Crack,” Street Gangs, and Violence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9680656
AutoresMalcolm W Klein (Southern California University for Professional Studies, autor de correspondencia), CHERYL L MAXSON (University of Southern California), LEA C CUNNINGHAM, Lea Cunningham (University of Southern California)
Año1991
Volumen29
Número4
Páginas623-650
Fecha de publicación1991-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCriminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1991.tb01082.x
OpenAlexW2108917388
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas34
Referencias citadas14

This investigation considers the connections among street gangs, “crack” cocaine, and violence associated with crack distribution during the initial years of crack proliferation. Data were extracted from the narcotics investigation files and homicide fires of five Los Angeles Police Department and Sheriff's Department areas where both crack and gangs were prominent. The aims were to compare for 1983–1985, when crack first emerged as a significant problem, hypotheses about (1) gang involvement in crack distribution and (2) concomitants of gang involvement, particularly violence. The analyses confirm a dramatic growth in crack sales, an accompanying increase in gang members involved, but a declining rate of involvement, and inconsistent evidence on the impact of gang involvement on sales events. We infer that crack distribution, while including many individual gang members, was not primarily a street gang phenomenon

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