CRIM 101 Lecture 11: Criminology 101-lecture 11

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

In his 1927 definition, thrasher did not include criminality as an essential criterion for designation as a gang: some contemporary scholars have argued that the absence of criminality makes the definition of a gang too broad . Longitudinal studies suggest that rates of violent victimization rise significantly during periods of gang involvement and decline once gang involvement ends . Gang violence cont: although violent crime rates in canada have dropped over the past 20 years, violent crime has become more concentrated in the 12 year-old to 24 year-old age group. Violent offending and victimization has also become more concentrated among young, minority males who reside in canada"s poorest communities : firearms are becoming more prevalent, while more violent incidents are taking place in public settings. Demographics: according to 209 qualitative (face-to-face) interviews conducted by the toronto. Black origin: 37% of gang members in british columbia were of asian origin (but 46% of gangs in.