The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism
Gang membership among juveniles has become a major issue over the past few years in the country. Hence, the aim of this study is to identify the factors that encourage youth to be involved into gangs and gangsterism. A qualitative approach using observation, open-ended interview, focus group, semi s...
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| author | Suppiah, Veera Sundari Othman, Jamilah Ismail, Ismi Arif |
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| description | Gang membership among juveniles has become a major issue over the past few years in the country. Hence, the aim of this study is to identify the factors that encourage youth to be involved into gangs and gangsterism. A qualitative approach using observation, open-ended interview, focus group, semi structured interview and narratives were carried out to obtain the data. The findings revealed a number of pull factors that contribute to youth involvement into gangs and gangsterism. It is recommended that a holistic approach involving parents, school and the public are important in curbing gangsterism among youth. |
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| spelling | upm-650572019-01-17T01:17:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65057/ The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism Suppiah, Veera Sundari Othman, Jamilah Ismail, Ismi Arif Gang membership among juveniles has become a major issue over the past few years in the country. Hence, the aim of this study is to identify the factors that encourage youth to be involved into gangs and gangsterism. A qualitative approach using observation, open-ended interview, focus group, semi structured interview and narratives were carried out to obtain the data. The findings revealed a number of pull factors that contribute to youth involvement into gangs and gangsterism. It is recommended that a holistic approach involving parents, school and the public are important in curbing gangsterism among youth. Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65057/1/ICYOUTH2013-9.pdf Suppiah, Veera Sundari and Othman, Jamilah and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2013) The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism. In: International Conference on Youth 2013 (ICYOUTH 2013), 29-31 Oct. 2013, Mines Wellness Hotel, Sri Kembangan, Selangor. . |
| spellingShingle | Suppiah, Veera Sundari Othman, Jamilah Ismail, Ismi Arif The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title | The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title_full | The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title_fullStr | The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title_short | The involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| title_sort | involvement of secondary school students in gang and gangsterism |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65057/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65057/1/ICYOUTH2013-9.pdf |