RT Article
T1 The Effect of Gang Perpetrated Crime on the Likelihood of Non-Lethal Victim Injury
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 33
IS 2
SP 234
OP 251
A1 Melde, Chris
A2 Rennison, Callie Marie
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764207572
AB Studies consistently find that gang members are involved in a disproportionately high rate of violence. The association between gangs and violence is largely based on the legal definition of violence, however. The current study moves beyond the legal definition of gang violence by examining the relationship between non-lethal gang involved incidents and the likelihood of victim injury, using pooled data (1992–2005) from the National Crime Victimization Survey. Overall, results reveal that gang members are not more likely than are non-gang members to injure their victims. When analyses are restricted to incidents involving injury, or incidents involving weapons, gang members are no more likely to more severely injure their victims than non-gang members. Strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.
K1 Injury
K1 Violence
K1 Victimization
K1 Gangs
DO 10.1007/s12103-008-9044-0