Gang Violence Research Paper
Abstracts
As I went to our local library, I notice a group of young people dressed with bandannas and dark clothing. I later understood this group to be a gang, which sparked the curiosity for the research of this paper. Gangs in the United States are a problem, although there has been a decrease in certain areas. This paper will outline the social and psychological problems of youth and prison gangs. The study will speak to the current issues and present suggestions for the future.
Table of Contents
Introduction page 4
Background pages 4-5 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Documents, …show more content…
There are systems in place such as educational and preventive strategies to reduce gang participation. Even now, there are gangs in prison. Studies have indicated that the more we are able to reach young people the better society will become (Parry, 2009). What is going on? Documentation presents a genre of methodical ways to highlight the concerns of youth and adults entangled in gangs in the United States. Reviewing gangs psychologically and from a social perspective in literature will assist in determining the best way to reduce gang …show more content…
and Strouthamer-Loeber, M. (2001). What predicts
Adolescent violence in better-off neighborhoods? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 29(15), 369.
Braineyquotes.com. Ghandi quotes retrieved from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/non-violence.html
Briscoe, Judy (1997, September). Breaking the Cycle of Violence: A Rational Approach to At- Risk Youth. Federal Probation (61), 3-13.
Day, R., Jones-Sanpei, H., Price, J., Orthner, D., Hair, E., Moore, K., et al. (2009). Family processes and adolescent religiosity and religious practice: View from the NLSY97.
Marriage & Family Review, 45(2), 289-309. doi:10.1080/01494920902735109.
Decker, S., & Curry, G. (2000). Responding to gangs. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28(2), 129. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
Fleisher, M.S. & Decker, S.H. (2001). An overview of the challenge of prison gangs.
Corrections Management Quarterly, 5, 1-10.
Goldstein, A., & Soriano, F. (1994). Juvenile gangs. Reason to hope: A psychosocial perspective
on violence & youth (pp. 315-333). Washington, DC US: American Psychological
Association.
As I went to our local library, I notice a group of young people dressed with bandannas and dark clothing. I later understood this group to be a gang, which sparked the curiosity for the research of this paper. Gangs in the United States are a problem, although there has been a decrease in certain areas. This paper will outline the social and psychological problems of youth and prison gangs. The study will speak to the current issues and present suggestions for the future.
Table of Contents
Introduction page 4
Background pages 4-5 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Documents, …show more content…
There are systems in place such as educational and preventive strategies to reduce gang participation. Even now, there are gangs in prison. Studies have indicated that the more we are able to reach young people the better society will become (Parry, 2009). What is going on? Documentation presents a genre of methodical ways to highlight the concerns of youth and adults entangled in gangs in the United States. Reviewing gangs psychologically and from a social perspective in literature will assist in determining the best way to reduce gang …show more content…
and Strouthamer-Loeber, M. (2001). What predicts
Adolescent violence in better-off neighborhoods? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 29(15), 369.
Braineyquotes.com. Ghandi quotes retrieved from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/non-violence.html
Briscoe, Judy (1997, September). Breaking the Cycle of Violence: A Rational Approach to At- Risk Youth. Federal Probation (61), 3-13.
Day, R., Jones-Sanpei, H., Price, J., Orthner, D., Hair, E., Moore, K., et al. (2009). Family processes and adolescent religiosity and religious practice: View from the NLSY97.
Marriage & Family Review, 45(2), 289-309. doi:10.1080/01494920902735109.
Decker, S., & Curry, G. (2000). Responding to gangs. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28(2), 129. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
Fleisher, M.S. & Decker, S.H. (2001). An overview of the challenge of prison gangs.
Corrections Management Quarterly, 5, 1-10.
Goldstein, A., & Soriano, F. (1994). Juvenile gangs. Reason to hope: A psychosocial perspective
on violence & youth (pp. 315-333). Washington, DC US: American Psychological
Association.