Motives and methods for leaving the gang: Understanding the process of gang desistance

David C. Pyrooz and Scott H. Decker

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2011, vol. 39, issue 5, 417-425

Abstract: This study examined the process of leaving the gang. Gang membership was conceptualized in a life course framework and the motives for why and methods for how one leaves the gang were analyzed.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.07.001

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