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Psychology of Gang Involvement (Paperback)
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Psychology of Gang Involvement (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Criminal Behaviour
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Psychology of Gang Involvement expands existing knowledge by
applying psychological knowledge to gangs, including how gang
members think, their mental and emotional well-being, and their
perceptions of gang involvement, as well as issues relating to gang
prevention and intervention strategies. This book offers readers a
clearer understanding of the important role that social
psychological processes play in the formation and maintenance of
gangs and gang membership. It will enhance readers' understanding
of gang members' social cognition, emotional intelligence,
well-being, and mental health, as well as how these factors
potentially promote and sustain individual gang involvement.
Readers will discover also how these important psychological
characteristics vary according to an individual's commitment to a
gang. Organized in three sections, the first focuses on issues
relevant to theoretical perspectives of gang involvement. Chapters
include detailed examinations of a gang member's experiences and
the implications of these for theoretical development, and
considerations of the importance of social and psychological issues
such as group processes and levels of commitment to gang membership
to, understand and explain involvement in gangs. The second section
centers on issues such as adverse childhood experiences and trauma,
and examines their links to male and female gang membership as
potential risk factors and outcomes of gang involvement. The
section concludes by contemplating how the mental health, traumatic
experiences, and involvement in violence compares between gang
members and other violent men in adulthood. The final section
considers current responses to gang membership by evaluating
individual and group-based approaches to gang prevention and
intervention strategies, and concludes with a theoretical
conceptualization of how a strengths-based approach could work to
reduce gang involvement. This book will be a useful text for a wide
range of readers interested in, or working with gang members,
including academics and students, practitioners, youth workers,
clinicians, and criminal justice agents.
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