Gangs
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Gangs
Juvenile Arrests, 2018
Date Published
June 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Statistics,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
NIJ,
OJJDP
In Focus: Youth Gangs
Date Published
September 2022
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material,
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2020
Date Published
June 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2020
NCJ Number
254694
Journal
OJJDP News @ a Glance
Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Link
Functional Family Therapy-Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To Reduce Gang Involvement
Date Published
March 2020
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: Using Evidence-Based Policing to Combat Violent Crime
Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ
Successes and Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Gang Members in Longitudinal Research: Lessons Learned From a Multisite Social Network Study
NCJ Number
252877
Journal
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Date Published
2017
Publication Link
National Gang Center: Rescuing Youth, Restoring Communities
Jakeem Everett was 11 years old when members of a Fort Pierce, Florida, gang began to ensnare him. An A student who attended church faithfully with his mom and six siblings, he was an unlikely candidate for gang involvement.
"I got tired of being picked on," Jakeem, now 21, says. "So I started hanging out with these kids in a gang known as the...
Gangs
There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...
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Solutions for Safer Communities: FY 2008, Annual Report to Congress
Date Published
November 2009
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
BJA
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN): Research Foundation
Date Published
November 2021
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Summary),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Common Components of Successful PSN Strategies
Date Published
November 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Consequences of Incarceration for Gang Membership: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cut from the Same Cloth? A Comparative Study of Domestic Extremists and Gang Members in the United States
NCJ Number
252385
Journal
Justice Quarterly:
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
Consequences of Incarceration for Gang Membership: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix
NCJ Number
252384
Journal
Criminology
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Link
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2019
Date Published
October 2019
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP