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Sonst. Personen | Reed, Winifred L. (Hrsg.); Decker, Scott H. (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Justice Programs.; Department of Justice, Washington, DC. National Inst. of Justice. |
Titel | Responding to Gangs: Evaluation and Research. |
Quelle | (2002), (322 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Adolescents; Data Collection; Females; Homicide; Juvenile Gangs; Program Effectiveness; State Legislation; Violence; Young Adults; Massachusetts (Boston); Nevada |
Abstract | This collection of papers presents a representative selection of the National Institute of Justice's portfolio of gang-related research. The 10 papers are: (1) "A Decade of Gang Research: Findings of the National Institute of Justice Gang Portfolio" (Scott H. Decker); (2) "The Evolution of Street Gangs: An Examination of Form and Variation" (Deborah Lamm Weisel); (3) "Young Women in Street Gangs: Risk Factors, Delinquency, and Victimization Risk" (Jody Miller); (4) "Youth Gang Homicides in the United States in the 1990s" (Cheryl L. Maxson, G. David Curry, and James C. Howell); (5) "National Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training [G.R.E.A.T.] Program" (Finn-Aage Esbensen, Adrienne Freng, Terrance J. Taylor, Dana Peterson, and D. Wayne Osgood); (6) "Evaluating Nevada's Antigang Legislation and Gang Prosecution Units" (Terance D. Miethe and Richard C. McCorkle); (7) "Evaluation of a Task Force Approach to Gangs" (Susan Pennell and Roni Melton); (8) "Gang Prevention Programs for Female Adolescents: An Evaluation" (Katherine Williams, G. David Curry, and Marcia I Cohen); (9) "Reducing Gang Violence in Boston" (Anthony A. Braga and David M. Kennedy); and (10) "Developing a GIS-Based Regional Gang Incident Tracking System" (James W. Meeker, Katie J.B. Parsons, and Bryan J. Vila). (Papers contain references.) (SM) |
Anmerkungen | National Criminal Justice Reference Service, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000. Tel: 800-851-3420 (Toll Free); e-mail: askncjrs@ncjrs.org; Web site: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij. |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |