NCJ Number
18253
Date Published
Unknown
Length
134 pages
Annotation
STUDIES THE ETIOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF THE LOCAL GANG BY IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH SEVERAL GANG LEADERS.
Abstract
THE INTRODUCTION COVERS THE STUDY RATIONALE, SUBJECTS, AND METHOD. COMMENTS ARE THEN MADE ON JOINING THE GANG AND PERCEIVED ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GANG. A DISCUSSION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE GANG COVERS SELECTION OF LEADERS, CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERS, SUBGROUPS, AFFILIATES, DIFFERENTIAL PARTICIPATION OF THE MEMBER, AND PHASES OF MEMBERSHIP. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE THE PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF GANG MEMBERSHIP, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GROUP GUIDANCE PROGRAM, THE GANG BECOMES A CLUB, THE WITHDRAWAL OF SPONSORSHIP AND THE GANG'S EVALUATION OF GROUP GUIDANCE, AND AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF A GANG LEADER.