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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 Assessing the Relationship between Immigration Status, Crime, Gang Affiliation, and Victimization
- 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 ”
- 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
- 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]
- Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership - National Institute of Justice
Arguing that many principals in schools with gang problems do not recognize or admit a problem, Gottfredson points to a large study of secondary schools that found that only one-fifth of the principals in schools with gang problems (defined as more than 15 percent of students reporting they belonged to a gang) said their school had a problem
- Establishment of a Police Gang Unit: An Examination of Organization and . . .
The data suggested that the gang unit was created as a consequence of pressures placed on the police department from powerful elements within the community Once created, the gang unit's response to the gang problem was mainly driven by its need to achieve and maintain legitimacy among various stakeholders in their environment
- Archived | Why Is Gang-Membership Prevention Important? | National . . .
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 Gangs are a serious, persistent problem According to the National Youth Gang Survey, from 2002 to 2010, the estimated number of youth gangs increased by nearly 35 percent (from 21,800 to 29,400)
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