Malcolm Ward Klein, who lived from 1930 to 2023, was an American sociologist who taught at the University of Southern California from 1962 to 1998, chairing its sociology department from 1971 to 1984. He became one of the most prominent researchers of street gangs, studying how gangs form, function and can be effectively addressed through intervention, and he extended comparative gang research internationally through collaborative projects with European researchers.
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1. Malcolm W. Klein - Wikipedia
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Malcolm Ward Klein (September 4, 1930, August 1, 2023) was an American criminologist, researcher, theorist, retired professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, and the author of his book The American Street Gang.
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Malcolm Ward Klein (September 4, 1930, August 1, 2023) was an American criminologist, researcher, theorist, retired professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, and the author of his book The American Street Gang.
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Malcolm Ward Klein (September 4, 1930, August 1, 2023) was an American criminologist, researcher, theorist, retired professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, and the author of his book The American Street Gang.
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Malcolm Ward Klein (September 4, 1930, August 1, 2023) was an American criminologist, researcher, theorist, retired professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, and the author of his book The American Street Gang.
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Most recognized for his scholarship on street gangs
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