Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence

1. Introduction
Avelardo Valdez

2. Life and Gangs on the West Side
Avelardo Valdez

3. The Research Process: Acquiring Access, Maintaining Visibility, and Establishing Rapport
Avelardo Valdez

4. Families in a Dangerous Community
Avelardo Valdez

5. Risk Behaviors: Delinquency, Violence, Substance Use, and Sexual Relations
Avelardo Valdez

6. Sexual and Physical Violent Victimization
Avelardo Valdez

7. The Situational Context of Dating Violence
Avelardo Valdez

8. Explaining Intimate-Partner Violence: Family, Drugs, and Psychosocial Factors
Avelardo Valdez

9. Conclusion
Avelardo Valdez

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Latin American Culture, Gender Studies, Political Sociology, Ethnicity Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Political Theory