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Urban Gangs

Urban Gangs is a sociopolitical construct denoting a persistently organized group of urban dwellers, typically operating outside formal legal institutions, that distinguishes itself through collective engagement in illicit activities, territorial affiliation, and informal governance structures within marginalized urban communities.

248

Publications

19.2K

Citations

314

Authors

187

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

Parents

Publications

248

Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum

Charles H. Meyer, William Foote Whyte · Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1931-1951) · 1946 · 1.9K citations

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The Gang. A Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago

F. Emory Lyon, Frederic M. Thrasher · Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology · 1927 · 1.2K citations

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Barrio gangs: street life and identity in Southern California

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 553 citations

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GANGS, DRUGS, AND DELINQUENCY IN A SURVEY OF URBAN YOUTH*

Finn‐Aage Esbensen, David Huizinga · Criminology · 1993 · 503 citations

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Off the books: the underground economy of the urban poor

Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh · Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 495 citations

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Authors

314

  1. GT
    George Tita

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    7 publications · 783 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. JA
    James A. Densley

    Metropolitan State University, United States

    6 publications · 203 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. DR
    Dennis Rodgers

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 679 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. JW
    Joan W. Moore

    University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, United States

    5 publications · 179 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. SA
    Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

    Columbia University, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

187

  1. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    451 citations

  3. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    623 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1K citations

  5. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    198 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    148 citations

  7. Metropolitan State University

    Saint Paul, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    172 citations

  8. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    184 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 17 publications · 2.1K citations

    13

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  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    12 publications · 1K citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Social Forces

    SF · 8 publications · 783 citations

    8

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  4. Social Problems

    7 publications · 494 citations

    7

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  5. Criminology

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

    h-index

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