Modern Chicano Street Gangs
Ethnic Pride Versus “Gangsta” Subculture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6064040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mike Tapia (0000-0001-7173-5088, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 312-330 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739986319858966 |
| OpenAlex | W2955626643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article examines the subcultural characteristics of modern Chicano street gangs, using San Antonio, Texas, as a case study. It is informed by archival material, police data, and multifaceted fieldwork with gang members and police in that city. The result is a broad sweeping analysis of the role of various social forces in shaping the form of contemporary Chicano gangs. I find that gang migration, the social mimicry of Black gangs, and the weakening of ethnic pride have all profoundly affected modern street gang subculture. However, ethnic pride norms have not completely faded away, presenting an interesting bifurcation among modern Chicano gangs. Profiling the most violent and reputable gangs from the early 1990s to 2015 in San Antonio drives this analysis of barrio longevity versus cultural succession. This study concludes that there are “period effects” that are not well accounted for in the current literature on youth gang subcultures
Criminology · Ethnic group · Political science · Pride · Sociology · Anthropology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Gender Studies · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions
Islands in the Street
Group process and gang delinquency
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation
Latino Homicide
The American Street Gang
Youth Gangs and Definitional Issues
Barrio Gangs
Life in the Gang
Policing the Ghetto Underclass
Gang databases
Gangs and public policy
Gangs and public policy
Friendly foes
Youth Gangs
Social Anatomy of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Violence
Cumulative exposure to stressful life events and male gang membership
Gangs
The Impact of Neighborhood Context on Intragroup and Intergroup Robbery
The Logic of Definition in Criminology
Self‐reported Gang Involvement and Officially Recorded Delinquency
People and Folks
Gangstas, Thugs, and Hustlas
The Delinquent Gang as a Near-Group
San Antonio's Barrio Gangs
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |