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Article
Youth Gang Members’ Transitions into and Within US Prisons
Gang transitions and transformations in an international context (2016)
  • Beth M. Huebner, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Kristina Thompson Garrity, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Abstract
This chapter will focus on the motivations that draw youths into gang involvement as indicated by prior research. Furthermore, this chapter will consider how "push" and "pull" frameworks might be useful in understanding how individuals continue gang involvement in prison. Understanding these mediating mechanisms in the transition from youth street gangs to adult prison gangs has important implications for criminal justice practitioners and researchers alike. 
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-29602-9_11
Citation Information
Beth M. Huebner and Kristina Thompson Garrity. "Youth Gang Members’ Transitions into and Within US Prisons" Gang transitions and transformations in an international context (2016) p. 201 - 213
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/beth-huebner/10/