Sociology 2267A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Complex Instruction Set Computing, Biopsychosocial Model
30 Dec 2020
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Sociology 2267 (650), week 4: lesson 7 - Learning objectives: present an overview of the study of youth gangs, examine internalized and externalized patterns of violence for gang-involved youth, review canadian judicial responses to gang crimes, outline biopsychosocial explanations of gang involvement. Introduction: to understand and address youth involvement in gangs, we must examine pathways into and out of gang life, qualitative research provides an excellent opportunity to hear the voices of young gang members. Gang-involved youth are not "born bad"; they are trained by violent and unhealthy adults to engage in violent offending. Overview of gang research in canada: how many are there, difficult to find accurate data on the actual number of gangs in canada; police- based estimates are likely inflated. Lack of academic research focusing on prevalence across the country. Few interprovincial/transitional gangs that are criminally sophisticated and highly organized.
