Understanding the Role of Violence and Conflict in the Stages of Gang Membership

IF 1.5 1区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Pub Date : 2022-08-04 DOI:10.1177/15412040221116305

J. M. Vecchio, Dena C. Carson

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Abstract

This work uses social learning theory’s perspective on continuation and cessation of offending to explore the how rewards and punishments for violence change across the stages of gang membership. Qualitative interviews with a racially/ethnically diverse sample of 39 former gang members within two emergent gang cities in the American south are used to explore the role of violence across the stages of gang affiliation. Inductive analytic techniques are used to analyze gang members’ in-depth, semi-structured interviews to identify and further refine emergent themes through the use of modified ground theory. Results indicate that violence is expressed as central to the experiences of youth gang members across the life cycle of gang involvement and alters former members’ perceptions of the gang’s ability to provide a protective function. The extent to which the role of violence changes over time—as it interacts with youth decision-making specific to the balance of experienced and anticipated rewards and punishments of gang involvement—is integral in understanding its reinforcing effect on gang membership and association.

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理解暴力和冲突在帮派成员阶段中的作用

这项工作利用社会学习理论对犯罪的持续和停止的观点，探索暴力的奖惩如何在帮派成员的各个阶段发生变化。对美国南部两个新兴帮派城市中39名前帮派成员的种族/族裔多样性样本进行定性采访，以探索暴力在帮派关系各个阶段的作用。归纳分析技术用于分析帮派成员的深入、半结构化访谈，通过使用改良的基础理论来识别和进一步提炼涌现的主题。结果表明，暴力在青年帮派成员参与帮派的整个生命周期中都是其经历的核心，并改变了前成员对帮派提供保护功能能力的看法。暴力的作用随着时间的推移而变化的程度——因为它与年轻人的决策相互作用，特别是与帮派参与的经验和预期奖惩之间的平衡——对于理解其对帮派成员和协会的强化作用是不可或缺的。

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides academics and practitioners in juvenile justice and related fields with a resource for publishing current empirical research on programs, policies, and practices in the areas of youth violence and juvenile justice. Emphasis is placed on such topics as serious and violent juvenile offenders, juvenile offender recidivism, institutional violence, and other relevant topics to youth violence and juvenile justice such as risk assessment, psychopathy, self-control, and gang membership, among others. Decided emphasis is placed on empirical research with specific implications relevant to juvenile justice process, policy, and administration. Interdisciplinary in scope, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice serves a diverse audience of academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, behavior analysis, sociology, law, counseling, public health, and all others with an interest in youth violence and juvenile justice.