Citation

Auyong ZEG, Smith S, Ferguson CJ. Crime Delinq. 2018; 64(13): 1698-1717.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128718763130

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The existing literature on gangs has largely focused on boys from the United States. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), this study investigated select individual, peer, and community risk factors that differentiate gang and nongang girls in the United Kingdom. We find that 48.3% of gang-involved youth were girls, and that gang girls commit more crime than nongang girls. Furthermore, girls who live in socially disorganized neighborhoods are more likely to be members of gangs. The current research suggests that focusing on girls' community environments may be beneficial to reducing gangs in the United Kingdom.

Language: en