03121nam 2200841z- 450 991055737240332120220111(CKB)5400000000042167(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76510(oapen)doab76510(EXLCZ)99540000000004216720202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierResearch on Gang-Related Violence in the 21st CenturyBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 online resource (188 p.)3-0365-1534-8 3-0365-1533-X Conflict, including the threat or fear of potential violence, or being witness to or a victim of physical violence, constantly surrounds gangs and their communities and is the principal driver sustaining gang life. This Special Issue examines the diverse nature of gang-related violence with the goal of better understanding the growing complexities of gang violence over the last two decades to better inform public policy solutions. The contributions included in this Special Issue highlight the complex nature of gang-related violence in the 21st Century. As much as policy makers, the media, and even scholars like to simplify gang-related violence, all of the studies included in this Special Issue highlight the nuance and variation that exists.Drugs trade / drug traffickingbicsscLawbicssccivil gang injunctionscomparative researchconflict networkcriminal behaviorcrisisdesistancedisaggregationdrug marketsethnographyfocused deterrenceganggang homicidegang violencegangsgeneralized cross-entropyGood Lives Modelhomicidehomicide typesincident reportsinterventionlatent class analysisn/anetwork compositionopioidsorganized crimeoverdosepolice datapreventionpublic healthretaliationshootingssocial mediasocial network analysissocial networksspatial concentrationstreet gang violencestreet gangsviolenceDrugs trade / drug traffickingLawValasik Matthewedt1327000Reid Shannon EedtValasik MatthewothReid Shannon EothBOOK9910557372403321Research on Gang-Related Violence in the 21st Century3037779UNINA