NCJ Number
32200
Date Published
1975
Length
112 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION OF PHILADELPHIA'S URBAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH WAS AIMED AT REDIRECTING THE ENERGIES OF GANG LEADERS AWAY FROM INTERGROUP CONFLICT AND TOWARDS CONSTRUCTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS.
Abstract
THIS REPORT BEGINS WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE YOUNG MEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE URBAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. TWO CASE STUDIES OF GANG LEADERS ARE PRESENTED. SINCE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIMITS AND DYNAMICS OF GANG LEADERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO AN INTERVENTION STRATEGY AIMED AT GANG LEADERS, THIS PART OF THE STUDY FOCUSED UPON THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERS, CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP, TYPES OF LEADERSHIP ROLES, SOURCES OF AUTHORITY, AND TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE. LASTLY, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEMISE OF THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE FORCES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAILURES OF MANY WELL-INTENTIONED DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROJECTS.