1st Edition
Psychology of Gang Involvement
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives of Gang Membership
Chapter 1: A Case Study Examination of Gang Involvement Using a Unified Theory Framework
Sarah Frisby-Osman
Chapter 2: Bonds in Gangs: Understanding the Importance of Group Processes Within Street Gang Members’ Cognition
Katarina Mozova
Chapter 3: Gang Member Typologies and Levels of Embeddedness
Mark James
Part 2: Psychological Characteristics of Gang Members
Chapter 4: The Role of Trauma in the Developmental Trajectories of Gang-Involved Youth
Patricia K. Kerig & Lucybel Mendez
Chapter 5: Like a Moth to a Flame: Behavioral Disorders and Gangs
Matt DeLisi
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Adult Gang Involvement
Jane L. Wood
Part 3: Reducing Gang Involvement
Chapter7: Responding to Street Gangs and Street Gang Members: Integrating Public Health and Criminal Justice
Erika Gebo
Chapter 8. Preventing and reducing　gang　membership
Joanna Kubik & Paul Boxer
Chapter 9. Novel Approach to Gang Intervention: Applying the Good Lives Model
Jaimee S. Mallion
Biography
Jane L. Wood is Professor of Forensic Psychology, Registered and Chartered Forensic Psychologist in the Centre of Research and Education, School of Psychology, University of Kent, UK. She has published widely for the past 20 years on the psychology of both prison and street gang involvement.
Jaimee S. Mallion is Doctor of Forensic Psychology at London South Bank University. Her areas of interest are the formation, maintenance, disengagement, and mental health of street gang members, and offender rehabilitation. She focuses on applying the Good Lives Model as a framework for street gang intervention.
Sarah Frisby-Osman completed her doctorate in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent. Having worked with vulnerable youth since 2012, her research on gang-affiliated youth examines the interplay between gang membership and behavioral, emotional, and psychological factors. She currently works as Research Development Manager at the University of Sussex.
