Predictive Value of Race and Gender on Gang Attitudes Among Young Adults

Moneque Walker-Pickett; Katrina A. Homer-Darg

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Predictive Value of Race and Gender on Gang Attitudes Among Young Adults

Moneque Walker-Pickett, Katrina A. Homer-Darg

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 2, Issue 6)

Received: 25 August 2016 Accepted: 16 October 2017 Published: 22 December 2017

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Abstract

While much research has been done on gangs in general, little research exists that has examined the predictors of attitudes toward gangs held by young adult women in micropolitan communities. The researchers conducted a predictive correlational research study to determine the significant predictors of attitudes toward gangs held by small-metropolitan community young adults between the ages of eighteen and 25. Through survey sampling, the researchers found that gender was a significant predictor of attitudes toward gangs within this sample population, and race was also a significant predictor of attitudes. Recommendations for gang prevention and reduction measures are suggested along with recommendations for future research examining attitudes toward gangs.

Published in	International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijecs.20170206.17
Page(s)	203-207
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Gangs, Gang Research, Gang Studies, Gang Attitudes, Gender, Race, Young Adult, Youth

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Moneque Walker-Pickett

Department of Criminal Justice, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, USA
Katrina A. Homer-Darg

Department of Criminal Justice, American Inter Continental University, Schaumburg, USA

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Moneque Walker-Pickett; Katrina A. Homer-Darg. Predictive Value of Race and Gender on Gang Attitudes Among Young Adults. Int. J. Educ. Cult. Soc. 2017, 2(6), 203-207. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20170206.17

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Moneque Walker-Pickett, Katrina A. Homer-Darg. Predictive Value of Race and Gender on Gang Attitudes Among Young Adults. Int J Educ Cult Soc. 2017;2(6):203-207. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20170206.17

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