DOI: 10.3886/icpsr37936.v1
title: An Examination of the Link Between Gang Involvement and Victimization Among Youth in Residential Placement, United States, 2003
title: Version 1

description: This study was a secondary analysis of Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304. In recent years, considerable empirical and theoretical attention has been given to the overlap between gang membership and victimization. Gang-involved youth are significantly more likely to experience both violent and nonviolent victimization than are their non-gang peers. Much of what is known about the gang-victimization link, however, comes from studies of youth in the community. In this study, we explore the relationship between gang affiliation and victimization in a nationally representative sample of youth in residential placement.
description: To address the following question: What is the relationship between gang involvement transitions and victimization among youth in residential placement?
description: The Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] was chosen as it allowed more nuanced examination of differences by race and ethnicity than is typical of juvenile justice research. This includes a consideration of mixed-races and combinations of race and ethnicity. In addition, the background and delinquent history measures comprised 42 individual variables. Six facility-level variables were used (one each that indicated placement in detention, a camp, community-based treatment, a residential facility, a publicly owned and operated facility, and a privately owned and operated facility). The incarceration experience was captured with 72 distinct variables. Hierarchical regression models allowed for testing whether observed disparities in youth experiences while incarcerated could be accounted for by observed disparities in the background of the youth. The coefficients from these regressions were transformed into predicted values (in the case of linear regressions) and predicted probabilities (in the case of logistic regressions) for each race group. Before the results were accepted as final a series of diagnostic procedures was conducted to ensure that they were not confounded by issues of multicollinearity and distributional anomalies.
description: This dataset contains the original variables that can be found in Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304. It also contains new derived variables on: Ethnicity: These variables have to do with respondent's ethnic makeup and other questions regarding their thoughts on ethnicity and race. Crime: These variables ask about prior offenses, probation parole violation, and other crimes. Facility: These variables ask about type of facility, total time spent during the stay, victimization at facility, and gang membership at facility. Gang: These variables ask about gang member status prior to arrest and during the stay at the current facility.
description: Users should consult the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304 for weight information.
description: Response Rates: Users should consult the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304 for response rate information.
description: Users should consult the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304 for sampling information.
description: Datasets: DS1: Public-Use Dataset
description: Offender youth between the ages of 10 and 20 in all facilities surveyed for the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) and the Juvenile Residental Facility Census (JRFC) excluding only extremely small facilities (those with fewer than three offender youth in residence). Smallest Geographic Unit: State
description: audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI); on-site questionnaireThe Stata syntax file distributed here alters existing data from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States]. In order to use this code users must download data files from Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304.The data for the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 are restricted data.