Looking Beyond Suppression : Community Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence.

This book explores the policies and practices of comprehensive community efforts to reduce gang and youth violence through a specific conceptual framework, the Comprehensive Gang Model. Tailored gang reduction strategies rooted in this framework and in communities' ecological constitutions are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gebo, Erika
Otros Autores: Bond, Brenda J., Boyes-Watson, Carolyn, Braga, Anthony A., Foley, Ellen, Hureau, David M., Mcdevitt, Jack, McLaughlin, Erin, Rivers-Kustanovitz, Nicole, Ross, Laurie, Tobin, Kim, Varano, Sean P., Wolff, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.
Temas:
Gangs.
Violence > Prevention.
Communities > Social aspects.
Communauté > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Communities > Social aspects
Gangs
Violence > Prevention
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores the policies and practices of comprehensive community efforts to reduce gang and youth violence through a specific conceptual framework, the Comprehensive Gang Model. Tailored gang reduction strategies rooted in this framework and in communities' ecological constitutions are showcased throughout the book using case study methodology. The results of these investigations have relevant implications for scholars, learners, and practitioners who seek to address gang violence using customized responses.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (203 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739176559
0739176552

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