CRIM 464 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1 & 3: Deindustrialization, Social Capital, Social Order
19 Sep 2017
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Spending a lot of group time outside home, work, and school. Often on streets, malls, parks, cars, etc. Refers to the group, which continues despite turnover of members. The eurogang def"n identity: durable, street-oriented, youth, illegal, identity. These components are the minimal necessary and sufficient elements to recognize a street gang. Other characteristics are common descriptors but not definers. Some include members in their 20s and even 30s. Average ages in adolescence or early 20s. Crim464 week 2: defining and studying gangs. Any durable, street-oriented youth group whose involvement in illegal activity is part of its group. Eg. leadership, cohesiveness, ethnicity, gender, clothing, tattoos, hand signs. Inevitable that orgs would substantially overestimate the number of gangs. 5 def"n set the stage for adopting the consensus eurogang def"n. 4 attempts concerned with specifying critical elements of informal groups. Establishment of a legal category of gangs. To enhance the ability of law enforcement to suppress gangs.
