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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 textHamner, Carole J. – 1993
This report profiles the issue of youth violence: the history of its appearance in U.S. culture, the recent escalation of gang activity in U.S. communities, and the strategies put forth in smaller cities to meet this challenge. The report notes that there has been an explosion of gang violence in the United States that has been fostered by a…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Community Cooperation, Crime Prevention
