@article{11bb6309a6a842e398dfd050523bb304,
title = "Youth Gangs and Definitional Issues: When is a Gang a Gang, and Why Does It Matter?",
author = "Taylor, {Terrance J.} and Finn-Aage Esbensen and Winfree, {L. T.} and Ni He",
note = "The recent explosion in gang research has highlighted the importance of consistent definitions for gang affiliation and gang-related crime. Definitional questions have assumed greater significance in the wake of broad-ranging prevention and intervention strategies. In this article, the authors utilize a sample of approximately 6,000 middle-school students to examine the youth gang phenomenon using five increasingly restrictive membership definitions.",
year = "2001",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0011128701047001005",
language = "American English",
volume = "47",
journal = "Crime & Delinquency",
}