Discussing violence acts as 'a stronger bond than blood ties' for gang members
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 07:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Gang members trust one another more than their own family members if they have shared incriminating information about a violent act they are planning, says a new Oxford University study. Researchers analysed phone conversations between gangs wiretapped by the police in the 1990s. They found that the more contact two members had over the phone, the higher the level of cooperation they had on future tasks. The findings are published in the journal Rationality and Society.