Differential Patterns of Gang Involvement among Hispanic and Black Adolescent Males: Promise for Prevention? Draft.

Autor/inn/en	Curry, G. David; Spergel, Irving A.
Titel	Differential Patterns of Gang Involvement among Hispanic and Black Adolescent Males: Promise for Prevention? Draft.
Quelle	(1990), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Black Students; Delinquency; Hispanic American Students; Hispanic Americans; Identification; Intermediate Grades; Juvenile Gangs; Racial Differences; Research Methodology; Social Science Research; Urban Schools; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kriminalität; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Mittelstufe; Jugendbande; Rassenunterschied; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	An examination of the incidence of eight activities believed to be associated with gang membership indicates different patterns of gang involvement for urban Black and Hispanic males. The following activities are examined: (1) perceived advantage in gang membership; (2) hanging out where gang members hang out; (3) having friends identified as gang members; (4) flashing gang signs; (5) wearing gang colors; (6) committing delinquent acts in the company of gang members; (7) being attacked in a gang-related incident; and (8) being the attacker in a gang-related incident. Information was gathered from a survey of 139 Hispanic and 300 Black males in grades 6 through 8 at 4 inner city Chicago schools, police, and school records. Analysis indicates that a majority of both groups demonstrated at least some limited gang experience or identification but different patterns of involvement were discovered between the two. Cronbach's alpha indicated a respectable level of inter-item reliability for both groups. School and police records were used to assess external validity. Fitting Rasch models to the eight items for the two subsamples produced two different, internally valid, seven-item scales. Statistical data are included on 13 tables. A list of 20 references is appended. (FMW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC