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Working with Gangs and Young People

Author : Imani Kuumba
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846425220
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Working with Gangs and Young People written by Imani Kuumba and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern about gang culture is on the increase, but remains surrounded by myths. While gangs may lead young people into dangerous situations and breed community division, distrust and fear, the friendship, support, security and sense of belonging they offer are often overlooked by those working with young people involved in gangs. Working with Gangs and Young People demonstrates how young people can be engaged in a creative and challenging process that explores the costs, gains and consequences of the choices they make around their gang membership. It provides a tried-and-tested training programme for anyone involved in conflict resolution with young people in groups or gangs, and offers effective interventions that work. Based on a five-year action research project developed by Leap Confronting Conflict, this practical, fully photocopiable toolkit gives practitioners the materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs. It presents flexible activities and strategies to run either two-hour or one-day workshops, and will be indispensable to anyone involved in working with this under-supported group.

Working with Gangs and Young People

Author : Jessie Feinstein
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1843104474
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Working with Gangs and Young People written by Jessie Feinstein and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern about gang culture is on the increase, but remains surrounded by myths. While gangs may lead young people into dangerous situations and breed community division, distrust and fear, the friendship, support, security and sense of belonging they offer are often overlooked by those working with young people involved in gangs. Working with Gangs and Young People demonstrates how young people can be engaged in a creative and challenging process that explores the costs, gains and consequences of the choices they make around their gang membership. It provides a tried-and-tested training programme for anyone involved in conflict resolution with young people in groups or gangs, and offers effective interventions that work. Based on a five-year action research project developed by Leap Confronting Conflict, this practical, fully photocopiable toolkit gives practitioners the materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs. It presents flexible activities and strategies to run either two-hour or one-day workshops, and will be indispensable to anyone involved in working with this under-supported group.

Gangs, Drugs and Youth Adversity

Author : Deuchar, Ross
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529210569
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Gangs, Drugs and Youth Adversity written by Deuchar, Ross and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting the young men interviewed in Deuchar's original fieldwork over a decade later, this book ascertains how early exposure to gang culture and weapon carrying acts as a path to wider types of offending. Through empirical insights and policy analysis, it considers the evolving nature of gangs, knife crime and street violence in Glasgow.

Youth Gangs in American Society

Author : Randall G. Shelden
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9781133049562
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gangs in American Society written by Randall G. Shelden and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and widely respected survey of the literature on gangs and gang activities in America includes theoretical perspectives on why gangs exist, gang typologies, descriptions of gang activities, and various intervention strategies for dealing with gangs. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Youth Gangs

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth Gangs written by James C. Howell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1998 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has seen rapid proliferation of youth gangs since 1980. During this period, the number of cities with gang problems increased from an estimated 286 jurisdictions with more than 2,000 gangs and nearly 100,000 gang members in 1980 (Miller, 1992) to about 4,800 jurisdictions with more than 31,000 gangs and approximately 846,000 gang members in 1996(Moore and Terrett, in press). An 11-city survey of eighth graders found that 9 percent were currently gang members, and 17 percent said they had belonged to a gang at some point in their lives (Esbensen and Osgood, 1997).Other studies reported comparable percentages and also showed that gang members were responsible for a large proportion of violent offenses. In the Rochester site of the OJJDP-funded Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency, gang members (30 percent of the sample) self-reported committing 68 percent of all violent offenses (Thornberry, 1998). In the Denver site, adolescent gang members (14 percent of the sample) self-reported committing 89 percent of all serious violent offenses (Huizinga, 1997). In another study, supported by OJJDP and several other agenciesand organizations, adolescent gang members in Seattle (15 percent of the sample) self-reported involvement in 85 percent of robberies committed by the entire sample (Battin et al., 1998).This Bulletin reviews data and research to consolidate available knowledge on youth gangs that are involved in criminal activity. Following a historical perspective, demographic information ispresented. The scope of the problem is assessed, including gang problems in juvenile detention and correctional facilities. Several issues are then addressed by reviewing gang studies to provide aclearer understanding of youth gang problems.An extensive list of references is provided for further review.

Oxford Textbook of Violence Prevention

Author : Peter D. Donnelly
Publisher : Oxford Textbooks in Public Hea
ISBN 13 : 0199678723
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Textbook of Violence Prevention written by Peter D. Donnelly and published by Oxford Textbooks in Public Hea. This book was released on 2015 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Oxford Textbook Violence Prevention' brings together an international team of experts to provide an extensive global account of the global mortality and morbidity burden caused by violence through examining the causes of violence, and what can be done to prevent and reduce violence.

