School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr;45(5):736-53. doi: 10.3109/10826081003595267.
Gang youth are notoriously difficult to access for research purposes. Despite this difficulty, qualitative research about substance use among gang youth is important because research indicates that such youth use more substances than their nongang peers. This manuscript discusses how a small sample of gang youth (n = 60) in Los Angeles was accessed and interviewed during a National Institute of Drug Abuse-funded pilot study on substance use and other risk behaviors. Topics discussed include the rationale and operationalization of the research methodology, working with community-based organizations, and the recruitment of different gang youth with varying levels of substance use.
青年帮派成员由于其众所周知的难以接触的特点，成为研究的难点。尽管存在这种困难，但对帮派青年的物质使用进行定性研究仍然很重要，因为研究表明，此类青年比非帮派青年使用更多的物质。本文讨论了在国家药物滥用研究所资助的一项关于物质使用和其他风险行为的试点研究中，如何接触和采访洛杉矶的一小部分帮派青年（n = 60）。讨论的主题包括研究方法的基本原理和操作化、与基于社区的组织合作，以及招募不同物质使用程度的不同帮派青年。
