The Initiation Process And Factors Associated With Adolescent Female Gang Membership

Author

Clara Saavedra

Graduation Semester and Year

2015

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Department

Criminology and Criminal Justice

First Advisor

John Rodriguez

Abstract

This study sought to address the numerous internal and external factors associated with gang membership among adolescent females as well as the various ways females are initiated into the gang subculture. Motivations and initiation rites were determined based on a series of audio-recorded focus group interviews conducted on 16 female gang members from the North Texas region. The purpose was to identify internal/external factors as well as initiation methods in order to develop programs to reduce or prevent female gang membership.

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

Saavedra, Clara, "The Initiation Process And Factors Associated With Adolescent Female Gang Membership" (2015). Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses. 30.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/crcj_theses/30