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9780521891295

Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521891295

  • ISBN10:

    0521891299

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-12-23
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

Gang membership has long been understood to have a disruptive influence on adolescent development and to contribute disproportionately to the rate of delinquent crime. The nature of the impact, and the long-term effects on individuals, have not been well understood. This book uses longitudinal data to examine the developmental consequences of gang membership, and its longer term influence on the life course. This longitudinal approach is made possible by data from a study of antisocial behavior, The Rochester Youth Development Study, which followed one thousand adolescents through their early adult years. The subjects include delinquents who were gang members and others who were not, allowing the authors to compare motives, patterns of behavior, and recurring problems with caregivers and the law, education, peer relations, and career paths. The findings indicate that multiple developmental deficits lead to gang membership and that membership leads to an increase in delinquency.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
x
About the Authors xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
A Life-Course Orientation to the Study of Gang Membership
1(10)
Research Procedures: The Sample and the Data
11(21)
Characteristics of Gang Members
32(24)
The Antecedents of Gang Membership
56(21)
The Origins of Gang Membership
77(19)
Gangs as a Facilitating Context for Delinquent Behavior
96(26)
Gangs, Guns, and Crime
122(18)
Gangs and Other Law-Violating Youth Groups
140(23)
Long-Term Consequences of Gang Membership
163(18)
Gangs in Developmental Perspective: Substantive and Policy Implications
181(24)
Appendix A: Delinquency Indices 205(5)
Appendix B: Prevalence of Gang Membership 210(2)
Appendix C: Impact of Gang Membership 212(5)
References 217(14)
Index 231

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