Developing valid measures of gang membership for self-report surveys is a challenging task in comparative cross-national research. In this article, we use the Venezuelan case to assess the validity of the Eurogang indicators of gang membership. Based on focus groups with adolescents and the results from two sweeps of the International Self-Report Survey of Juvenile Delinquency, we identify problems in the content and construct validities of the Eurogang items. We propose an alternative set of measures for cross-national studies of gang membership, focusing on a group's reputation for violence (or broader criminal behaviour). Language: en

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国际化帮派成员研究：来自拉丁美洲的验证问题

在比较跨国研究中，为自我报告调查制定有效的帮派成员身份衡量标准是一项具有挑战性的任务。在本文中，我们使用委内瑞拉案例来评估 Eurogang 帮派成员指标的有效性。基于青少年焦点小组和两次国际青少年犯罪自我报告调查的结果，我们确定了 Eurogang 项目的内容和结构有效性方面的问题。我们为跨国研究帮派成员提出了一套替代措施，重点关注群体的暴力声誉（或更广泛的犯罪行为）。语言：zh