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- What Is a Gang? Definitions - National Institute of Justice
There is no universally agreed-upon definition of "gang" in the United States Gang, youth gang and street gang are terms widely and often interchangeably used in mainstream coverage Reference to gangs often implies youth gangs In some cases, youth gangs are distinguished from other types of gangs; how youth is defined may vary as well Motorcycle gangs, prison gangs, hate groups, adult
- Gangs and Gang Crime - National Institute of Justice
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Scenarios and Solutions Gang Prevention Program Philosophies in Community Supervision of Gang-Involved Youth and Adults Multidisciplinary Teams, Street Outreach, and Gang Intervention: Mixed Methods Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Denver
- Youth Gangs and Definitional Issues: When is a Gang a Gang, and Why . . .
Data collection took place in the spring of 1995 Results revealed that 17 percent reported being a gang member at some point in time, 9 percent reported current gang membership, 8 percent were delinquent gang members, slightly less than 5 percent were organized gang members, and only 2 percent were core gang members
- Functional Family Therapy–Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To . . .
Gang-involved youth are responsible for a disproportionate share of crime in communities [1] Successfully tackling gang involvement and associated criminal activities should result in a substantial reduction of crime — including violent crime — in affected neighborhoods To that end, many programs and strategies have been developed to prevent gang involvement, reduce the criminal
- Investigating Gang Structures - National Institute of Justice
Five gang types were identified The "Traditional" gang keeps regenerating itself and contains clear subgroups, usually separated by age These are usually large gangs and are territorial in their strong identification with their "turf " The "Neotraditional" gang resembles the "Traditional" form, but has not existed as long It may be medium-sized
- Gang Membership and Violent Victimization - National Institute of Justice
Results of statistical analyses indicated significantly higher violent victimization rates among gang members before, during, and after gang membership than were found among non-gang members Other results supported findings from previous research on the transient nature of gang membership; most youths reported gang membership for only 1 year
- Using Restrictive Housing to Manage Gangs in U. S. Prisons
Gang affiliates are a group that checks off all of these boxes First, owing to their elevated involvement in misconduct, gang affiliates may be placed in restrictive housing for disciplinary reasons Second, gang affiliates may need protective custody due to conflicts with rival gangs or having violated gang codes of conduct (e g , debriefing)
- Youth gangs - National Institute of Justice
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools
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