“Half In, Half Out:” Gang Families, Gang Affiliation, and Gang Misconduct
Recently developed inmate behavior frameworks have expanded the discussion from deprivation/importation models to a life-course perspective. DeLisi and associates (International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 55;1186–1207, 2011 ) presented the life-course importation model o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 602-615 |
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| Summary: | Recently developed inmate behavior frameworks have expanded the discussion from deprivation/importation models to a life-course perspective. DeLisi and associates (International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 55;1186–1207, 2011 ) presented the life-course importation model of inmate behavior based on a sample of state incarcerated offenders; however, their analyses were unable to distinguish indirect and direct effects of delinquent career and distal family background factors. The current study builds on the life-course importation model of inmate behavior by using path analysis to understand the direct and indirect effects of distal pre-incarceration indictors on gang-related inmate misconduct for 2,520 incarcerated youthful offenders. The findings lend support to the life-course importation model as the familial gang indicator was associated directly with individual gang affiliation, gang affiliation was associated directly with gang-related misconduct, and familial gang associations was associated indirectly with gang-related misconduct. |
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| ISSN: | 1936-1351 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12103-012-9196-9 |