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- Gangs and Gang Crime - National Institute of Justice
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to gangs and gang crime
- What Is a Gang? Definitions - National Institute of Justice
Defining "gang member" and "gang crime" Localities interested in pursuing anti-gang policies, strategies and programs face the challenge of developing operational definitions for the terms "gang," "gang member" and "gang crime" (or "gang-related offense")
- Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership - National Institute of Justice
The gang problem in the United States has remained stubbornly persistent over the past decade Here are the facts: One in three local law enforcement agencies in 2010 reported youth gang problems in their jurisdiction [1] In a 2010 national survey, 45 percent of high school students and 35 percent of middle-schoolers said that there were gangs — or students who considered themselves part of
- The Attraction of Gangs: How Can We Reduce It?
Get the Book This page gives an overview of one section of the book Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership Learn more about the book and how to get copies
- Overview of Gangs and Gang Crime - National Institute of Justice
Gang members engage in a higher level of serious and violent crime than their non-gang-involved peers Research about gangs is often intertwined with research about gun violence and drug crime It is clear that gangs, guns, drugs and violence are interconnected [1]
- Archived | Why Is Gang-Membership Prevention Important? | National . . .
Get the Book This page gives an overview of one section of the book Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership Learn more about the book and how to get copies
- Investigating Gang Structures - National Institute of Justice
The primary goal of this study was to identify the most common gang structures and obtain data that would permit characterizing these structure regarding the offending profiles of members
- Establishment of a Police Gang Unit: An Examination of Organization and . . .
This study examined the organizational and environmental factors that shaped a midwestern police departments' response to its community's gang problem and creation of a specialized police gang unit The study used a conceptual framework grounded in institutional theory and added to research previously conducted on police response to gangs
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