Title Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective / Terence P. Thornberry [and others]

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge studies in criminology Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press) Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index Notes English Print version record Subject 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 TRUE CRIME -- Organized Crime. Adolescent psychology Gang members -- Psychology Gangs Juvenile delinquency Benden (criminaliteit) Jeugdcriminaliteit. Ontwikkelingspsychologie. New York (State) -- Rochester Genre/Form Longitudinal studies Form Electronic book Author Thornberry, Terence P. LC no. 2002066520 ISBN 0511078226 9780511078224 0511076657 9780511076657 9780511499517 0511499515 9780521814393 0521814391 9780511203923 0511203926 9786610419869 6610419868 9780521891295 0521891299 1107133769 9781107133761 1280419865 9781280419867 0511179928 9780511179921 0511306830 9780511306839

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