Understanding the Psychosocial Characteristics of Gang-Involved Youths in a System of Care: Individual, Family, and System Correlates.

Wood, Michelle; Furlong, Michael J.; Rosenblatt, Jennifer A.; Robertson, Laurel M.; Scozzari, Frank; Sosna, Todd

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ERIC Number: EJ558204

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Understanding the Psychosocial Characteristics of Gang-Involved Youths in a System of Care: Individual, Family, and System Correlates.

Wood, Michelle; Furlong, Michael J.; Rosenblatt, Jennifer A.; Robertson, Laurel M.; Scozzari, Frank; Sosna, Todd

Education and Treatment of Children, v20 n3 p281-94 Aug 1997

A study of 64 gang-involved youth found that they represent all ethnic and gender groups; experience multiple child and family risk factors; present mental health, substance abuse, and academic problems; and often score within clinical ranges on behavioral and emotional indices. Non-Latina females present more internalizing and externalizing disorders than others. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Demography, Emotional Disturbances, Ethnic Groups, Influences, Juvenile Gangs, Learning Problems, Psychological Characteristics, Risk, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Social Characteristics, Social Environment, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth.