TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Girls in gangs: exploring risk in a British youth context
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Auyong, Zenta E. Gomez
A1  - Smith, Sven
A1  - Ferguson, Christopher J.
SP  - 1698
EP  - 1717
VL  - 64
IS  - 13
N2  - The existing literature on gangs has largely focused on boys from the United States. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), this study investigated select individual, peer, and community risk factors that differentiate gang and nongang girls in the United Kingdom. We find that 48.3% of gang-involved youth were girls, and that gang girls commit more crime than nongang girls. Furthermore, girls who live in socially disorganized neighborhoods are more likely to be members of gangs. The current research suggests that focusing on girls' community environments may be beneficial to reducing gangs in the United Kingdom.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128718763130
ID  - ref1
ER  -