Gang Organization and Gang Identity: An Investigation of Enduring Gang Membership

Motivated by recent advances in the study of disengagement from street gangs, this research develops a theoretical framework of enduring gang membership based on gang organization and gang identity. Using multivariate data, this research tests the theoretical framework against a competing theory der...

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1. VerfasserIn: Leverso, John (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Matsueda, Ross L.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 35, Heft: 4, Seiten: 797-829
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Disengagement from gangs
Enduring gang membership
Gang identity
Gang organization
Gangs
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Zusammenfassung:Motivated by recent advances in the study of disengagement from street gangs, this research develops a theoretical framework of enduring gang membership based on gang organization and gang identity. Using multivariate data, this research tests the theoretical framework against a competing theory derived from the general theory of crime where gang organization and gang identity are non-existent or unimportant in producing enduring gang membership.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-019-09408-x