- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The correlation between child maltreatment and gang affiliation in metro Atlanta, 2012
- Creator:
- Washington, Gerri I.
- Date of Original:
- 2012-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This is a descriptive study of the relationship between exposure to childhood maltreatment and its impact on gang affiliation. It examines the relationship between child maltreatment and gang affiliation to assess if child maltreatment is a risk factor for gang membership. The results of the study suggest that there is a statistically significant relationship between childhood maltreatment, specifically neglect, and gang affiliation. This study and others like it can assist professionals such as social workers and law enforcement officials in providing prevention, intervention and other services to youth at risk of joining a gang and current gang members.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2012_washington_gerri_i
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
