Gang Membership and Mental Health During the Transition to Adulthood

ConclusionsTo understand more comprehensively both the short- and long-term consequences of gang joining, scholars of crime and justice must expand their focus to include mental health —not solely as a predictor of group offending but also as its consequence. Future studies should also consider mental health in the context of gang desistance.
Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - Category: Criminology Source Type: research