1.Discuss how social disorganization theory applies to modern theorizing about gangs. Be sure to provide a brief history of the theory’s development, assess at least one strength and one limitation of its core arguments, and detail findings from at least one study that explored whether social disorganization theory applies to gangs.
2.What is the key distinction between Loeber and colleagues’ developmental delinquency pathway model and Howell and Egley’s developmental gang membership theory?
3.Discuss the evolution of research on the involvement of girls in gangs. Why did the development of research on male and female gang members differ so substantially?