Violence in the "balance": a structural analysis of how rivals, allies, and third-parties shape inter-gang violence

This paper explores the role of local structural conditions that facilitate or hinder violence when enmity is present between parties, by examining shooting-involved violence among street gangs in Long Beach, California. Using structural balance theory, this paper investigates whether certain triadi...

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Authors: Nakamura, Kiminori (Author) ; Tita, George E. (Author) ; Krackhardt, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Global crime
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-27
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Social Networks
balance theory
Gangs
Violence