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Oct 27, 2011 · Defining "gang member" and "gang crime" Localities interested in pursuing anti-gang policies, strategies and programs face the challenge of developing operational definitions for the …

Jan 1, 2019 · The gang problem in the United States has remained stubbornly persistent over the past decade. Here are the facts: One in three local law enforcement agencies in 2010 reported youth …

Oct 27, 2011 · Gang members engage in a higher level of serious and violent crime than their non-gang-involved peers. Research about gangs is often intertwined with research about gun violence and …

Jan 1, 2022 · A prison gang is a durable group that shares a collective identity, maintains a locus of custodial influence, exhibits collective behavior, and engages in a pattern of illegal activity. Emerging …

Jan 1, 2018 · The goal of this report is to explain to law enforcement agencies and personnel the features and threat to public safety of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), one of the world’s largest and …

Jan 1, 2020 · This study drew on precepts from the street gang literature in testing whether patterns of recidivism differed by official and survey measures of current, former, and non-gang status.

Oct 26, 2020 · Much is known about the workings of criminal gangs and traits of gang members, and much of that knowledge has informed community-focused anti-gang programs. It was long hoped …

Jan 1, 2019 · This study of the experiences of gang-involved youth addressed three questions: (1) What are the criteria that current or formerly gang-involved youth use to identify the presence of gangs in …

Jan 1, 2023 · In this study, researchers adopt a life course perspective and a mixed-method approach to understand how parental and peer affiliation with gangs influence pathways ot gang violence among …