Panic: The Social Construction of the Street Gang Problem

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Panic: The Social Construction of the Street Gang Problem ... opinions from those in the professional fields of media, social science, and criminal justice. Skiptomaincontent Officialwebsitesuse.gov A.govwebsitebelongstoanofficialgovernmentorganizationintheUnitedStates. Secure.govwebsitesuseHTTPS Alock( LockAlockedpadlock )orhttps://meansyou’vesafelyconnectedtothe.govwebsite.Sharesensitiveinformationonlyonofficial,securewebsites. Home AboutNCJRS VirtualLibrary Panic:TheSocialConstructionoftheStreetGangProblem NCJNumber 192824 Author(s) RichardC.McCorkle; TeranceD.Miethe DatePublished 2001 Length 240pages Annotation ThisbookexaminesthegangproblemintheUnitedStatesandwhethertheproblemhasbeendistortedandexaggerated. Abstract Thepublic’simageandreactiontocrimeoverthepastyearshasbeensignificantlyshapedbythereportsandopinionsfromthoseintheprofessionalfieldsofmedia,socialscience,andcriminaljustice.Despitenearlyadecadeofdecliningcrimerates,mostAmericansbelievethatcrimeactuallyincreasedduringthe1990's.MostAmericansalsoreportfeelingmorethreatenedbycrimetodaythantheywerefiveyearsago.Atthesametime,75percentsaytheywouldfeelsafewalkingaloneintheirneighborhoodatnight.InthemindsofmostAmericans,itistheworldbeyondtheirneighborhoodthathasgrownincreasinglydangerous.Whattheyread,hear,andseeinthemassmediainfluencesmostoftheirperceptionofthecriminaljusticesystem.Asharpriseinstreetgangactivitybeganinthe1980'sinmanypartsofthecountry.Federal,Stateandlocalfundswereallocatedtocreateantigangunitsinlawenforcementandprosecutionagencies.Toughantiganglegislationwaspassedwhichcreatednewcriminalcodesand/orharsherpenaltiesforgang-relatedoffenses.Itissuggestedthatthecurrentthreatposedbygangsmaybelessrealthanimagined.Lawenforcementofficialshavepromotedthestereotypedimageofhighlyorganizedgangstoprotectandadvancetheinterestsoftheirpoliceorganizations.Themediahassensationalizedtheprobleminordertoattractcustomersandadvertisers.Andsomecriminologistshavegivenunduefocustogangsasaresultofarigidadherencetotheoreticalperspectivesontheonsetandprogressionofcriminalbehavior.Section1coversconditions,socialproblems,andmoralpanics;history;policeandcrimecontrol;thenewsmedia;andthesociologicalperspectiveofgangs.Section2describesthegangpanicinLasVegas,Reno,andtheLegislature,andprosecutionofgangs.Section3looksattheNation’sgangproblemandthreatsimposedbygangs.Index AdditionalDetails GrantNumber(s) 94-IJ-CX-0053 SponsoringAgency NationalInstituteofJustice(NIJ) Address 810SeventhStreetNW,Washington,DC20531,UnitedStates SaleSource PrenticeHallPublishing Address 1LakeStreet,UpperSaddleRiver,NJ07458,UnitedStates PublicationFormat Book(Softbound) PublicationType IssueOverview Language English Country UnitedStatesofAmerica Downloads Nodownloadavailable Availability FindinaLibraryOrderPhotocopy RelatedDatasets http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02753 Sidenavigation SearchtheLibraryCollection NewOJPResources OJPPublications AboutNCJRS PopularTopics Citizenreactionstocrime Drivebyshootings Ganginvolvementinorganizedcrime Gangviolence Gangs

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