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Direct linkNoffsinger, Sandra; Clements-Nolle, Kristen; Bacon, Robinette; Lee, William; Albers, Eric; Yang, Wei – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
While previous studies have investigated the relationship between substance use and violent behaviors among youths, the individual influence of specific drugs among males and females is poorly understood. Using the Nevada 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) Survey (N = 1,556), weighted logistic regression was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Narcotics, At Risk Students, Drinking, Adolescents
Download full textReed, Winifred L., Ed.; Decker, Scott H., Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers presents a representative selection of the National Institute of Justice's portfolio of gang-related research. The 10 papers are: (1) "A Decade of Gang Research: Findings of the National Institute of Justice Gang Portfolio" (Scott H. Decker); (2) "The Evolution of Street Gangs: An Examination of Form and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Females, Homicide
Peer reviewedEvans, William P.; Fitzgerald, Carla; Weigel, Dan; Chvilicek, Sarah – Youth & Society, 1999
Investigated factors associated with gang involvement among rural and urban adolescents using data from a sample of 1,183 Nevada students in grades 7 through 12. There was no significant difference in gang membership or pressure to join gangs between the rural and urban samples, but there were differences on other gang and violence indicators.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Group Membership, High School Students, Junior High School Students
