Racialized Identitites and the Formation of Black Gangs in Los Angeles

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11670475
AutoresAlejandro Alonso (Southern California University for Professional Studies, autor correspondente), Alejandro A Alonso
Ano2004
Volume25
Fascículo7
Páginas658-674
Data de publicação2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2747/0272-3638.25.7.658
OpenAlexW2108460978
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas26
Referências citadas30

This article traces the history of Black gangs in Los Angeles, California and identifies the factors that were most significant in the formation of these gangs during two waves of gang formation in the post-World War II period. The results of this analysis suggest that the racialization of Black youths played a major factor in both waves of gang formation. The more popular explanations based on economic and community deficiencies, themselves a by-product of racialization, are more central to gang maintenance and proliferation than gang formation. Keywords: gangsLos Angelesrace

Criminology · Race (biology · Racialization · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Gender Studies · History · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies