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Moving Beyond Race: Revisiting the Roles of Childhood Poverty and Other Environmental Risks as Predictors of Adolescent Gang Membership
(2012-09-13)
Historically, adolescent gang membership has had pervasive effects on society, with even greater effects falling on specific communities of color. There has been a significant amount of research aimed at attempting to understand why youth join gangs; however, there seems to be a disconnect between the literature on predictive ...
Understanding the Service Needs of Gang-Involved Youth: Social Identity and Ecological Influences on Health Decision-Making
Gang-involved youth experience multiple forms of marginalization and are members of communities experiencing significant health disparities (e.g., youth of color, poor). Yet, research and policy narratives routinely center delinquency, violence, and legal system intervention with limited attention to health and well-being. ...