Thomas W. Ward
Expert in youth violence and gangs, globalization of gangs and gang intervention and prevention
Lecturer, Anthropology
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Expertise
- street gangs
- transnational gangs
- the globalization of gangs
- Central American gangs (especially in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras)
- Latino gangs
- youth violence
- girls in gangs
- gang initiation and gang tattoos
- gangs and the media
- gangs and prison
- gang intervention and prevention
- the origin and causes of gangs
Additional Information
- Keynote speaker, National Youth Gang Center symposium, 2005
- Consultant with Rand and the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA
- Expert witness on street gangs for criminal and immigration courts in California
Languages
- Spanish
Videos
- Embedded with the MS-13
