ENGLISH

Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

By Terence P. Thornberry , Marvin D. Krohn , Alan J. Lizotte , Carolyn A. Smith , Kimberly Tobin

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9780511078224, 9780521814393, 9780521891295, 0521814391, 0521891299
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1005 kB (1028887 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Criminology
Pages
262\264
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

To reveal 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 to joining. After demonstrating that gang members are responsible for the major share of serious and violent delinquency, they indicate how membership facilitates delinquent behavior and other developmental problems such as teen pregnancy and school dropout.

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