Ivette Merced

Greater Los Angeles Area United States

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I am a full-time student pursuing my bachelors degree in psychology at the University of Southern California with a minor in forensics and criminality. I am currently working with Dr. Karen Hennigan in THE CENTER FOR CRIME RESEARCH AND SOCIAL CONTROL. I am doing my honors thesis under the supervision of Dr. Karen Hennigan and Dr. Jo Ann Farver. The focus of my thesis is urban gang violence reduction and assessment. Specifically, how self-differentiation factors into gang affiliation and desistance from crime. My research interests include: urban gang violence, reduction, assessment, interventions and preventions for at risk youth, corrections and mental health, ADHD as a risk factor in d...