According to Merriam-Webster, group dynamics is, "the interacting forces within a small human group". Essentially, it's how individuals within a group interact with one another. Group dynamics can influence criminal behavior through the use of peer pressure as well as the "monkey see monkey do" concept which essentially states individuals learn by observing others. One article I found that explained group dynamics the best was an online police magazine that stated, "Sociologists believe that a gang will take on the morals, or lack of morals, of the worst members and often exceed that lack of morals. This behavior often manifests itself in most or all of the gang's members, especially when they are together. This behavior can be explained as
