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Carl S. Taylor

In: Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs

Chapter 4: Youth Gangs and Community Violence

Edited by: Richard M. Lerner, Francine Jacobs & Donald Wertlieb

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452233642.n25

Subject: Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general), Theories of Development

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Taylor, C. (2003). Youth gangs and community violence. In R. M. LernerF. Jacobs & D. Wertlieb Handbook of applied developmental science: Promoting positive child, adolescent, and family development through research, policies, and programs (Vol. 4, pp. 65-80). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781452233642.n25

Taylor, Carl S. "Youth Gangs and Community Violence." In Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs, 65-80. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. doi: 10.4135/9781452233642.n25.

Taylor, C 2003, 'Youth gangs and community violence', in Handbook of applied developmental science: promoting positive child, adolescent, and family development through research, policies, and programs, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 65-80, viewed 13 December 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781452233642.n25.

Taylor, Carl S. "Youth Gangs and Community Violence." Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs. Richard M. LernerFrancine Jacobs and Donald Wertlieb. Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. 65-80. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 13 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781452233642.n25.

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Youth gangs are not a modern phenomenon. They have been a part of the American culture since the 18th century (Sante, 1991; Sheldon, 1898). Researchers traditionally have identified poverty as a common bond among members of youth gangs (Cohen, 1960; Curry & Spergel, 1992; Miller, 1958; Moore, 1978; ...

