Girls in gangs

The existing literature on gangs has largely focused on boys from the United States. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), this study investigated select individual, peer, and community risk factors that differentiate gang and nongang girls in the United Kingd...

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1. VerfasserIn: Auyong, Zenta E. Gomez (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Smith, Sven ; Ferguson, Christopher J.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2018, Band: 64, Heft: 13, Seiten: 1698-1717
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ALSPAC
European gangs
Gangs
Girls and crime
Kriminalität
Mädchen
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:The existing literature on gangs has largely focused on boys from the United States. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), this study investigated select individual, peer, and community risk factors that differentiate gang and nongang girls in the United Kingdom. We find that 48.3% of gang-involved youth were girls, and that gang girls commit more crime than nongang girls. Furthermore, girls who live in socially disorganized neighborhoods are more likely to be members of gangs. The current research suggests that focusing on girls’ community environments may be beneficial to reducing gangs in the United Kingdom.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128718763130