Gangs

Author : Peggy Daniels
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737748222
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Gangs written by Peggy Daniels and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-06-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, the number of youth gangs throughout the U.S. tops 24,500. The number of teens and young adults involved in gang activity is higher than 772,500. Gangs offer these young people many things that their home, school, and work life do not. There are unfortunate, compelling reasons why they're in gangs, and why they cannot get out once they've become a member. Editor Peggy Daniels has compiled several fascinating essays that discuss the problems of gangs in America. Readers will explore such topics as where gangs are a problem, who joins gangs and why, and the effectiveness of various intervention methods. Give your readers the opportunity to form intelligent viewpoints on gangs, which is an essential tool against potential harm and violence.

Preventing Weapon Crime and Gang Membership

Author : Angelique Flemming
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1477214852
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Preventing Weapon Crime and Gang Membership written by Angelique Flemming and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information which can support and assist in the prevention of weapon related crime and gang membership amongst young people. It provides those working with young people with the backgorund knowledge to support the delivery of workshops which are aimed at equipping young people with positive and informed decision making skills which may prevent their involvement with weapon crime and gang membership. The workshops suggested throughout this book are easy to follow and relevant to the overall aim of preventing weapon crime and gang membership amongst young people. Allowing Young People to discuss, explore, debate and fully understand the costs and consequences of weapon crime and gang membership within a safe environment, can greatly contribute towards a nationwide effort to steer Young People away from weapon carrying and gang recruitment. There is an additional student workbook which accompanies this resource. For more information please e-mail the address provided below. Positive About Learning (as Jpg Company Logo 2) - PAL (as Jpg Company Logo 1) - is an educational organisation providing a range of resources aimed at tackling some of the complex and difficult social issues among Young People. These resources provide creative ways for Practitioners to positively engage and educate Young People and ultimately empower them with informed decision making skills. For more information about PAL (as Jpg Company Logo 2), available resources or services please e-mail [email protected]

How Gangs Work

Author : J. Densley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137271515
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book How Gangs Work written by J. Densley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members' uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime

The Youth Gang Problem

Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Youth Gang Problem written by Irving A. Spergel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day there are new stories of gang-related crime: from the proliferation of illegal weapons in the streets and children dealing drugs in their schools, to innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire of never-ending gang wars. Once considered an urban phenomenon, gang violence is permeating American life, spreading to the suburbs and bringing the problem closer to home for much of America. The government, schools, social agencies, and the justice system are conspicuous by their sporadic interest in the subject and have failed to develop effective policies and programs. Existing social support mechanisms and strategies for suppressing violence have often been unsuccessful. And, state and federal policy is largely nonexistent.In The Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach, Irving Spergel provides a systematic analysis of youth gangs in the United States. Based on research, historical and comparative analysis, and agency documents and the author's extensive first-hand experience, the work explores the gang problem from the perspective of community disorganization, especially population movement, and the plight of the underclass. It examines the factors of gang member personality, gang dynamics, criminal organization, and the influence of family, school, prisons, and politics, as well as the response of criminal justice agencies and community groups. Spergel describes techniques used by social agencies, schools, employment programs, criminal justice agencies, and grass-roots organizations for dealing with gangs, and recommends strategies that emphasize the use of local resources, planning, and collaborative procedures.There is no single strategy and no easy solution to the youth gang problem in the United States. There are, however, substantial steps we can take, and they must be honestly and systematically tested. Offering a practical and alternative approach to a serious social problem, The Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach is a major and long-awaited contribution to this dilemma. It is required reading for criminal justice personnel, school staff, social workers, policy makers, students and scholars of urban and organizational sociology, and the general reader concerned with the youth gang problem and how to control, intervene, and prevent it.

Psychology of Gang Involvement

Author : Jane L Wood
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000774430
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Psychology of Gang Involvement written by Jane L Wood and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology of Gang Involvement expands existing knowledge by applying psychological knowledge to gangs, including how gang members think, their mental and emotional well-being, and their perceptions of gang involvement, as well as issues relating to gang prevention and intervention strategies. This book offers readers a clearer understanding of the important role that social psychological processes play in the formation and maintenance of gangs and gang membership. It will enhance readers’ understanding of gang members’ social cognition, emotional intelligence, well-being, and mental health, as well as how these factors potentially promote and sustain individual gang involvement. Readers will discover also how these important psychological characteristics vary according to an individual’s commitment to a gang. Organized in three sections, the first focuses on issues relevant to theoretical perspectives of gang involvement. Chapters include detailed examinations of a gang member’s experiences and the implications of these for theoretical development, and considerations of the importance of social and psychological issues such as group processes and levels of commitment to gang membership to, understand and explain involvement in gangs. The second section centers on issues such as adverse childhood experiences and trauma, and examines their links to male and female gang membership as potential risk factors and outcomes of gang involvement. The section concludes by contemplating how the mental health, traumatic experiences, and involvement in violence compares between gang members and other violent men in adulthood. The final section considers current responses to gang membership by evaluating individual and group-based approaches to gang prevention and intervention strategies, and concludes with a theoretical conceptualization of how a strengths-based approach could work to reduce gang involvement. This book will be a useful text for a wide range of readers interested in, or working with gang members, including academics and students, practitioners, youth workers, clinicians, and criminal justice agents.

Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use

Author : Harding, Simon
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466699396
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use written by Harding, Simon and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth violence has become a concern as gangs become a popular option for urban children and teenagers and weapons use among young populations becomes more prevalent. Exploring the psychological motivations and foundations upon which such violence is developed and cultivated can assist in better understanding the modern dilemma of violence, weapons use, and gang behavior among children, teenagers, and young adults. Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use reconsiders the traditional understandings of youth violence in various forms, such as gang activities, criminal behavior, and weapons use. Focusing on the psychosocial elements of violence among children, teenagers, and young adults, this timely publication is ideally designed for use by policy makers and government executives, professionals, educators, and graduate-level students involved in psychology, criminology, social work, and criminal justice studies.

The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK

Author : Paul Andell
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030996581
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK written by Paul Andell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-17 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook brings together cutting-edge research from key contributors on the rapidly expanding and fast-changing field of UK youth gangs. It examines the contours of the academic debates, describes and explains the origins and evolution of violent street gangs in the UK against a backdrop of globalization, and discusses the factors surrounding the emergence of these gangs in each of the four UK nations and some English regions. It also examines the relationship between gangs and wider issues relating to gender, ethnicity, drug distribution and organised crime. It critically assesses the potential and limitations of ‘Public Health’ approaches to gang violence reduction and the government’s policy responses to violent street gangs in the UK. Providing a broad examination of the latest UK gangs research, with international comparisons, it is essential reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students, in criminology, sociology, social policy and law, policy makers at local and central government level, and practitioners in the fields of law, policing, youth work, social work, housing and workers in dedicated voluntary sector organizations.

Gang Prevention

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437944825
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Gang Prevention written by James C. Howell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an overview of gang research and programs in the United States and examines how gangs form and why youth join them. It is based on information on research findings and prevention strategies disseminated by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as part of its comprehensive anti-gang initiative. This report describes how community members can start assessing their gang problems and enhance prevention and intervention activities to help prevent delinquency and gang violence. It identifies promising and effective programs for gang prevention. Illustrations. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

Getting Out

Author : Keith William Morton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625344274
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Getting Out written by Keith William Morton and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For eight years Keith Morton codirected a safe-space program for youth involved in gang or street violence in Providence, Rhode Island. Getting Out is a result of the innovative perspectives he developed as he worked alongside staff from a local nonviolence institute to help these young people make life-affirming choices. Rather than view their violence as pathological, Morton explains that gang members are victims of violence, and the trauma they have experienced leads them to choose violence as the most meaningful option available. To support young people as they "unlearned" violence and pursued nonviolent alternatives, he offered what he calls a "Youth Positive" approach that prioritizes healing over punishment and recognizes them as full human beings. Informed by deep personal connections with these youth, Morton contends that to help them, we need to change our question from "What is wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?"

Gangs, Guns and Knives

Author : Vanessa Rogers
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1787750892
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Gangs, Guns and Knives written by Vanessa Rogers and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential handbook for youth workers, teachers, social workers and youth justice practitioners working with young people to raise awareness about the risks and realities of gangs and gang-related crime. Each activity offers a different learning experience including quizzes, worksheets, games and interactive activities. The book explores peer pressure, loyalty and personal responsibility as well the impact that violent crime can have on individuals, family, community and wider society. It also considers the ethical and moral dilemmas of gang life, serious youth violence and crime and the potential consequences of gang membership and carrying a weapon. Written by a renowned youth worker and trainer, this essential book helps young people to separate myth from fact, build assertiveness and develop the skills to make safe choices.

Winning the War Against Youth Gangs

Author : Valerie Wiener
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313032459
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Winning the War Against Youth Gangs written by Valerie Wiener and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia. This guide for teenagers, their families, and impacted communities addresses the youth gang issue in understandable, manageable terms. Quotes from teens themselves provide valuable insight into the problems that can cause kids to join gangs: absent parents, the need for excitement or to belong to a group, following in the footsteps of family members who are involved in gangs. These factors and others are explored (including an examination of the workings of the adolescent mind), and sound solutions are suggested to help kids resist gang membership. Four distinct sections bring into focus the topic of youth gangs and ways to prevent kids from joining them. Part I describes many basic issues and needs all teens and pre-teens have in common and how these relate to gangs. Part II addresses how and why certain young people enter and sometimes exit gang alliances. Part III focuses on how several integral components of the teen's life and community can work together to resolve youths' involvement with gangs. Part IV analyzes the critical influence of families and the teens themselves as they approach important life choices. Wiener's unique approach includes suggestions and comments from the young people themselves to try to bridge the gap between themselves and the adults in their lives.