Social Learning, Social Disorganization, and Psychological Risk Factors for Criminal Gangs in a British Youth Context

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2153156
AutoresSven Smith (0000-0001-6308-385X, Department of Sociology Stetson University in DeLand Florida United States, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, autor correspondente), Zenta E Gomez Auyong (Department of Sociology Stetson University in DeLand Florida United States, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia), Chris Ferguson (0000-0002-2553-0150, Department of Psychology Stetson University in DeLand Florida United States, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia)
Ano2019
Volume40
Fascículo6
Páginas722-731
Data de publicação2019-06-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2018.1438059
OpenAlexW2789860845
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas35

Using longitudinal data from a British longitudinal cohort study (ALSPAC), the current study examines "developmental domains" from individual, peer, and community risk factors. Using four logistic regression models, we looked at 10 correlations between children's experience with risk factors outlined by the literature and criminal gang association. Gang membership was associated with drug use, delinquent peers, and disorganized neighborhoods. Further, early diagnoses of childhood aggression, ADHD, depression, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, were not associated with later, adolescent youth gang membership. Our results suggest community based programs that stem from social learning policies and collective efficacy militate against gang growth

Aggression · Context (archaeology · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Juvenile delinquency · Logistic regression · Longitudinal study · Medical emergency · Peer group · Poison control · Social environment · Social learning theory · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology