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The Residue of Imprisonment: Prisoner Reentry and Carceral Gang Spillover by Pyrooz, David C.

“…What happens to the gang ties of people when they leave prison and return to the community? There is much speculation but little empirical research concerning…”
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Gang Membership Between Ages 5 and 17 Years in the United States by Pyrooz, David C., Ph.D, Sweeten, Gary, Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose This study determined the frequency, prevalence, and turnover in gang membership between ages 5 and 17 years in the United States. Methods…”
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Survey research with gang and non-gang members in prison: operational lessons from the LoneStar Project by Mitchell, Meghan M., McCullough, Kallee, Wu, Jun, Pyrooz, David C., Decker, Scott H.

“…Prisons have been described as the final frontier for research on gangs and gang members. Criminological research in prisons is rare due to restricted access…”
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The imprisonment-extremism nexus: Continuity and change in activism and radicalism intentions in a longitudinal study of prisoner reentry by Decker, Scott H, Pyrooz, David C

“…There is considerable speculation that prisons are a breeding ground for radicalization. These concerns take on added significance in the era of mass…”
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Look Who’s Talking: The Snitching Paradox in a Representative Sample of Prisoners by Pyrooz, David C, Mitchell, Meghan M, Moule, Richard K, Decker, Scott H

“…Abstract Snitching refers to conveying inside and potentially incriminating information about others to authorities. In contrast to prior criminological…”
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"From Your First Cigarette to Your Last Dyin' Day": The Patterning of Gang Membership in the Life-Course by Pyrooz, David C.

“…Objective Motivated by the reorientation of gang membership into a life-course framework and concerns about distinct populations of juvenile and adult gang…”
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Reforming solitary confinement: the development, implementation, and processes of a restrictive housing step down reentry program in Oregon by Labrecque, Ryan M., Tostlebe, Jennifer J., Useem, Bert, Pyrooz, David C.

“…Background Over the past decade there have been numerous and impassioned calls to reform the practice of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. This article…”
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Leaving the gang is good for your health: A stress process perspective on disengagement from gangs by Leverso, John, Schleifer, Cyrus, Pyrooz, David C.

“…During the last decade, health criminology—the study of health outcomes for justice‐involved individuals and their families—has gained traction in the field…”
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From Colors and Guns to Caps and Gowns? The Effects of Gang Membership on Educational Attainment by Pyrooz, David C.

“…Objectives: This study examined the effects of adolescent gang membership on educational attainment over a 12-year period. A broader conceptualization of gang…”
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CONSEQUENCES OF INCARCERATION FOR GANG MEMBERSHIP: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SERIOUS OFFENDERS IN PHILADELPHIA AND PHOENIX by PYROOZ, DAVID C., GARTNER, NANCY, SMITH, MOLLY

“…Gang members are overrepresented among incarcerated populations in the United States. The link between incarceration and gang membership is beyond dispute, but…”
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Continuity and Change in Gang Membership and Gang Embeddedness by Pyrooz, David C., Sweeten, Gary, Piquero, Alex R.

“…Objectives. Drawing from social network and life-course frameworks, the authors extend Hagan’s concept of criminal embeddedness to embeddedness within gangs…”
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Taking Stock of the Relationship Between Gang Membership and Offending: A Meta-Analysis by Pyrooz, David C., Turanovic, Jillian J., Decker, Scott H., Wu, Jun

“…This study takes stock of empirical research examining the relationship between gang membership and offending by subjecting this large body of work to a…”
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Uncovering the Pathways Between Gang Membership and Violent Victimization by Wu, Jun, Pyrooz, David C.

“…Objectives Gang members are more likely to be victimized violently than non-gang youth, but the extent to which this relationship is confounded, direct, or…”
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What Do We Know About Gangs and Gang Members and Where Do We Go From Here? by Decker, Scott H., Melde, Chris, Pyrooz, David C.

“…This review provides an opportunity to assess the current state of gang research and suggest directions for its future. There has been a dramatic increase in…”
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Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang–misconduct link by Tostlebe, Jennifer J., Pyrooz, David C.

“…A top priority of prison authorities is maintaining a safe and orderly institutional environment. Gangs are believed to impede this objective, warranting…”
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Pulling Back the Curtain on the California Gang Database: Evidence of Racial, Ethnic and Gender Disparities Among 222 Law Enforcement Agencies by Pyrooz, David C, Densley, James A

“…Abstract The California Gang Database (CalGang) is the first, largest and arguably most controversial shared gang database in the United States. This study…”
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Non-random Study Attrition: Assessing Correction Techniques and the Magnitude of Bias in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison by Mitchell, Meghan M., Fahmy, Chantal, Clark, Kendra J., Pyrooz, David C.

“…Objectives Longitudinal data offer many advantages to criminological research yet suffer from attrition, namely in the form of sample selection bias. Attrition…”
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A Signaling Perspective on Disengagement from Gangs by Densley, James A., Pyrooz, David C.

“…Extant theoretical work on gang exit has focused more on the pushes and pulls that motivate de-identification, rather than the mechanisms underlying the…”
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Was there a Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities? by Pyrooz, David C., Decker, Scott H., Wolfe, Scott E., Shjarback, John A.

“…There has been widespread speculation that the events surrounding the shooting death of an unarmed young black man by a white police officer in Ferguson,…”
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De-policing and crime in the wake of Ferguson: Racialized changes in the quantity and quality of policing among Missouri police departments by Shjarback, John A., Pyrooz, David C., Wolfe, Scott E., Decker, Scott H.

“…This study explored whether police departments have engaged in “de-policing”—withdrawal from active police work—in response to unprecedented levels of negative…”
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