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Figure 12 is a note with the heading ‘3. Thematic’. Underneath the heading is a mind map. The central box contains the words ‘What motivates youths to join gangs’. Leading from this central box are four more boxes. The first contains the words ‘Gang attributes. How do they know they are in a gang?’ The second contains the words ‘Male and female reasons’. The third contains the words ‘Socio-psychological: (Sense of belonging)’. The fourth says ‘Instrumentalist/Materialist reasons’. This fourth box has two further boxes leading from it. The first contains the words ‘Reduce risk of victimisation by other gangs’. The second contains the words ‘No other opportunities’.