding contemporary gangs in America : an interdisciplinary approach
Prentice Hall,c2004

E-BOOKS

Manufacturing the gang : Mexican American youth gangs on local television news (Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and
Communications)

Reducing gun violence: results from an intervention in East Los Angeles Rand, 2003.

VIDEOS / DVDs

Teenagers and gangs a lethal combination

Street life inside America’s gangs

Reading gang tattoos

School crime and violence. Campus combat zone

ARTICLES

Got gangs ? Yes, we do. Leaders gather to discuss rising threat in Tallahassee on-campus link to full-text via NewsBank. Julian Pecquet, Tallahassee Democrat 12/5/2006 City and county leaders shared some frightening statistics Monday morning: More than a dozen gang-related shootings have occurred in the area in the past 20 months; there is a surging interest in Tallahassee from national gangs; and more than 100 local youths are believed to be involved in gangs. As Tallahassee grows, so does its attractiveness to gangs, officials said. But there's a way to stem the growth before it gets out of hand: by making the community aware and involved . . . For off-campus access, log-in to LINCCWeb, select NewsBank America's Newspapers

Gang activity sparks concern. David Ovalle. Miami Herald, 11/19/2006

Teenage girls buying into gang violence. Christian Molidor, Univ. of Texas, Social Work May 1996.

The most dangerous gang in America: MS13. Newsweek 3/28/05

WEBSITES

Florida Gangs - Gangs and Security Threat Group Awareness
Florida Dept of Corrections

Official Florida Gang Investigators Association Web Site
lots of links to resources and information, gang news

FSU College of Criminology links to Gang information sites
Juvenile Delinquency & Juvenile Justice

Tampa Bay Gangs & Gang Intervention

NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service - In the spotlight: Gangs

Youth Gangs: Going beyond the myths to address a critical problem
U.S. Dept of Education

Violent Gangs: FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Drugs and Gangs: Fast Facts
National Drug Intelligence Center

Criminal Justice Resources - Gangs
Michigan State University Libraries

The Coroner's Report: Gangwar.com
Information and resources on Gang intervention

Gang Research: Chicago Gang History Project

Gangs and at-Risk kids

DATABASES

Databases contain full-text articles from wide span of journals, magazines and newspapers. Databases are available to anyone in the TCC community via your TCC ID card number.

SIRS Leading Issues
[on-campus link] http://sks.sirs.com/

NewsBank: Academic Library: Crime and Law: Juvenile Crime
[on-campus link] http://infoweb.newsbank.com/

CQ Researcher: May 14, 2004. Gang Crisis.[on-campus link]
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2004051401

Opposing Viewpoints [off-campus login via TCC ID card]
https://www.linccweb.org/index.asp?lib_code=flcc2800&screen=Subject

LINKS TO LIBRARY CATALOG

Library resources on Gangs

Library books on Gangs

Library e-books on Gangs

Library audio-visuals on Gangs

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