within the gang are associated with increased involvement in drug sales, violent offending, and violent victimization.8 Group norms that are common to many gangs influence both intragang (between members of the same gang) violence (e.g., over violations of gang rules, through

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research ...

Jun 1, 2010 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research for the future.

NIJ Conference panelists will present the results of three studies that applied situational crime prevention (SCP) principles: (1) an evaluation of the Safe City initiative in Chula Vista, Calif., designed to combine the expertise and resources of local law enforcement, retailers and the community to increase the safety of designated retail areas; (2) a randomized controlled trial …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research ...

Oct 1, 2004 · The study suggests that gang units can have an important role in modern policing and should be formed and structured to reflect both local experiences and concerns. There is little evidence that gang units conflict with community policing in principle or practice and have the ability to balance community policing.

Dec 1, 2013 · This article outlines the themes of the book, "Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership," which was initiated as a joint effort of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and written by some of the Nation's top criminal justice and public health researchers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research ...

Jan 1, 2001 · The police departments in these two cities also have well-developed gang units and gang membership files, both of which facilitate the obtaining of data on gang activities. Although relying on police arrest records and gang membership files put some limits on this study of gang involvement in drug sales, the study reached several conclusions ...

Sep 1, 2013 · This executive summary highlights the chapters of a book on how to prevent youth from joining gangs during a time of limited government resources; the book was published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the chapters were written by some of the Nation's foremost criminal justice and public health …