Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective /

This book examines how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development. The authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead some youths to join a gang. They show that gang membership increases the chances of developmental problems.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Thornberry, Terence P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Temas:
Gangs > New York (State) > Rochester > Longitudinal studies.
Gang members > New York (State) > Rochester > Psychology > Longitudinal studies.
Juvenile delinquency > New York (State) > Rochester > Longitudinal studies.
Adolescent psychology > New York (State) > Rochester > Longitudinal studies.
Bandes de jeunes (Criminologie) > New York (État) > Rochester > Études longitudinales.
Gangsters > New York (État) > Rochester > Psychologie > Études longitudinales.
Délinquance juvénile > New York (État) > Rochester > Études longitudinales.
Adolescents > Psychologie > New York (État) > Rochester > Études longitudinales.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
Adolescent psychology
Gang members > Psychology
Gangs
Juvenile delinquency
Benden (criminaliteit)
Jeugdcriminaliteit.
Ontwikkelingspsychologie.
New York (State) > Rochester
Longitudinal studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE A Life-Course Orientation to the Study of Gang Membership; CHAPTER TWO Research Procedures: The Sample and the Data; CHAPTER THREE Characteristics of Gang Members; CHAPTER FOUR The Antecedents of Gang Membership; CHAPTER FIVE The Origins of Gang Membership; CHAPTER SIX Gangs as a Facilitating Context for Delinquent Behavior; CHAPTER SEVEN Gangs, Guns, and Crime; CHAPTER EIGHT Gangs and Other Law-Violating Youth Groups.

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