Gang involvement and delinquency in a middle school population *

Authors: Curry, G.David; Decker, Scott; Egley, Arlen

Source: Justice Quarterly, Volume 19, Number 2, June 2002 , pp. 275-292(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The relationship between self-reported gang involvement and self-reported delinquency has been confirmed in a number of studies. However, there have been fewer studies of the relationship between self-reported gang involvement and officially recorded delinquency. This article examines variation in self-reported gang involvement, operationalized as three distinct categories—no involvement, gang involvement but not membership, and gang membership—and its relation to both self-reported and officially recorded delinquency for a population of middle school youths.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418820200095241

Affiliations: 1: University of Missouri-St. Louis

Publication date: 2002-06-01