Gender differences in gang participation in the English-speaking Caribbean: an assessment of mode of entry, criminal involvement, victimization and disengagement

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Lidia E. Nuño Veronica M. Herrera Charles M. Katz a School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USAb Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice, California State University, Fullerton, California, USAc Watts Endowed Family Chair, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Director, Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USALidia E. Nuño is an Associate Professor at the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University and the Director of the Social Equity Research and Policy Lab. Her research focuses on immigration, gangs, and policing.Veronica M. Herrera is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at California State University, Fullerton and the Co-Director of the Social Equity Research and Policy Lab. Her research focuses on the impact of exposure to family and community violence on youth risk behavior, the victimization of vulnerable populations, including women and immigrants, and labor trafficking.Charles M. Katz is the Watts Endowed Family Chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University. His research focuses on policing, gangs, and comparative criminology.

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