Gangs, 2 nd edition, specifically and sufficiently covers essential gang topics as well as new topics not found in any of the competing books in the marketplace. In addition to the traditional overview of gang history and topics (corrections, law and law enforcement), Gangs, 2 nd edition, includes areas omitted or not extensively covered in other gang Gangs and Mental Illness; Gangs and Native Americans; Entrepreneurship, Finances, and Gangs; The World of Sports, Athletes; Gangs, Gangs in the U.S. Military; and, Gangs, the Internet, and Social Media. Gangs, 2 nd edition, not only is an appropriate supplement for use in introductory law enforcement, corrections, or justice type courses, but this text can also serve as a primary textbook for a lower or upper-level gang course.