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Youth Gang Programs and Strategies

Author : U.s. Department of Justice
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507630563
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gang Programs and Strategies written by U.s. Department of Justice and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of youth gang violence and the proliferation of youth gangs into smaller cities and rural areas in recent years have focused public attention on the youth gang problem and made it an increasingly significant social policy issue. The public's concern is understandable, with more than 800,000 gang members active in over 3,000 gangs according to the latest National Youth Gang Survey. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) shares this concern and is addressing it on several fronts, in particular, through OJJDP's National Youth Gang Center. Youth Gang Programs and Strategies draws on more than a half-century of gang program evaluations to summarize what we have learned about: - Prevention programs (including early childhood, school-based, and afterschool initiatives). - Intervention programs (including those that work to create violence-free zones, establish gang summits and truces, and rehabilitate gang members in juvenile detention and correctional facilities). - Suppression programs (including those focused on prosecution, police response, and geomapping and other tracking systems). - Strategies using multiple techniques (such as community policing). - Multiagency initiatives (including local, State, and Federal efforts). - Comprehensive approaches to gang problems (such as the Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression). - Legislation (at the local, State, and Federal levels). This Summary also describes an OJJDP - sponsored nationwide assessment of youth gang prevention, intervention, and suppression programs; debunks prevalent stereotypes surrounding youth gang members; and provides research-based recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of youth gang programs and strategies. Youth gangs imperil not only the safety of America's communities but the future of our Nation's youth. I trust that the information provided in these pages will improve our efforts to combat this danger.

Youth Gang Programs and Strategies

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gang Programs and Strategies written by James C. Howell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Youth Gang Programs and Strategies

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gang Programs and Strategies written by James C. Howell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document describes U.S. youth gang programs and strategies, examining traditional gang stereotypes against the realities of modern youth gangs. It recommends 12 principles for effective youth gang programs and strategies, and concludes that, despite recent progress in preventing involvement in gangs during childhood and adolescence and in reducing serious and violent gang crime, the complexity of the youth gang problem defies an easy solution or single strategy. The most effective program model will likely prove to be a combination of prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies integrated in a collaborative approach, supported by a management information system, and validated by rigorous evaluation. It also suggests that State and local governments systematically examine their youth gang programs to determine what is or is not effective, data that will benefit communities across the Nation. (NCJRS, modified).

Street Gangs

Author : Catherine H. Conly
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788108808
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Street Gangs written by Catherine H. Conly and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes research and professional criminal justice perspectives on gangs; describes some current gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies; and presents recommendations for dealing with street gangs at the community level. Extensive bibliography.

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.

The Youth Gang Problem

Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195092031
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Youth Gang Problem written by Irving A. Spergel and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1995 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, who is involved in evaluating Chicago's gang reduction and intervention programs, provides a systematic analysis of youth gangs in the United States and examines the factors of gang member personality, gang dynamics, criminal organization, and the influence of family, school, prisons, and politics.

Youth Gang Programs And Strategies

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756716035
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gang Programs And Strategies written by James C. Howell and published by . This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes what we have learned about: prevention prog. (early childhood, school-based, and after-school initiatives); intervention programs (creating violence-free zones, establish gang summits and truces, and rehab. gang members); suppression prog. (police response, prosecution, and geomapping, etc.); strategies using multiple techniques (community policing); comprehensive approaches to gang problems; and legislation. Also describes a nationwide assess. of youth gang prevention, intervention, and suppression prog.; debunks prevalent stereotypes surrounding youth gang members; and provides research-based recomm. for enhancing the effect. of youth gang programs and strategies.

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.

Youth Gangs and Community Intervention

Author : Robert Chaskin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231146841
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Youth Gangs and Community Intervention written by Robert Chaskin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a range of program and policy responses to youth gangs exist, most are largely based on suppression, implemented by the police or other criminal justice agencies. Less attention and fewer resources have been directed to prevention and intervention strategies that draw on the participation of community organizations, schools, and social service agencies in the neighborhoods in which gangs operate. Also underemphasized is the importance of integrating such approaches at the local level. In this volume, leading researchers discuss effective intervention among youth gangs, focusing on the ideas behind, approaches to, and evidence about the effectiveness of community-based, youth gang interventions. Treating community as a crucial unit of analysis and action, these essays reorient our understanding of gangs and the measures undertaken to defeat them. They emphasize the importance of community, both as a context that shapes opportunity and as a resource that promotes positive youth engagement. Covering key themes and debates, this book explores the role of social capital and collective efficacy in informing youth gang intervention and evaluation, the importance of focusing on youth development within the context of community opportunities and pressures, and the possibilities of better linking research, policy, and practice when responding to youth gangs, among other critical issues.

