Before to understand this question and make a reply to it, it’s important to define what is gang structure and what the structured gang can be?
M. Bouchard, A. Spindler (2010) “defined a “structured gang” as one that was large in size (50+ members), whose members self- designated the gang as “organized”, and which had at least three organizational characteristics (e.g., name, established leader, meetings, specific clothing or territory)”
I think that member place in the gang is directly correlated with the activities which gang execute. Because ‘‘gangs pattern themselves in stable and recognizable forms’’ (Andrea Spindler and Martin Bouchard, 2011) There is no way to be a part of gang for its members and do not follow on its established …show more content…
More violence concerned the gang activities are, more its members will be influenced by organizational structure and will produce higher level of violence and will be engaged in more delinquents acts.
Like stated by M. Bouchard, A. Spindler (2010) “ If organization facilitates crime, then higher scores on an organization scale should be associated with higher levels of delinquency”
Same way, less violent will be the organization, less will be its members.
There is also important the degree of involvement of each member into the organization. If the organization has a strong structure with the established stricter rules, it`s likely than its members will be obliged to follow on these rules. And in case this well-structured and maintained organization is engaged in violent activities, its members will automatically follow it. Otherwise they won’t be accepted inside of the …show more content…
It’s appear to be not easy to became a member of gang, and one must to fulfill the expectations of the recruiter. Where, all the qualities, like prior violent behavior, conflict engagements, etc all are taken into the account The past of the future gang member “may reveal behavioral tendencies “ (Andrea Spindler and Martin Bouchard, 2011) expected by the
M. Bouchard, A. Spindler (2010) “defined a “structured gang” as one that was large in size (50+ members), whose members self- designated the gang as “organized”, and which had at least three organizational characteristics (e.g., name, established leader, meetings, specific clothing or territory)”
I think that member place in the gang is directly correlated with the activities which gang execute. Because ‘‘gangs pattern themselves in stable and recognizable forms’’ (Andrea Spindler and Martin Bouchard, 2011) There is no way to be a part of gang for its members and do not follow on its established …show more content…
More violence concerned the gang activities are, more its members will be influenced by organizational structure and will produce higher level of violence and will be engaged in more delinquents acts.
Like stated by M. Bouchard, A. Spindler (2010) “ If organization facilitates crime, then higher scores on an organization scale should be associated with higher levels of delinquency”
Same way, less violent will be the organization, less will be its members.
There is also important the degree of involvement of each member into the organization. If the organization has a strong structure with the established stricter rules, it`s likely than its members will be obliged to follow on these rules. And in case this well-structured and maintained organization is engaged in violent activities, its members will automatically follow it. Otherwise they won’t be accepted inside of the …show more content…
It’s appear to be not easy to became a member of gang, and one must to fulfill the expectations of the recruiter. Where, all the qualities, like prior violent behavior, conflict engagements, etc all are taken into the account The past of the future gang member “may reveal behavioral tendencies “ (Andrea Spindler and Martin Bouchard, 2011) expected by the