In Chinatown Gangs, Ko-lin Chin penetrates a closed society and presents a rare portrait of the underworld of New York City's Chinatown. Based on first-hand accounts from gang members, gang victims, community leaders, and law enforcement authorities, this pioneering study reveals the pervasiveness, the muscle, the longevity, and the institutionalization of Chinatown gangs. Chin reveals the fear gangs instill in the Chinese community. At the same time, he shows how the economic viability ofthe community is sapped, and how gangs encourage lawlessness, making a mockery of law enforcement agencies. Ko-lin Chin makes clear that gang crime is inexorably linked to Chinatown's political economy and social history. He shows how gangs are formed to become "equalizers" within a social environment where individual and group conflicts, whether social, political, or economic, are unlikely to be solved in American courts. Moreover, Chin argues that Chinatown's informal economy provides yet another opportunity for street gangs to become "providers" or "protectors" of illegal services. These gangs, therefore, are the pathological manifestation of a closed community, one whose problems are not easily seen--and less easily understood--by outsiders. Chin's concrete data on gang characteristics, activities, methods of operation and violence make him uniquely qualified to propose ways to restrain gang violence, and Chinatown Gangs closes with his specific policy suggestions. It is the definitive study of gangs in an American Chinatown.
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"One of the most authoritative books available covering Asian Crime in the United States...thoroughly researched...a primer for anyone interested in the subject."--Crime and Justice International
"Chin skillfully weaves qualitative and quantitative data into an engagingly written, lucid account of gang activity."--The Annals of the American Academy; Book Department
"Chin skillfully weaves qualitative and quantitative data into an engagingly written, lucid account of gang activity."--The Annals of the American Academy; Book Department
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This book was extensively researched. Unfortunately, the end results of this research is a very dry and somewhat boring academic study of Chinatown gangs. One feels that the author could have presented many "real life" stories of gangs and gang members. Instead we read about statistics and academic views. What a disappointment! I just wonder what a great book it might have been had there been more of a "human" look at the gangs.
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Good Research
Feb 6 2003
By Dr. Michael Jordan, Ph.D., M.P.A.
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This is indeed a well researched book. This is not the same old anectdotal story telling that are so many of these books. This is good quality scholarship. I urge the author to develop this work into more precisely focused analyses that are publishable in quality scholarly journals. This is one of several books that I refer my student to when they tell me they want to learn about gangs. A well done book for those who want to learn, not just be entertained. If you are looking purely to be entertained, this likely is not an appropriate book for you. .... All others welcome too, but for legitimate scholarly business only.
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April 4 2012
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I was expecting more real stories due to previews online but it was a lot of useless subjective statistics. Lots of "I'm not sure, I can't be sure, this may be wrong or right" I would have been much happier with more interviews and stories instead. Oh well, I didn't pay much for this book so I can't complain.
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This book was extensively researched. Unfortunately, the end results of this research is a very dry and somewhat boring academic study of Chinatown gangs. One feels that the author could have presented many "real life" stories of gangs and gang members. Instead we read about statistics and academic views. What a disappointment! I just wonder what a great book it might have been had there been more of a "human" look at the gangs.
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