“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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1. VerfasserIn: DeLisi, Matt (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Spruill, James O. ; Peters, David J. ; Caudill, Jonathan W. ; Trulson, Chad R.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2013
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2013, Band: 38, Heft: 4, Seiten: 602-615
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-012-9196-9