Intersectional Crossroads: A Deeper Look Into Latinx Girl Gang Involvement and Affiliation

Historically, scholars understood girl gang involvement through the lens of boy’s gang experience. Solely relying on the aforementioned demographic’s gang experience dismisses the intersectional nature of girl gang involvement. This article explores how Latinx teenage gang members describe and under...

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1. VerfasserIn: Barahona-Lopez, Kati (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: King, Sanna ; Flores, Jerry 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Jahr: 2025, Band: 41, Heft: 2, Seiten: 436-450
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Violence
Gender
Latinx
Ethnography
Gangs
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Zusammenfassung:Historically, scholars understood girl gang involvement through the lens of boy’s gang experience. Solely relying on the aforementioned demographic’s gang experience dismisses the intersectional nature of girl gang involvement. This article explores how Latinx teenage gang members describe and understand their involvement and/or affiliation with gangs by using multiracial feminism and intersectionality as theoretical frameworks. We found that multiracial feminism is valuable in explaining girl gang involvement. Intersecting identities affect how Latinx girls perceived their gang participation and navigated through formal and informal institutions and social interactions with fellow gang members.
ISSN:1552-5406
DOI:10.1177/10439862251332782