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Antisocial behavior and youth gang membership: selection and socialization
(Comportement antisocial et appartenance aux gangs de jeunes : sélection et socialisation)
Auteur(s) :
GORDON, R. A. ;
LAHEY B. B. ;
KAWAI E. ;
LOEBER R. ;
STOUTHAMER-LOEBER M. ;
FARRINGTON, D. P.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
55-87
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
DELINQUANCE
;
JEUNE
;
SOCIALISATION
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
REVENDEUR
;
AGRESSIVITE
;
PAIR
;
SEXE MASCULIN
;
PHENOMENE DE GROUPE
Note générale :
Criminology, 2004, 42, (1), 55-87
Note de contenu :
ann. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We examine whether gang membership is associated with higher levels of delinquency because boys predisposed to delinquent activity are more likely than others to join. We use 10 years of longitudinal data from 858 participants of the Pittsburgh Youth Study to identify periods before, during and after gang membership. We build on prior research by controlling for ages and calendar time, by better accounting for gang memberships that occurred before the surely began, and by using fixed effects statistical rnodels. We find more evidence than has been found in prior studies that boys who join gangs are store delinquent before entering the gang than those who do not join. Even with such selective differences, however, we replicate research showing that drug selling, drug use, violent behaviors and vandalism of property increase significantly when a youth joins a gang. The delinquency of peers appears to be one mechanism of socialization. These findings are clearest in youth self reports, but are also evident in reports from parents and teachers on boys' behavior and delinquency. Once we adjust for time trends, we find that the increase in delinquency is temporary, that delinquency falls to pre-gang levels when boys leave gangs. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Sociol., Inst. Gov. Publ. Affairs, Univ. Illinois, 1007 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607. E-mail ragordonuic.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.