This review provides an opportunity to assess the current state of gang research and
suggest directions for its future. There has been a dramatic increase in research on gangs …

Mapping of spatial hotspots, ie, regions with significantly higher rates of generating cases of
certain events (eg, disease or crime cases), is an important task in diverse societal domains …

Importance Every day in the United States, more than 200 people are murdered or assaulted
with a firearm. Little research has considered the role of interpersonal ties in the pathways …

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, Ninth Edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook
offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and …

The effects of gang membership on individual social, behavior, cognitive, and health
outcomes are well documented. Yet, research consistently has shown that gang …

Objectives. To test the hypothesis that violence among US adolescents spreads like a
contagious disease through social networks. Methods. Participants were a nationally …

The unequal spatial distribution of crime is an enduring feature of cities. While research
suggests that spatial diffusion processes heighten this concentration, the actual mechanisms …

Abstract Research Summary Gun violence was declared a “public health crisis” after
shootings increased in many US cities during the course of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The …

Despite attention to the role of gangs in urban gun violence, much remains to be learned
about the spatial distribution and consequences of residential gang membership. This study …

and that violent behavior is contagious and can be treated as a contagious process.
Relatively standard and highly effective health approaches to changing behaviors and …