Taylor, Carl S.

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TAYLOR, Carl S.

TAYLOR, Carl S. American, b. 1949. Genres: Human relations/Parenting. Career: Centrax Diversified Services Inc., Detroit, MI, manager, 1977-89; Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI, director of Department of Criminal Justice and Public Safety, 1989-90; Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, professor of criminal justice and director of Youth Culture Studies Center, 1991-94, clinical professor, 1994-. Michigan State University, assistant professor, 1984-90, professor and director of community youth development programs at Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, 1994-; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, member of Public Health Think Tank on Substance Abuse, 1990; National Institute for Corrections, instructor, 1990- 93; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), guest lecturer at FBI academy, 1991, 1993. Publications: Rock Concerts: A Parents' Guide, 1984; Private Security Training Manual, 1985; Urban Gangs and Public Schools, 1987; The Sociology and Distribution of Gangs, 1989; Dangerous Society, 1990; Girls, Gangs, Women, and Drugs, 1993; (with G. Thiele) Jugendkulturen und gangs (Youth culture and gangs), 1998. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to professional journals. Address: Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Michigan State University, 27 Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A.

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