"The delinquent is a rogue male" stated by Wooden and Blazak in their book on delinquency. ... Specifically, delinquent behavior involves a range of activities far broader than those committed by the "stereotypical" street gang. ... One national study of youth aged 15-21, for example, noted that only 5% reported involvement in a serious assault, and only 6% reported having participated in a gang fight. ... With the concept of female gangs, Engler mentions two factors he felt accounted for the lower number of girl gangs: First, the social patterns for the behavior of girls, powerfully backe...

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These children are doing adult time for their crimes along side more than 5,000 adult male felons. Their crimes include murder, rape, robbery and various other serious offenses. ... These felonies include, but are not limited to the following: murder, rape, drive-bys, sodomy, carjacking, and several other serious felonies (Implementation Guidelines For Proposition 21, 2000). ... -Gang Car Jacking. ... -Gang Extortion. ...

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Most street gangs have their own unique style of communication. 3. ... Deviant behavior may range from violating relatively trivial norms, such as spitting in public, to actions that run counter to deeply held beliefs and values, such as murder or rape. ... When we think of crime, we usually think of interpersonal violence such as rape, assault, murder, or property crimes, such as burglary, theft, and robbery. ... Some crime is committed by individuals and some crime is committed by gangs. ... Gangs can be associated with subcultures that are in opposition to the prevailing culture. ...

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