Alleyne, E., & Wood, J. L. (2010). Gang involvement: psychological and behavioral characteristics of gang members, peripheral youth, and nongang youth. Aggressive Behavior, 36(July), 432–436.
The authors delve into the world of delinquent youths and seek to understand how the involvement of youths in gangs affects their interaction with the society. This article seeks to explain that while the differences between these groups of young people are evident, they have different degrees and understanding of pertinent issues in the community such as crime, authority, status, and morality. There is a distinct difference between youths involved in gangs, those that are not. The research is a primary material to explain the possibilities of having youths affiliated with gangs and having these gangs influencing their steps and ideologies. Similarly, the research indicates how students in various institutions can not only be involved with gangs, but they can also have a potential impact on
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While all the subjects, youth, are juvenile offenders, it becomes important to mention that the differences pointed out between the violent and non- violent youths are associative and interactive in nature. The nature of interactions that the youth has or possesses are centered around the association with gangs, youths who own guns, have attempted suicide and have had psychiatric medication and interventions. However, the major part of the interaction that perhaps is directly related to the main hypothesis is the association to parents and having the background of an entire home. The researcher theorizes that juvenile offenders who have had violent interactions against their parents, also have different approaches to interactions with gangs, the community, and their peers, as compared to those who have not perpetrated violence against their