Youth gangs are a universal phenomenon attracting increasing attention; the criminal and
antisocial behavior perpetuated by youth gangs has an adverse impact on local …

Research on disengagement from violent extremism is an emerging field of inquiry. As
compared to the related field of radicalization, there have been fewer studies of …

Objective Motivated by the reorientation of gang membership into a life-course framework
and concerns about distinct populations of juvenile and adult gang members, this study …

Technology has ushered in a new era of intelligence-led and 'big data'policing, and police
gang databases are part of this paradigmatic shift. In recent years, however, gang databases …

Objectives Motivated by recent advances in the study of disengagement from street gangs,
this research develops a theoretical framework of enduring gang membership based on …

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 …

Research Summary Past and present gang scholarship is marked by debate as to the
appropriate criteria for defining gangs and gang membership. Mara Salvatrucha, or MS‐13 …

Background A number of risk factors for gang involvement have been identified in the
literature, such as victimization, poor parental monitoring, aggressive behavior, and …

Research suggests that adolescent gang membership increases the likelihood of adverse
behavioral and mental health outcomes during adolescence. Less research, however, has …

This chapter reviews the available theoretical and empirical literature on the role of trauma
in the developmental trajectories of youth gang members, including (1) trauma exposure …