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10.1177/0022427803256231ARTICLEJOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CRIME AND DELINQUENCYValdez, Sifaneck / DRUG SELLING IN SOUTH TEXAS “GETTING HIGH AND GETTING BY”: DIMENSIONS OF DRUG SELLING BEHAVIORS AMONG AMERICAN MEXICAN GANG MEMBERS IN SOUTH TEXAS
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| Author | Sifaneck, Stephen J. Valdez, Avelardo |
| Abstract | This article discerns the role that Mexican American gang members play in drug mar-kets, and the relationship between gang members’drug use and drug selling in South Texas. A four-part typology based on the two dimensions of gang type and gang mem-ber emerged from this qualitative analysis of 160 male gang members: Homeboys, Hustlers, Slangers, and Ballers. Major findings include the following: (1) many gang members are user/sellers and are not profit-oriented dealers, (2) gangs commonly do extend “protection ” to drug-selling members, and (3) proximity to Mexican drug markets, adult prison gangs, and criminal family members may play important roles in whether these gang members have access and the profit potential to actually deal drugs. This research contributes to our complex intersections between gangs, drug using, and drug selling. |
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| Subject Keyword | Mexican American Gang Member Many Gang Member Four-part Typology Important Role Profit Potential User Seller Gang Type Mexican Drug Market Research Crime Delinquencyvaldez Criminal Family Member Gang Member Drug Use Qualitative Analysis Gang Member Adult Prison Gang Drug Selling South Texas Drug-selling Member Complex Intersection Major Finding Drug Mar-kets Profit-oriented Dealer Male Gang Member |
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| Resource Type | Article |
