Recent years have seen an upsurge of attention paid to street gangs as scholars and
criminal justice officials strive to understand and counteract the effects of gang membership …

Abstract Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been strongly linked with
subsequent substance use. The aim of this study was to investigate how different patterns of …

In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on
a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them …

Gang violence has increased in recent years. Individuals appear to be joining gangs at
younger ages, and many have suffered historic maltreatment. Subsequent exposure to …

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition offers a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories …

This book aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and
effective programs and for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency …

This chapter describes the research on General strain theory (GST), the proposed
revisions/extensions in the theory and areas where further research is needed. It discusses …

Several quantitative longitudinal studies of youth gang members—particularly those
embedded in well-designed studies of large, representative samples of children and …

Research has noted the existence of a loose and dynamic gang structure. However, the
psychological processes that underpin gang membership have only begun to be addressed …

Street gangs have been of primary concern to the public, policy makers, and criminologists
for well over a century. There is a very good reason for such concern: gang members …