Gang Graffiti, Group Process, and Gang Violence

ConclusionsFindings suggest gang graffiti provides clear clues about local “staging grounds,” where gang status is on the line and violence is expected and easily provoked. Thus, while gangs increasingly are dissing rivals and airing beefs through music (e.g., “diss tracks”) and in cyberspace, many still occupy and defend turf and write graffiti that communicates t hreats to other gangs and feeds into group processes associated with violence escalation and contagion.

Source: Journal of Quantitative Criminology - March 11, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research