This study examines how the public views gangs, surveying 1,000 US adults using a
vignette of a teenage collective. Through a factorial design, elements crucial to gang …

Objectives The goal of this research is to investigate the association between online and
offline gang conflict. It does this by investigating the magnitude and causal ordering of this …

This manuscript discusses the integration of personal network research designs (PNRDs)
into the study of street gangs, highlighting their potential to advance scholarly inquiry …

The advent of social media has transformed the landscape of street gang dynamics.
Although existing research has documented gang members' use of social media—including …

This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest following George
Floyd's murder influenced the 2020 homicide surge, focusing on individuals already at high …

Criminologists maintain a vested interest in hard-to-reach populations, such as active
offenders, former prisoners, and affiliates of criminal enterprises. For five decades …

This study draws on 95 interviews and observations with current and former gang members
in Chicago to examine how recent changes in gang organizational structures in select …

This thesis discusses risk factors that are of particular concern for gang-affiliated juveniles in
the correctional context. A growing body of research illustrates that juvenile corrections …