CRIM 3657 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Soltyrei, Neoliberalism, Risk Management
20 Sep 2017
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Required reading: minaker & hogeveen chapter 8. Young females and gangs: research and theory endocentric, not many good theories. Girls in gangs: summing up the research (bell 2010: 1. abandoned by their children"s fathers (the idea of belonging and identity, and/or after living in an abusive relationship (partners, family members etc dysfunctional family life, 2. Having a sibling, boyfriend or friend in a gang: 3. Source of support: mostly familial and emotional: they turn to gangs for emotional support not necessarily financial, 4. Girl gangs are attached to male gangs or mixed but male not dominated: girl gangs do engage in independent activity (not always dependant, the common threads and themes across gender and ethnic lines . Themes across gender and ethnic lines: 1. They provide a social outlet (the general research states that young women like to dance and sing while boys enjoy driving in cars: 2.
