“In the '60s and '70s, people didn't pay a lot of attention to gangs. I think gangs still existed, but gangs had fallen out of criminological favor.” PeopleThinkingStillsPayAttentionFavorsFallenGang Author:Meda Chesney-Lind
“When some of the gangs got involved with the drug trade, particularlythe crack cocaine trade, and the lethal violence started to flare up in the '80s, then there was a great deal of public attention on gangs and a great deal of concern about what was going on in these social groups.” SocialDealsAttentionViolenceGroupsInvolvedDrugConcernTradeCracks80sGangCocaineFlareSocial GroupsFlare Up Author:Meda Chesney-Lind
“There's only one thing worse than not paying attention to girls in gangs - it's paying attention to girls in gangs. The public reaction to girls and women who engage in nontraditional behavior - the hysteria that often surrounds girls in these groups - is almost as interesting as the behavior itself.” GirlInterestingAttentionOne ThingGroupsBehaviorReactionsPay AttentionSurroundGangHysteria Author:Meda Chesney-Lind
