Gangs, displaced, and group-based aggression

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-140

  Vasquez, Eduardo A ^a   Lickel, Brian ^b   Hennigan, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

De categorization; Displaced aggression; Group based retribution; Inter gang violence; Personalization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; GANG; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 74449090804     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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