Youth gang membership and serious violent victimization: The importance of lifestyles and routine activities

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1441-1464

  Taylor, Terrance J ^a   Freng, Adrienne ^b   Esbensen, Finn Aage ^a   Peterson, Dana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gang membership; Surveys; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549148977     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314306     Document Type: Article

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