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Peer reviewedEvans, Judy P.; Taylor, Jerome – Journal of Black Psychology, 1995
Reviews the theory of reasoned action to demonstrate how it can be applied to understanding gang violence, and illustrates its potential applicability to a pilot sample of 30 contemporary and 18 earlier gangs living in a large metropolitan community. Results indicate this theory has been helpful in explaining higher levels of violence in…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Theories, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
Download full textMiller, Walter B. – 2001
For many decades communities have been troubled by the criminal activities of youth gangs. This report looks at almost 30 years of information collected on gang problems in nearly 4,000 communities. The number of localities reporting gang problems increased between the 1970s and the 1990s, representing a tenfold increase in the number of cities…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Illegal Drug Use, Juvenile Gangs, Juvenile Justice
