Female gangs
What's Sex (Composition) Got To Do With It? The Importance of Sex Composition of Gangs for Female and Male Members' Offending and Victimization
NCJ Number
255702
Journal
Justice Quarterly
Date Published
2018
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NIJ-Sponsored
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Gangs
There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...
National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2016
Date Published
December 2016
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OJJDP-Sponsored
Gang Membership and Substance Use: Guilt as a Gendered Causal Pathway
NCJ Number
249381
Journal
Journal of Experimental Criminology
Date Published
March 2015
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NIJ-Sponsored
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Does Religion Matter? A Study of the Impact of Religion on Female Incarcerated Gang Members in a Bible Belt State
NCJ Number
245993
Journal
Journal of Gang Research
Date Published
2014
Program Approaches for Girls in Gangs: Female Specific or Gender Neutral?
NCJ Number
244864
Journal
Criminal Justice Review
Date Published
December 2013
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Gangs in America III
NCJ Number
242286
Date Published
2001
Are You Down?: Power Relation and Gender Reconstruction Among Latina Gang Members in Los Angeles
NCJ Number
240928
Journal
Journal of Gang Research
Date Published
2012
Evaluation of Youth Gang Drug Intervention/Prevention Programs for Female Adolescents
Date Published
July 1999
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NIJ-Sponsored
Role of School-Related Bonding Factors and Gender: Correlates of Gang Membership Among Adolescents
NCJ Number
239145
Journal
Women & Criminal Justice
Date Published
January 2012
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