The Criminologists' Gang

By J. Katz, Curtis Jackson‐Jacobs. 2007

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‘Going viral’ and ‘Going country’: the expressive and instrumental activities of street gangs on social media (2017, background): “Some see this as derived from crime control agents (e.g. Fraser and Atkinson 2014; Ralphs, Medina, and Aldridge 2009), others as a consequence of ‘gang’ research itself (e.g. Hallsworth and Young 2008; see also, Katz and Jackson-Jacobs 2004).”
What Do We Know About Gangs and Gang Members and Where Do We Go From Here? (2013, background): “Some suggest (Katz & Jackson-Jacobs, 2004; Sullivan, 2005) that the interest in gangs has grown faster than have gangs themselves, and that the measurement of gang concepts is flawed.”
Studying Youth Gangs (2005, background): “The lack of comparative research has stymied theoretical development (J. Katz & Jackson-Jacobs, 2004).”
On the Validity and Reliability of Gang Homicide: A Comparison of Disparate Sources (2010, background): “These arguments have been presented on political, conceptual, and empirical grounds, but mostly the debate centers on the lack of conceptual clarity in the definition of the concept of gang (Hagedorn, 2007; Hallsworth & Young, 2008; Katz & Jackson-Jacobs, 2003; Sullivan, 2006).”