It was once presumed that costs of Internet adoption were too great for gang members to absorb. They lacked the financial resources to access the Internet or the technological know …
MM Urbanik - Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Criminologists have become increasingly interested in how social media affects inter-gang dynamics. The posturing and provocation characteristic of gang members' social media …
In the twenty-first century, the traditional conformation of gangs has been altered for several reasons. The present global economic situation changed the context of gangs, and as a …
J Johnson, N Schell-Busey - Journal of Qualitative Criminal …, 2016 - assets.pubpub.org
The Internet is changing society, including criminal behavior. It has been shown that gangs are active online, but it is unclear how gangs are using the Internet. Most studies seem to …
Twenty years ago, a group of researchers founded the “Eurogang Program of Research,” a loosely knit network of researchers and policymakers concerned with gangs and …
This chapter focuses on one of the challenges in particular, namely, the links between gang- related activity in the virtual world and gang-related violence in the real world. It takes a …
J Leverso, Y Hsiao - Journal of research in crime and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study examines gang group processes on the digital street to understand if gang processes in the online environment mimic those on geographic street corners …
J Pawelz, P Elvers - Journal of contemporary criminal justice, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Social media and music are fundamental components of everyday life for today's youth. The uses and functions of social media and music provide valuable insights for a better …
The Internet has opened up new opportunities for crime and deviance. Although there is growing interest in gang activity on the web, there is a lack of systematic and comparative …