Gang research has spanned nearly a century. In that time, we have learned that gang
membership increases the chances of involvement in homicide as a victim or offender. The …

This chapter examines the current state of knowledge on gang homicide in the United
States. In doing so, a discussion of the etiology and characteristics of gangs is presented …

Gang membership is a robust correlate of homicide offending and victimization, but little is
known about the association between gang status and various abnormal forms of homicide …

Although numerous studies examined the distinction between gang and non-gang
homicides, there is nonetheless a continued need for research in this domain. Specifically …

Gang members contribute disproportionately to homicide. This article examines gang
homicide during its peak in the mid-1990s in St. Louis, a city with high homicide rates and …

Previous jurisdictionally limited studies have found gang homicide to possess participant
and setting characteristics that are distinctive in comparison to nongang homicide. We tested …

Does gang‐related homicide direr sufficiently from nongang homicide to warrant specialized
law enforcement response? Both cross‐tabular and discriminant analyses of data from over …

Gang scholars have recently turned their attention to a unique and underdeveloped line of
inquiry: the victimization of gang members. However, the gang-victimization link remains …

There has long been debate on the appropriate method to collect valid and reliable data on
gang member involvement in crime and delinquency. In general, research in this area is …

One of the vexing problems of criminology is the search for valid and reliable measures of
offending and victimization. Gang research has been plagued by similar concerns. This …