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Estimating the effect of gang membership on nonviolent and violent delinquency: a counterfactual analysis.
Aggress Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec; 36(6):437-51.AB

Abstract

This study reconsiders the well-known link between gang membership and criminal involvement. Recently developed analytical techniques enabled the approximation of an experimental design to determine whether gang members, after being matched with similarly situated nongang members, exhibited greater involvement in nonviolent and violent delinquency. Findings indicated that while gang membership is a function of self-selection, selection effects alone do not account for the greater involvement in delinquency exhibited by gang members. After propensity score matching was employed, gang members maintained a greater involvement in both nonviolent and violent delinquency when measured cross-sectionally, but only violent delinquency when measured longitudinally. Additional analyses using inverse probability of treatment weights reaffirmed these conclusions.

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Barnes JC
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA. jcbarnes@utdallas.edu
Beaver KM
No affiliation info available
Miller JM
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAggressionChildCrime VictimsFemaleHumansJuvenile DelinquencyLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, StatisticalPeer GroupPropensity ScoreUnited StatesViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20718001

Citation

Barnes, J C., et al. "Estimating the Effect of Gang Membership On Nonviolent and Violent Delinquency: a Counterfactual Analysis." Aggressive Behavior, vol. 36, no. 6, 2010, pp. 437-51.
Barnes JC, Beaver KM, Miller JM. Estimating the effect of gang membership on nonviolent and violent delinquency: a counterfactual analysis. Aggress Behav. 2010;36(6):437-51.
Barnes, J. C., Beaver, K. M., & Miller, J. M. (2010). Estimating the effect of gang membership on nonviolent and violent delinquency: a counterfactual analysis. Aggressive Behavior, 36(6), 437-51. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.20359
Barnes JC, Beaver KM, Miller JM. Estimating the Effect of Gang Membership On Nonviolent and Violent Delinquency: a Counterfactual Analysis. Aggress Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec;36(6):437-51. PubMed PMID: 20718001.
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