Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence

Avelardo Valdez is a Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Houston, USA.

• Introduction Life and Gangs on the West Side The Research Process: Acquiring Access, Maintaining Visibility, and Establishing Rapport Families in a Dangerous Community Risk Behaviors: Delinquency, Violence, Substance Use, and Sexual Relations Sexual and Physical Violence Victimization The Situational Context of Dating Violence Explaining Partner Violence: Family, Drugs, and Psychosocial Factors Conclusion

Highly significant ... addressing how social and cultural factors are critical in understanding the etiology of intimate partner violence in this county's rapidly growing segment of the population. - Alberto Mata, University of Oklahoma