Youth gangs : causes, violence and interventions /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cooper, John G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009.
Temas:
Gangs > United States.
Gang prevention > United States.
Gangs > États-Unis.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
Gang prevention
Gangs
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • YOUTH GANGS: CAUSES, VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTIONS
  • YOUTH GANGS: CAUSES, VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTIONS
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • YOUTH GANGS: BACKGROUND, LEGISLATION, AND ISSUES*
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • Definition of a Youth Gang
  • PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM
  • National Youth Gang Survey
  • CRIME STATISTICS
  • Juvenile Gang Homicide
  • National Crime Victimization Survey
  • National Gang Threat Assessment
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF GANGS AND GANG MEMBERS
  • Youth Gang Demographics
  • Rural Gangs[34]
  • Gang Presence in Schools
  • LATINO GANGS: MS-13, A CASE STUDYGANGS AND THE “TRANSNATIONAL THREATâ€?
  • FEDERAL ANTI-GANG PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
  • Selected Congressional Action
  • Selected Proposals and Initiatives
  • SELECTED STATE AND LOCALPROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES
  • Californiaâ€?s Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act
  • Gang Civil Injunctions
  • LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN THE 110TH CONGRESS
  • Criminal Street Gang and Associated Crimes and Penalties
  • Amendments to the Racketeer Influencedand Corrupt Organizations Statute
  • Transfer of Juveniles for Adult Prosecution
  • Gang Task Forces and Prosecutorial AssistanceGang Prevention Grants
  • Selected Issues Raised by Legislative Proposals
  • SELECTED OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS
  • Prevention Programs
  • Gang Data Improvements
  • Comprehensive Approaches
  • Suppression Strategies
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER:YOUTH VIOLENCE AND GANG INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK
  • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE PUBLISHED BY NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. NEW YORKON THE JUDICIARY, WASHINGTON, DC.
  • TESTIMONY OF DELBERT ELLIOTT, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THESTUDY AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOPREPARED STATEMENT OF DELBERT S. ELLIOTT
  • Background
  • Specific Recommendations
  • Conclusion
  • TESTIMONY OF JEFFREY A. BUTTS, SENIOR RESEARCHER, CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
  • PREPARED STATEMENT OF JEFFREY A. BUTTS
  • TESTIMONY OF LAWRENCE SHERMAN, DIRECTOR, JERRY LEE CENTER OF CRIMINOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  • PREPARED STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE W. SHERMAN
  • Testimony of david m. kennedy, director, centerfor crime prevention and control, john jay collegeof criminal justice, new york, nyprepared statement of david m. kennedy
  • testimony of james corwin, chief of police, kansas city, mo
  • prepared statement of james corwin
  • testimony of mai fernandez, legal and strategy director, latin american youth center, washington, dc
  • prepared statement of mai fernandez
  • testimony of paul logli, chairman of the board, nationaldistrict attorneys association, winnebago county, il
  • prepared statement of paul logli
  • local gang problems

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