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ijamh, 2011
Abstract Background : Although bullying is associated with gangs, questions arise as to whether bullying, as such, takes place within gangs. Objective : To provide a critical analysis of bullying as this pertains to ...
Rob, White, Ron, Mason
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Abstract Background : Although bullying is associated with gangs, questions arise as to whether bullying, as such, takes place within gangs. Objective : To provide a critical analysis of bullying as this pertains to ...
Rob, White, Ron, Mason
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Gangs, gang members, and geography
Geography Compass, 2022Abstract Gangs are geographically oriented social entities as evidenced by the display of cardinal points in their graffiti, the use of neighborhood namesakes, a focus on territoriality as their raison d'être, as well as in the way they are policed and legally cordoned.
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Gangs and Counter-Gang Strategies
2018This chapter focuses on gangs and counter-gang strategies and how they have contributed to violence. It begins with a conceptualization of gangs. After an examination of the different elements that constitute a gang, the chapter discusses the structure of gangs, focusing on the differences between vertical and horizontal structures. It then turns to an
Jonathan D. Rosen, Hanna Samir Kassab
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Gang Organization and Gang Identity: An Investigation of Enduring Gang Membership
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2019Motivated by recent advances in the study of disengagement from street gangs, this research develops a theoretical framework of enduring gang membership based on gang organization and gang identity. Using multivariate data, this research tests the theoretical framework against a competing theory derived from the general theory of crime where gang ...
John Leverso, Ross L. Matsueda
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Mycobacteriosis in Gang Gang Cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2006This report presents three cases of mycobacteriosis in gang gang cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum) that highlight the potential variation in clinical presentation of this important avian disease. The first case was a female gang gang cockatoo with widespread skeletal disease that presented with a chronic history of weight loss and nonpainful ...
Stacey, Gelis +4 more
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“Half In, Half Out:” Gang Families, Gang Affiliation, and Gang Misconduct
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2012Recently 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 ...
Matt DeLisi +4 more
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Gang Organization and Gang Types
2018Gang organization has been an aspect of research that is often explored and debated. The concept of organization is intertwined with questions of whether gangs have leaders, whether gangs can be considered organized crime, which groups are actually street gangs, and other related questions.
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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1995
During childhood and adolescence, the formation of groups or gangs is a normal part of the growing process. Playmates, school friends, Boy and Girl Scout troops are each examples of the natural inclination to form group attachments that provide a stable social outlet.
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During childhood and adolescence, the formation of groups or gangs is a normal part of the growing process. Playmates, school friends, Boy and Girl Scout troops are each examples of the natural inclination to form group attachments that provide a stable social outlet.
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The History of Gangs and Gang Research
2018Radical culture change instigated by conflict among diverse cultural groups has had adverse social and psychological effects witnessed by the rise of youth gangs. A close look at the processes of gang formation in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City illustrates that rapid changes in core cultural systems had a chilling effect on ethnic groups’ core
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2020
This chapter highlights how the terms “gangs” and “vigilantes” are used to refer to a wide range of violent actors who display significant variation in terms of their activities and organizational structures. To explain this complexity, the chapter examines the relationship between violence, crime, security provision, and politics, and highlights how ...
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This chapter highlights how the terms “gangs” and “vigilantes” are used to refer to a wide range of violent actors who display significant variation in terms of their activities and organizational structures. To explain this complexity, the chapter examines the relationship between violence, crime, security provision, and politics, and highlights how ...
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