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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828297303321

Titolo

Looking beyond suppression [[electronic resource] ] : community strategies to reduce gang violence / / edited by Erika Gebo and Brenda J. Bond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

1-280-69976-0

9786613676740

0-7391-7655-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GeboErika

BondBrenda J

Disciplina

363.32/17

Soggetti

Gangs

Violence - Prevention

Communities - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction to Gang Reduction Responses; Chapter 2. Process Matters: Mobilizing Non-White Communities to Respond to Gangs; Chapter 3. Using Action Research to Support Strategic Thinking and Data-Driven Decision-Making in Gang and Youth Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression in Worcester; Chapter 4. Creating and Implementing a Gang Assessment Instrument; Chapter 5. Street Outreach as an Intervention Modality for At-Risk and Gang-Involved Youth

Chapter 6. The Fundamental Challenges of Defining and Measuring Retaliatory Gang ViolenceChapter 7. Strategic Problem Analysis to Guide Comprehensive Gang Violence Reduction Strategies; Chapter 8. Impact of the Shannon CSI: Challenges and Observations from a Multisite Evaluation; Chapter 9. Learning from Community Responses to Gangs; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

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.