Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

List of Tables and Figures x About the Authors xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix A Life-Course Orientation to the Study of Gang Membership 1(10) Research Procedures: The Sample and the Data 11(21) Characteristics of Gang Members 32(24) The Antecedents of Gang Membership 56(21) The Origins of Gang Membership 77(19) Gangs as a Facilitating Context for Delinquent Behavior 96(26) Gangs, Guns, and Crime 122(18) Gangs and Other Law-Violating Youth Groups 140(23) Long-Term Consequences of Gang Membership 163(18) Gangs in Developmental Perspective: Substantive and Policy Implications 181(24) Appendix A: Delinquency Indices 205(5) Appendix B: Prevalence of Gang Membership 210(2) Appendix C: Impact of Gang Membership 212(5) References 217(14) Index 231