Risk factors and offending behaviors of adolescent female gang members

SALLY-ANN ASHTON, Maria Ioannou

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Abstract

Using data from the Pathways to Desistance Study, this session will explore the psychological and environmental risk factors associated with female gang members in a sample of 28 participants with a mean age of 16.08 (range between 14 and 18 years of age). The presentation will also consider crime patterns of the sample, and the extent to which their offending differs from their non-gang affiliated counterparts. The session will inform those working with young women who are at risk of gang membership, mental health professionals, and those planning targeted interventions for female gang members.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2018
EventNational Gang Crime Research Center Annual Conference - Chicago, United States
Duration: 5 Aug 20188 Aug 2018

Conference

ConferenceNational Gang Crime Research Center Annual Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period5/08/188/08/18

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