Youth gangs

Improving interorganizational collaborations: An application in a violence reduction context

NCJ Number

307208

Journal

Social Science Journal

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Role of Violence Within and Across Self-Identified Gang Youth

NCJ Number

306044

Date Published

2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Selection, stability, and spuriousness: Testing Gottfredson and Hirschi's propositions to reinterpret street gangs in self-control perspective

NCJ Number

304825

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Synthesis of the Literature on Gun, Group, and Gang Violence

NCJ Number

304276

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

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Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Scan of Youth Gun, Group, and Gang Violence Interventions

NCJ Number

304275

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A Research-Based Practice Guide to Reduce Youth Gun and Gang/Group Violence

NCJ Number

304274

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Comprehensive Gang Model Evaluation: Integrating Research Into Practice

NCJ Number

303972

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

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A Within-Individual Examination of the Predictors of Gun Carrying During Adolescence and Young Adulthood Among Young Men

NCJ Number

303337

Journal

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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"Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Bullying Will Get Me Bangin'": Bullying Involvement and Adolescent Gang Joining

NCJ Number

303130

Journal

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Associations among Trauma Exposure, Callous-Unemotionality, Race or Ethnicity, and Gang Involvement in Justice-Involved Youth

NCJ Number

302753

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities: Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice

Event Dates

November 8, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism

Date Published

September 8, 2021

NIJ-supported research points to the value of targeting multiple social conditions as a strategy for reducing radicalization.

In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism

NCJ Number

302087

Date Published

September 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Advancing Knowledge To Reduce Gangs and Gang Violence: Perspectives From Researchers and Practitioners

NCJ Number

300672

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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University of Missouri-St. Louis Comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative (UMSL CSSI)

NCJ Number

255927

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

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Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against Extremism

Date Published

October 26, 2020

Can the wealth of existing research on criminal gang members point to better solutions to violent extremism in the United States? A study finds only limited parallels.

National Youth Gang Survey

2020-JX-FX-K007

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$996,640

Identifying High-Risk Youth for Secondary Gang Prevention

NCJ Number

248802

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

August 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Comprehensive Community Based Information System to Reduce Youth and Gang Violence in Los Angeles County and Beyond

NCJ Number

242277

Journal

Geography & Public Safety

Date Published

August 2012

Agencies

NIJ, COPS

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Effects of Self-Control, Gang Membership, and Parental Attachment/Identification on Police Contacts Among Latino and African American Youths

NCJ Number

239286

Journal

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Date Published

April 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Problem-Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston's Operation Ceasefire

NCJ Number

189562

Journal

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Date Published

August 2001

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

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Gender Dynamics in Youth Gangs: A Comparison of Males' and Females' Accounts

NCJ Number

185286

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

September 2000

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Young Gang Membership and Serious Violent Victimization: The Importance of Lifestyles and Routine Activities

NCJ Number

237136

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

October 2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Linking Gender, Minority Group Status and Family Matters to Self-control Theory: A Multivariate Analysis of Key Self-Control Concepts in a Youth-Gang Context

NCJ Number

184453

Journal

Juvenile and Family Court Journal

Date Published

2000

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Criminal Behavior of Gang Members, Final Report

NCJ Number

183650

Date Published

December 1995

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

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