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1 lis 2017 · Female gang members exhibit an increased risk of crime and violence compared to both male and female youth not involved in a gang, and the difference in criminal involvement by gang status is greater for young women than men.
Female gang members in US street gangs operate within either exclusively female gangs or mixed-gender gangs. Gangs that allow female recruits include all-women functioning units, coed gangs, and female auxiliaries to male gangs.
17 lut 2022 · Girls and young women from all demographics are targeted by gang members, and used to transport drugs and weapons from urban areas to rural locations and coastal towns.
13 maj 2020 · Therefore, we examined the narratives of six female former gang members, including two Latinas, three African American women, and one Arab/Muslim woman. Structural intersectionality guided our analysis of social institutions navigated by participants, including family, gangs, and the legal system.
6 lis 2013 · These include the prevalence of female gang members, gender-linked risk and protective factors for gang joining, psychosocial experiences of gang-involved girls, the level and seriousness of female gang crime involvement, and the importance of gender composition in gangs.
1 lis 2017 · Extant research demonstrates that female gang members exhibit a profile of risk across multiple domains, are involved in great delinquency and violence, and are at risk for victimization both within and outside of their gang.
This literature demonstrates that gender shapes the risk factors and consequences of gang involvement for female youth in several ways. In the current review, four main areas are discussed: 1) risk factors for female youths' gang involvement, 2) the extent and characteristics of female gang members' violence and crime, 3) the influence of ...
