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Book SynopsisExamines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Tapia looks extensively at the role of history and geography on criminal subculture formation in the binational urban setting of El Paso-Juarez, demonstrating the region's unique context for criminogenic processes.
Trade ReviewVery rarely do criminologists get to read an authoritative book by an authoritative scholar on a topic with great interest but little scholarly attention. Tapia's book is a landmark achievement on the gangs of the El Paso-Juárez region in a one-hundred-year time period. You will not be able to put this book down." - Alex R. Piquero, coeditor of
Rational Choice and Criminal Behavior: Recent Research and Future Challenges"Tapia provides a sorely needed supplement to our knowledge of gangs in the Southwest, giving us a detailed history of gang development, cartel and street-gang relations, and the evolution of street-prison gang hybrids in the El Paso, Las Cruces, and Juárez regions." - Christian Bolden, contributor to
The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology
