Youth Gangs and Definitional Issues: When is a Gang a Gang, and Why Does It Matter?

Terrance J. Taylor; Finn-Aage Esbensen; L. T. Winfree; Ni He

doi:10.1177/0011128701047001005

Youth Gangs and Definitional Issues: When is a Gang a Gang, and Why Does It Matter?

Terrance J. Taylor, Finn-Aage Esbensen, L. T. Winfree, Ni He

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Crime & Delinquency
Volume	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128701047001005
State	Published - Jan 1 2001

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Criminology and Criminal Justice
Psychology

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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.",

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