CRIM 101 Lecture 10: CRIM 101 - Week 10

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Nick Athey

Document Summary

In his 1927 definition, thrasher did not include criminality as an essential: some contemporary scholars have argued that the absence of criminality makes the definition of a gang too broad . In chapter 17, wortley (2014) argues that without the criminality criterion, the study of gangs would become the study of all organized group behavior . Violence and criminal activity: without requiring the criteria of violence and/or regular criminal activity, some college fraternities might meet the definition of a gang (they achieve that level of criminality that sets them apart from everything else. Youth gang activities: a random sample of 3,394 high school students, obtained by the toronto youth. Gang violence: research indicates gang membership increases violent behaviour, even in cases where individuals displayed violent traits prior to becoming gang members, gang members are also more likely to become victims of serious violence.