Looking Beyond Suppression

Author : Erika Gebo
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739176552
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Looking Beyond Suppression written by Erika Gebo and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book significantly contributes to the knowledge on how to address gang problems from a broad community perspective, which takes into account criminal justice agencies, social service providers, and community leaders, along with police, who have implemented collaborative anti-gang policies and practices. As community-wide efforts become more common, it is increasingly important to investigate effective strategies to address social problems. Beyond Suppression: Community Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence explores a demonstration project of one state’s efforts to reduce gang and youth violence through use of a comprehensive initiative, the Comprehensive Gang Model (CGM). The relevance of the CGM as a conceptual framework to guide gang policy and practice is illustrated throughout the book, and tailored gang reduction strategies derived from that framework and rooted in the ecological constitution of communities are showcased. The chapters highlight implementation strategies employed by various communities using a case study methodology that assists in garnering an in-depth perspective of implementation issues and key dimensions of the CGM. This book answers important questions about how communities operationalize the CGM. The results of these investigations are important for scholars, learners, and practitioners who seek to address gang violence using a customized response.

The Youth Gang Problem

Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195357868
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Youth Gang Problem written by Irving A. Spergel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 368 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.

Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior

Author : Terence P. Thornberry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior written by Terence P. Thornberry and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Looking Beyond Suppression

Author : Erika Gebo
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739150162
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Looking Beyond Suppression written by Erika Gebo and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book significantly contributes to the knowledge on how to address gang problems from a broad community perspective, which takes into account criminal justice agencies, social service providers, and community leaders, along with police, who have implemented collaborative anti-gang policies and practices. As community-wide efforts become more common, it is increasingly important to investigate effective strategies to address social problems. Beyond Suppression: Community Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence explores a demonstration project of one state's efforts to reduce gang and youth violence through use of a comprehensive initiative, the Comprehensive Gang Model (CGM). The relevance of the CGM as a conceptual framework to guide gang policy and practice is illustrated throughout the book, and tailored gang reduction strategies derived from that framework and rooted in the ecological constitution of communities are showcased. The chapters highlight implementation strategies employed by various communities using a case study methodology that assists in garnering an in-depth perspective of implementation issues and key dimensions of the CGM. This book answers important questions about how communities operationalize the CGM. The results of these investigations are important for scholars, learners, and practitioners who seek to address gang violence using a customized response.

Policing Gangs and Youth Violence

Author : Scott H. Decker
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Policing Gangs and Youth Violence written by Scott H. Decker and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of The Wadsworth Professionalism in Policing Series, edited by Samuel Walker. This reader is a descriptive presentation of current practices within policing and juvenile justice (focusing on gangs) that utilize the community-policing model. By looking at specific strategies and their efficacy, the authors attempt to combat a major perceived problem with community policing; that the methodology of community policing can be subjective and nebulous, using ill-defined and misinterpreted practices. This book shows what is working for agencies across the country and how these "best practices" can be employed.

Gangs in America's Communities

Author : James C. Howell
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483379744
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Gangs in America's Communities written by James C. Howell and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-02-18 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangs in America's Communities offers a comprehensive, up-to-date, and theoretically grounded approach to gangs and associated youth violence. Authors Dr. James C. Howell and Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths introduce readers to the foundations of gang studies through the origins of gangs, definitions and categories of youth/street gangs, transnational as well as prison gangs (and the distinctions between these arguably different types), national trends in gang presence and gang-related violence across American cities, distinguishing attributes of serious street gangs, and myths and realities. Students and instructors will benefit from the Second Edition’s comprehensive treatment of the state of the literature on individual-level causes and consequences of gang membership. Going beyond the traditional topics covered in most texts in the market, this book uniquely describes specific gang patterns, trends, and cultures within a group-based structure while illuminating the most promising avenues for reducing the presence and seriousness of gangs in American communities.

Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement

Author : Finn-Aage Esbensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement written by Finn-Aage Esbensen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.