Title: Female Gang Members: The Social Dynamics of Female Involvement in Gang Culture - Soapboxie
Headings: Female Gang Members: The Social Dynamics of Female Involvement in Gang Culture
Female Gang Members: The Social Dynamics of Female Involvement in Gang Culture
The Importance of Studying Females in Gangs
Photo of Female Gang Members
Female Gang Involvement
Women in Male Gangs Have More Minor Roles
Reasons For Joining A Gang
Some Statistics
Females and Violence
The Victimization of Gang Members
Conclusion
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Content: Even though there are fewer female gang members in comparison to males, there is a high percentage of incarcerated female belonging to gangs, and arrest rates for young women has increased at a much faster pace than for males not affiliated with gangs for charges involving violence (Vigil, 2003). pinterest-pin-it
Females in independent gangs deal with violent situations, usually in association with selling drugs, with girls in other gangs, and boyfriends. Female gang members involved in the selling of drugs implement precautionary measures to avoid violence by traveling in large numbers, by avoiding streets in the late evening when males dominate the streets, by selling indoors and through car windows, and by carrying weapons (Hunt & Laidler, 1997). It's been found that female gangs competed with other female gangs over men and turf. Some of the highest rates of conflict between female gang members deal with females fighting over territory, both geographical and in the form of boyfriends or husbands. Female gang members also suffer from conflict within their relationships with males with significant levels of violence occurring within romantic relationships. Female gang members tend to end up in and out of abusive relationships and most females describe boyfriends as possessive, controlling, and violent. This is a contrast to female relationships with other female group members who rarely fight with one another due to group reliance and dependence on one another. Female gang members usually take care of one another when in relationships with abusive males and defend other females during male acts of violence on members (Hunt & Laidler, 1997). The Victimization of Gang Members
Female gang members affiliated with male gangs are also at risk of being victims of violent acts by males in rival gangs.