A Statewide Study of Gang Membership in California Secondary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Estrada, Joey Nuñez, Jr.; Gilreath, Tamika D.; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami
Titel	A Statewide Study of Gang Membership in California Secondary Schools
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 48 (2016) 5, S.720-736 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X14528957
Schlagwörter	Juvenile Gangs; Grade 7; Grade 9; Grade 11; Counties; Geographic Regions; Ethnicity; Age Differences; Regression (Statistics); Group Membership; Student Attitudes; Surveys; Middle School Students; High School Students; Student Characteristics; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendbande; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Ethnizität; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Kalifornien
Abstract	To date, there is a paucity of empirical evidence that examines gang membership in schools. Using statewide data of 7th-, 9th-, and 11th-grade students from California, this study focuses on the prevalence of gang membership by county, region, ethnicity, and grade level. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed with gang membership as the outcome of interest. Approximately 8.4% of the student sample reported that they consider themselves to be a member of a gang. Regional-level rates of gang membership across six geographical areas are all in a relatively narrow range and gang members are fairly evenly distributed across California schools. The findings imply that schools are a good place to focus on gang prevention and intervention, and educators need to be aware of the possible gang activity in their schools to provide the appropriate resources, programs, and support for these students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01