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Chapter 1: Historical and Theoretical Bases of Applied Developmental Science
Chapter 2: Neural Development and Lifelong Plasticity
Chapter 3: Processes of Risk and Resilience during Adolescence: Stress, Coping, and Stress Reactivity
Chapter 4: The Origins and Ends of Giftedness
Chapter 5: Gender and Sexual Identity
Chapter 6: Identity, Self, and Peers in Context: A Culturally Sensitive, Developmental Framework for Analysis
Chapter 7: Racial Identity and Racial Socialization as Aspects of Adolescents' Identity Development
Chapter 8: Rediscovering the Importance of Religion in Adolescent Development
Chapter 9: Positive Parenting and Positive Development in Children
Chapter 10: Promoting Child Adjustment by Fostering Positive Paternal Involvement
Chapter 11: Ethnotheories of Parenting: At the Interface between Culture and Child Development
Chapter 12: The Development of Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families: Implications for Policies and Programs
Chapter 13: Children, Families, and Work: Research Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs
Chapter 14: Families and Ethnicity
Chapter 15: Family Functioning and Child Development: The Case of Divorce
Chapter 16: Public Investments in Child Care Quality: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities
Chapter 17: Developmental Strengths and Their Sources: Implications for the Study and Practice of Community Building
Chapter 18: Bringing in a New Era in the Field of Youth Development
Chapter 19: Strategic Frame Analysis and Youth Development: How Communications Research Engages the Public
Chapter 20: Child and Youth Well-Being: The Social Indicators Field
Chapter 21: The American Tradition of Community Development: Implications for Guiding Community Engagement in Youth Development
Chapter 1: Learning from Policy and Practice: A View of the Issues
Chapter 2: Internalizing and Externalizing Problems
Chapter 3: Understanding Children's Responses to Marital Conflict: A Family Systems Model
Chapter 4: Youth Gangs and Community Violence
Chapter 5: Child Poverty in the United States: An Evidence-Based Conceptual Framework for Programs and Policies
Chapter 6: Beyond the Body Count: Moderating the Effects of War on Children's Long-Term Adaptation
Chapter 7: Early Intervention and Family Support Programs
Chapter 8: What is a Youth Development Program? Identification of Defining Principles
Chapter 9: Relationship-Based Interventions: The Impact of Mentoring and Apprenticeship on Youth Development
Chapter 10: Positive Youth Development: A Strategy for Improving Adolescent Health
Chapter 11: Implications of Research on Play and Interpersonal Development for the Study and Delivery of Child Psychotherapy
Chapter 12: How Cities Can Improve Children's Outcomes: The Case of ReadBoston
Chapter 13: Reforming Education: Developing 21st-Century Community Schools
Chapter 14: Schools and Family Services: Impacts and Implications for Families, Family Service Providers, and School Personnel
Chapter 15: Back to Basics: Building an Early Care and Education System
Chapter 16: Public Health Strategies to Promote Healthy Children, Youth, and Families
Chapter 17: Child Welfare: Controversies and Possibilities
Chapter 18: Welfare Reform: Effects of TANF on Family Well-Being
Chapter 19: Juvenile Justice and Positive Youth Development
Chapter 20: Housing: The Foundation of Family Life
Chapter 21: The Role of Federal and State Governments in Child and Family Issues: An Analysis of Three Policy Areas
Chapter 22: Youth Leadership for Development: Civic Activism as a Component of Youth Development Programming and a Strategy for Strengthening Civil Society
Chapter 23: Shared Leadership with Families: Social Inclusion as a Core Strategy of Family Support
Chapter 24: The Politics of Children's Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing a Children's Agenda in the Political Arena
Chapter 25: Exploring Youth Policy in the United States: Options for Progress
Chapter 1: Enhancing Civil Society Through Youth Development: A View of the Issues
Chapter 2: National Youth Organizations in the United States: Contributions to Civil Society
Chapter 3: Collaborations and Coalitions for Positive Youth Development
Chapter 4: An Alliance for Youth Development: Second-Generation Models of Intersectoral Partnering
Chapter 5: Seeing beyond the Crisis: What International Relief Organizations are Learning from Community-Based Child-Rearing Practices
Chapter 6: The Role of NGOs in the Protection of and Assistance to Children in Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters
Chapter 7: International Poverty Movements and Organizations as Spaces of Freedom for Child, Adolescent, and Family Development: The Example of the Fourth World Movement
Chapter 8: Health and Disability: The Role of the World Health Organization and other United Nations Organizations in Child, Adolescent, and Family Development 1
Chapter 9: Quality of Life in Children
Chapter 10: Childhood Disability in Sociocultural and Historical Context: Evolving Social Policies and Practices
Chapter 11: Culture, Child Development Research, and Early Childhood Education: Rethinking the Relationship
Chapter 12: Investing in Children Promotes Poverty Reduction, Social Justice, and Economic Growth: The Challenge for Asia
Chapter 13: Promoting the Development of the ASEAN Child: Issues and Challenges
Chapter 14: The Role of Participation, Positive Youth Development, and Social Entrepreneurship in Ensuring Successful Programmes in Australia: Replicating Good Practice without Compromising Quality
Chapter 15: Nongovernment Organizations in Canada Promoting Youth Development: Opportunities for Teens, Communities, and Developmental Scientists
Chapter 16: Positive Youth Development in the Context of National Development: The Emerging Youth Agenda of the Dominican Republic 1
Chapter 17: European Youth Development and Policy: The Role of NGOs and Public Authority in the Making of the European Citizen
Chapter 18: Philanthropy, Science, and Social Change: Corporate and Operating Foundations as Engines of Applied Developmental Science
Chapter 19: Private Foundation Support of Youth Development
Chapter 20: Crossing the Generational Divide: Community Foundations Engaging Youth in Grantmaking, Service, and Leadership
Chapter 21: A “Renaissance in Philanthropy”: The Future of Private Foundations and Their Service to Children, Youth, Families, and Their Communities
Chapter 22: Islamic Arabic Youth and Family Development: An Example from Kuwait
Chapter 23: Youth Development Through Youth Ministry: A Renewed Emphasis of the Catholic Church
Chapter 24: Jewish Youth and Family Development Programs
Chapter 25: Building Strengths, Deepening Faith: Understanding and Enhancing Youth Development in Protestant Congregations
Chapter 26: Making Room at the Table for Everyone: Interfaith Engagement in Positive Child and Adolescent Development
Chapter 1: University Engagement and Outreach: A View of the Issues
Chapter 2: Changing Campus Culture
Chapter 3: Religiously Affiliated Colleges and Universities
Chapter 4: Liberal Arts Institutions and Child, Family, and Community Development
Chapter 5: Promoting Regional Collaborations: The Role of the Comprehensive Regional University
Chapter 6: The Tufts University College of Citizenship and Public Service: An Infusion Approach to Education for Active Citizenship
Chapter 7: Can Private Colleges Be Good Citizens? One President's Response
Chapter 8: Multi-University Coalitions
Chapter 9: Historically Black Universities: Making a Difference in Our Communities
Chapter 10: Revitalizing K–12 Schools: The Case for Service-Learning
Chapter 11: Promoting Positive Development with Human Development and Family Studies: The Ecological Perspective
Chapter 12: Early-Childhood Education
Chapter 13: The Role of Positive Psychology in Child, Adolescent, and Family Development
Chapter 14: Classification of Positive Traits
Chapter 15: Promoting a Life Worth Living: Human Development from the Vantage Points of Mental Illness and Mental Health
Chapter 16: Reform of Science Education: A Curriculum
Chapter 17: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Positive Youth Development Research
Chapter 18: Family and Consumer Sciences: A Holistic Approach Stretching to the Future
Chapter 19: The Role of Nurses in Enhancing Adolescent Development: A Comprehensive Approach
Chapter 20: A Public Health Approach to Child and Youth Well-Being: Envisioning a Global Alliance
Chapter 21: Promoting Positive Development in Children, Youth, and Families: A Social Work Cultural-Practice Perspective
Chapter 22: Including Law in the Mix: The Role of Law, Lawyers, and Legal Training in Child Advocacy
Chapter 23: Participant Consultation: Ethical Insights into Parental Permission and Confidentiality Procedures for Policy-Relevant Research with Youth

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