Chris Melde

What Do We Know About Gangs and Gang Members and Where Do We Go From Here?

Scott H. Decker, Chris Melde, David C. Pyrooz · Justice Quarterly · 2012 · 269 citations

Social Sciences, Organizational Behavior, Sociology +17

GANG MEMBERSHIP AS A TURNING POINT IN THE LIFE COURSE*

Chris Melde, Finn‐Aage Esbensen · Criminology · 2011 · 226 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +14

“I GOT YOUR BACK”: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION OF GANG MEMBERSHIP IN ADOLESCENCE*

Chris Melde, Terrance J. Taylor, Finn‐Aage Esbensen · Criminology · 2009 · 186 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +15

Gangs and Violence: Disentangling the Impact of Gang Membership on the Level and Nature of Offending

Chris Melde, Finn-Aage Esbensen · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 2012 · 162 citations

Social Sciences, Criminology, Sociology +12

Gang Membership and Adherence to the “Code of the Street”

Kristy N. Matsuda, Chris Melde, Terrance J. Taylor et al. · Justice Quarterly · 2012 · 155 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +15