To reply to this question and after the reading for this week, I do believe that the structure within the gang plays important role in delinquency involvement and violent behavior of its members. There are several explanations for this. Researchers affirms that there are “the influence of group processes on delinquency ' ( Spindler and Bouchard_2011) which is important while understanding the gang involvement of its members. And that the “variations in organization (...) should be associated to variations in delinquency. (Bouchard and Spindler_2010 ) And that the “ most criminally involved gang members (...) are most likely to be found in structured gangs.”
( Spindler and Bouchard_2011)
To my extent, that mean that more strong is the structure of the organization, in our case of the gang, more involved and engaged …show more content…
According to the research of Papachristos (2009 ) “one-neighborhood or one-gang” approach, there are the “variation in violent acts under different neighborhood conditions.” (Papachristos_2009 )
Conclusion: All this can explain that some of the neighborhood are to offer more compared to the others, on the plan of criminal activities, and that some gangs are more structured, based on their positioning and physical location as well. Which mean for me that there is a direct connection between the structure of gang and the involvement into the gang activities including more violent behavior by its members. Like stated by researchers :” the better organized the gang is for crime, the more productive its members will be.” (Bouchard and Spindler_2010 ) I also believe that the poverty and family unsatisfaction isn 't the only reason of the decision to join a gang and are not the unique explanation of strong gang involvement. For some members, the reason to join and maintain the high level of involvement can be explained by the “family
( Spindler and Bouchard_2011)
To my extent, that mean that more strong is the structure of the organization, in our case of the gang, more involved and engaged …show more content…
According to the research of Papachristos (2009 ) “one-neighborhood or one-gang” approach, there are the “variation in violent acts under different neighborhood conditions.” (Papachristos_2009 )
Conclusion: All this can explain that some of the neighborhood are to offer more compared to the others, on the plan of criminal activities, and that some gangs are more structured, based on their positioning and physical location as well. Which mean for me that there is a direct connection between the structure of gang and the involvement into the gang activities including more violent behavior by its members. Like stated by researchers :” the better organized the gang is for crime, the more productive its members will be.” (Bouchard and Spindler_2010 ) I also believe that the poverty and family unsatisfaction isn 't the only reason of the decision to join a gang and are not the unique explanation of strong gang involvement. For some members, the reason to join and maintain the high level of involvement can be explained by the “family