Youth involvement in street gangs in California's Central Valley / Huan Gao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gao, Huan, Author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge studies in crime and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--California--Central Valley.

Gangs.

At-risk youth--California--Central Valley.

At-risk youth.

Juvenile delinquents--California--Central Valley.

Juvenile delinquents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Gangs in the Central Valley Community

1.1 Gangs in Agricultural Settings

1.1.1 Gang Studies in the Urban Context

1.1.2 Urban and Rural Nexus On Gangs Studies

1.1.3 The Current Study

1.2 Studying Gangs in the Central Valley

1.2.1 The Central Valley: An Agricultural Hub

1.2.2 Research Sites: Northern San Joaquin Valley

1.3 The Research Process

1.3.1 Recruiting Youth Participants

1.3.2 Conducting Interviews

1.3.3 Seeking Community Perceptions

1.3.4 Field Research

1.4 Field Relations

Notes

References

2 Family in the Ecological Context

2.1 Agricultural Communities in the Central Valley

2.1.1 Neighborhood Through the Eyes of Youths

2.1.2 Impacts of Crimes On Communities

2.2 Family Environment and Its Impact

2.2.1 Family Structure

2.2.2 Absence of Parents in Childhood

2.2.3 Who Were the Caregivers?

2.2.4 Financial Struggles and Family Relationships

2.3 Deviant Family Members

2.3.1 Deviant Parents and Siblings

2.3.2 Impacts of Deviant Family

2.3.3 Domestic Violence at Home

2.3.4 Child Welfare and Child Protection

2.4 Conclusion

3 Getting Into Trouble in School

3.1 Motivation for School

3.1.1 Attitudes Toward School

3.1.2 Lack of Motivation for School

3.1.3 Impact of Mental Health Issues

3.1.4 Impact of Teacher-Student Relationship

3.2 Ditching Class

3.3 More Troubles in School

3.3.1 Handling Personal Stress

3.3.2 Impacts of Substance Abuse

3.3.3 Reasons for Fighting in School

3.3.4 Gang-Related Fights

3.4 Schooling and Teen Parents

3.5 From Suspension to Expulsion

3.6 From Alternative School to Dropping Out.

3.6.1 Attending Alternative School

3.6.2 Dropping Out

3.7 Conclusion

4 Immersion Into Gangland

4.1 Gang Affiliation in a Neighborhood Context

4.1.1 Distribution of Gangs in the Central Valley

4.1.2 Gangs in the Neighborhood

4.1.3 Socialization-Friends Network

4.2 Youth Gang Affiliation

4.2.1 Pathways Into Gangs

4.2.2 Causes for Gangs

4.2.3 Gang Affiliation

4.3 Organizational Structures of Gangs

4.3.1 Characteristics of Gangs

4.3.2 Gang Structure: A Changing Paradigm

4.3.3 Communication, Functions, and Codes

4.3.4 Females in the Gangs

4.4 Jumped Into the 'Hood

4.4.1 Jump-In, Blood-In, Or Blessed-In

4.4.2 Execution of Jump-In

4.4.3 Perceived Changes

4.5 Representing the Gang-Changing Perspectives

4.6 Conclusion

5 Gangs and Crime in Rural Counties

5.1 Gangs and Violence in Perspective

5.1.1 Root Causes of Violence

5.1.2 Gangs and Chains of Command

5.1.3 Rules and Disciplinary Punishment

5.1.4 Gun Availability

5.1.5 Triggers of Violence

5.2 Gangs and Street Violence

5.2.1 Gun and Weapon Usage in Violence

5.2.2 Streets as Battlegrounds

5.2.3 Street Robbery

5.3 Gangs and Drug Trafficking

5.3.1 Large-Scale Trafficking Beyond the Valley

5.3.2 Local Drug Sales

5.4 Gangs and Property Crime

5.4.1 Home Invasion

5.4.2 Auto Theft

5.5 Conclusion

6 Juvenile Hall: A Revolving Door

6.1 Contacts With the Police

6.2 Moving Into the Judicial Process

6.2.1 The Power of the District Attorney

6.2.2 Impact of Direct Files

6.3 Cases in Juvenile Court

6.4 The Cycle of Juvenile Probation

6.4.1 Running Away and Program Failure

6.4.2 Continued Warship and Confinement

6.5 Effectiveness of the Placement Program

6.6 Is Juvenile Hall Merely Daycare?.

6.6.1 Experience With Juvenile Hall

6.6.2 Juvenile Hall-Related Stress

6.6.3 Violence in Juvenile Hall

6.6.4 How Youths View Juvenile Hall Staff

6.7 Gangs and Challenges in the Community Context

6.8 Would You Do It Again?

6.9 Leaving the Gang

6.10 Conclusion

7 Conclusion

7.1 Role of the Community

7.2 Community Reality: Obstacles to Participation

7.3 The Role of the Police in Rural Counties: At the Frontline

7.4 Family, School, Early Parenthood, and Repeated Confinement

7.5 Lessons From Community-Based Program

7.6 The Future: A Community in Transition

7.7 Final Thoughts

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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