Are Rural Gang Members Similar to Their Urban Peers? Implications for Rural Communities  

Oleh:

Evans, William P. ; Fitzgerald, Carla ; Weigel, Dan ; Chvilicek, Sarah

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Youth & Society vol. 30 no. 3 (Mar. 1999), page 267-282.
Topik: gang; rural; urban adolescents; Nevada
Fulltext: 267.pdf (55.02KB)

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This study investigated factors associated with gang involvement among rural and urban adolescents. The data were derived from a large self-report survey (N = 2,183) of 7th through 12th grade Nevada students. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference in gang membership or pressure to join gangs between the rural and urban samples. There were differences, however, on other gang and violence indicators between the rural and urban settings. Overall, urban students were significantly more likely to report they had friends in gangs and were threatened by gangs, and had significantly heightened concerns for personal safety, gangs, and violence in their schools and communities. Several rural/urban gender-related differences also were found. Implications for rural communities, prevention and intervention programming, and future research are discussed.

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