@article{ref1,
title="The Response of Gang Leaders to Status Threats: An Observation on Group Process and Delinquent Behavior",
journal="American journal of sociology",
year="1963",
author="Strodtbeck, Fred L. and Short, James F.",
volume="68",
number="5",
pages="571-578",
abstract="For the explanation of aggressive episodes, group process is seen as an important adjunct both to subcultural and individualistic theories of gang delinquency. Gang leaders are observed to precipitate acts of aggression that are directed outside their group when their status is threatened. This is believed to arise because the leaders' control of internal resources is limited. It also requires the support of aggressive norms within the group for such behavior is not appropriate in a group with &quot;retreatist&quot; norms. The interpretation is based upon instances drawn from observations of a dozen Chicago gangs over a three-year period. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Sociology, 1963. Copyright © 1963 by The University of Chicago Press)TheoryGang SubcultureGroup SubcultureGang LeadershipJuvenile CrimeJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile GangJuvenile OffenderGroup Dynamics07-02<p />",
language="en",
issn="0002-9602",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}