The purpose of this paper is to explore how young people who offend with others define delinquent and criminal groups and consider the social risk factors associated with gang membership and criminal exploitation.,The sample consisted of 15 young people who were purposively sampled from a group of 14- to 17-year-old males who had been identified as at risk of gang involvement and referred to a community-based programme. Using a social identity framework, a thematic analysis was undertaken to investigate how the participants viewed their role in offending as part of a group.,The participants identified peer groups, street gangs and the involvement of adult criminals as distinct categories of offending groups. Unlike prior models for gang involvement, some members of the sample were involved in multiple groups to perform different categories of crime. Importantly, participants displayed an awareness of exploitation and described successful exit strategies from criminal groups.,Understanding how young people who are involved in delinquent behaviour and offending define gang and group offending.,The implications for gang and group offending prevention and intervention programmes are discussed.,The literature on child criminal exploitation and UK drug markets is in its infancy. This paper offers further evidence for the processes of joining and leaving delinquent and criminal groups.

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青春期男性罪犯叙事中的同伴团体，街头帮派和有组织犯罪

本文的目的是探讨与他人犯罪的年轻人如何定义犯罪和犯罪群体，并考虑与团伙成员身份和犯罪剥削相关的社会风险因素。该样本由15名年轻人组成，目的是从一组已被确定有团伙参与危险的14至17岁男性，并转介了基于社区的计划。使用社会认同框架，进行了主题分析，以调查参与者如何看待自己在犯罪集团中的角色。参与者将同伴群体，街头帮派和成年罪犯的参与确定为犯罪群体的不同类别。与先前的帮派参与模式不同，样本中的某些成员涉及多个组，以执行不同类别的犯罪。重要的是，参与者表现出了对剥削的认识，并描述了犯罪集团成功的退出策略。，了解参与犯罪行为和犯罪的年轻人如何定义帮派和群体犯罪。，讨论了对帮派和群体犯罪预防和干预计划的意义。 。，有关儿童犯罪剥削和英国毒品市场的文献尚处于起步阶段。本文为加入和离开犯罪集团和犯罪集团的过程提供了进一步的证据。了解参与犯罪行为和犯罪的年轻人如何定义帮派和群体犯罪。讨论了对帮派和群体犯罪的预防和干预计划的意义。有关儿童犯罪剥削和英国毒品市场的文献尚处于起步阶段。本文为加入和离开犯罪集团和犯罪集团的过程提供了进一步的证据。了解参与犯罪行为和犯罪的年轻人如何定义帮派和群体犯罪。讨论了对帮派和群体犯罪的预防和干预计划的意义。有关儿童犯罪剥削和英国毒品市场的文献尚处于起步阶段。本文为加入和离开犯罪集团和犯罪集团的过程提供了进一步的证据。