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Peer reviewedTakata, Susan R.; Zevitz, Richard G. – Youth and Society, 1990
Compares the perceptions of 534 adults and 458 secondary school students in Racine (Wisconsin) about gang activity in the community. Finds that adults perceive gangs as formalized, highly organized, structured groups, while youth perceive gangs as more informal, loosely organized, and amorphous groups. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adults, Group Structure, High School Students, Juvenile Gangs
