NCJ Number
167216
Journal
Journal of Crime and Justice Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Dated: (1996) Pages: 113-128
Date Published
1996
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Factors that influence gang affiliation among Asian-American high school students were examined using data from the first National Survey of Asian American High School Students sponsored by the National Gang Crime Research Center in 1992.
Abstract
The analysis used the social developmental model, a newly integrated approach that has been used to test white, black, and Hispanic gang groups. The participants were 358 Asian-American high school students from 20 cities in five regions of the country. The data were analyzed by means of multiple regression analysis. Results strongly suggested that factors influencing Asian gang affiliation are similar to those for other ethnic gang groups. Thus, the directional social bond, personality, cognitive skills, and social environmental factors were the adequate indicators for gang affiliation among Asian American high school students. Tables, appended methodological information, and 25 references (Author abstract modified)