Oct 27, 2011 · Defining "gang member" and "gang crime" Localities interested in pursuing anti-gang policies, strategies and programs face the challenge of developing operational definitions for the …

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Oct 27, 2011 · 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 …

Jan 1, 2019 · The gang problem in the United States has remained stubbornly persistent over the past decade. Here are the facts: One in three local law enforcement agencies in 2010 reported youth …

Jan 1, 2018 · The goal of this report is to explain to law enforcement agencies and personnel the features and threat to public safety of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), one of the world’s largest and …

Dec 1, 2004 · This study examined the relationship between youth gang membership and violent victimization among a general sample of adolescents.

Feb 1, 2018 · Based on fieldwork done in a multi-year research initiative that evaluated the transnational criminal capacity of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS 13) street gang in the United States and El Salvador, …

Jun 30, 2018 · Gangs remain one of the more formidable issues that corrections officials face in managing prisons. About 200,000 of the 1.5 million people incarcerated in the U.S. are affiliated with …

Mar 5, 2020 · Gang-involved youth are responsible for a disproportionate share of crime in communities.[1] Successfully tackling gang involvement and associated criminal activities should …

Oct 26, 2020 · Much is known about the workings of criminal gangs and traits of gang members, and much of that knowledge has informed community-focused anti-gang programs. It was long hoped …