CHINESE TRIAD SOCIETIES, TONGS, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND STREET GANGS IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES

Ko-lin Chin

Since the liberalization of the immigration laws in 1965, the once tranquil Chinatowns in the United States have been experiencing a consistent increase in their crime rates. Street gangs formed by mainly young immigrants have terrorized the community through systematic extortion, robbery, and stree