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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
- Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against . . .
Gang and nongang extremists were overwhelmingly third or more generation citizens, but nongang extremists were more likely to be first-generation residents than gang extremists 79% of all adult gang members were third or more generation U S residents, but there was a much greater second-generation presence in gangs
- The Attraction of Gangs: How Can We Reduce It?
This page gives an overview of one section of the book Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership Learn more about the book and how to get copies Kids join gangs for a variety of reasons — money, support and belonging, status, a perceived sense of protection or being part of “outlaw culture ”
- Archived | Overview of Gangs and Gang Crime - National Institute of Justice
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 drug crime It is clear that gangs, guns, drugs and violence are interconnected [1]
- Managing Gangs in Schools | National Institute of Justice
Actions by SROs and other school staff can discourage gang activity in the school This discussion suggests banning all items and symbols usually associated with gang activity and affirmation, such as weapons; violence; illegal behavior; and gang-associated clothing, insignias, and gestures
- 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
- MS13 in the Americas: How the World’s Most Notorious Gang Defies Logic . . .
The third section addresses the organizational features of MS13 MS13 is portrayed as a diffuse organization of sub-parts with no single leader or leadership council for directing the gang It is a federation with layers of leaders who interact, obey, and react to each other under the varying circumstances that face the gang
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