"Caught in the web": Difficulties in gang desistance.

• Main Authors: Tan, Carolina., Tan, Seok Kian., Tan, Ying Ling.
• Other Authors: Ang Pei-Hui, Rebecca
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Deviant psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52639
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The presence of gangs poses a significant social problem due to their prevalence and the disproportionate contribution of gang members in crime and delinquency. Past research on gang desistance substantially covers the motivation for leaving gangs but limited research has been done to account for g...