From Boy to Man, from Delinquency to Crime (Studies in Crime & Justice) [hardcover] Wolfgang, Marvin E.,Thornberry, Terence P.,Figlio, Robert M. [Nov 01, 1987]

From Boy to Man, from Delinquency to Crime (Studies in Crime & Justice)

Politics & Social Sciences

Thornberry, Terence P.

Wolfgang, Marvin E.

Social Sciences

Univ of Chicago Pr

<p>Gang membership has long been understood to have a disruptive influence on adolescent development and to contribute disproportionately to the rate of delinquent crime. The nature of the impact, and the long-term effects on individuals, have not been well understood. This book uses longitudinal data to examine the developmental consequences of gang membership, and its longer term influence on the life course. This longitudinal approach is made possible by data from a study of antisocial behavior, The Rochester Youth Development Study, which followed one thousand adolescents through their early adult years. The subjects include delinquents who were gang members and others who were not, allowing the authors to compare motives, patterns of behavior, and recurring problems with caregivers and the law, education, peer relations, and career paths. The findings indicate that multiple developmental deficits lead to gang membership and that membership leads to an increase in delinquency.</p>

Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

Krohn, Marvin D.

Lizotte, Alan J.

Smith, Carolyn A.

Tobin, Kimberly

Cambridge University Press

<p>To reveal how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development, the authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead to joining. After demonstrating that gang members are responsible for the major share of serious and violent delinquency, they indicate how membership facilitates delinquent behavior and other developmental problems such as teen pregnancy and school dropout.</p>

Teen & Young Adult

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