This review provides an opportunity to assess the current state of gang research and
suggest directions for its future. There has been a dramatic increase in research on gangs …

When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs.
Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written …

The authors outline a psychological model of extremism and analyze violent extremism as a
special case of it. Their significance quest theory identifies 3 general drivers of violent …

Violent extremism in the United States has surged over the past 25 years, with attacks on
and threats to major governmental and other institutions, infrastructure (eg, electric grid), and …

Research on school-based violence and bullying suggests that males are more likely to be
both perpetrators and victims of bullying. Because of this, until recently, the experiences of …

How can people who lack access to effective government institutions establish property
rights and facilitate exchange? The illegal narcotics trade in Los Angeles has flourished …

A growing body of research has demonstrated the deleterious effects of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs). Less understood is the role of ACEs in gang involvement among …

We study the relationship between disengagement from gangs and desistance from crime
within a life-course criminological framework. Gang disengagement is conceptualized as the …

The present study conceptualizes gang membership in a life-course framework. The authors
focus specifically on an understudied aspect of gang membership—desistance. This study's …

Objective: Although a vast literature has investigated the consequences of gang
membership for offending and victimization, little is known about the contribution of gang …