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Gangs - Publications

The following publications are a sample of available resources.

Drugs and Violence Prison Security Threat Groups Law Enforcement Resources International General Research

Gang Prosecution Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Programs Female Gangs NCJRS Abstracts Database

Adolescent Homicides in Los Angeles: Are They Different From Other Homicides? Summary

National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2002

Alcohol and Violence in the Lives of Gang Members
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2001

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2008-2011 Strategy: Arizona Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Control
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2007

Assessment of a Multi-Agency Approach to Drug Involved Gang Members
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 1996

Bomb and Arson Crimes Among American Gang Members: A Behavioral Science Profile
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

Criminal Behavior of Gang Members and At-Risk Youth
National Institute of Justice, 1998

Dreams, Gangs, and Guns: The Interplay Between Adolescent Violence and Immigration in a New York City Neighborhood
Vera Institute of Justice, 2002

Gang Activity in Orange County, California: Final Report to the National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000

Gang- and Drug-Related Homicide: Baltimore's Successful Enforcement Strategy
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2003

Gang Homicide in LA, 1981-2001
California Attorney General's Office, 2004

Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997

Gang Membership, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998

Gangs and Guns: A Task Force Report From the National Gang Crime Research Center
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

Gangs and Victimization at School
National Center for Education Statistics, 1995

Gun Use by Male Juveniles: Research and Prevention
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2004

Homicide in Los Angeles: An Analysis of the Differential Character of Adolescent and Other Homicides
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2002

Methamphetamine Use and Sales Among Gang Members: The Cross-Over Effect
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

National Evaluation of the Youth Firearms Violence Initiative
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Street Gangs and Drug Sales in Two Suburban Cities
National Institute of Justice, 1995

Violence by Gang Members, 1993-2003
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005

The Violent Gang and Terrorist Organizations File
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1996

Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

Youth Gang Homicides in the 1990s
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Youth Gang Drug Trafficking
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Youth Gang Drug Trafficking and Homicide: Policy and Program Implications
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997

The Youth Gangs, Drugs and Violence Connection
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets
National Institute of Justice, 1996

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Arizona Department of Corrections: Security Threat Group (STG) Program Evaluation, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2001

The Facts About Gang Life in America Today: A National Study of Over 4000 Gang Members
National Gang Crime Research Center, 1997

The Influence of Prison Gang Affiliation on Violence and Other Prison Misconduct
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2001

Inmate and Prison Gang Leadership
East Tennessee State University, 2003

Management Strategies in Disturbances and with Gangs/Disruptive Groups
National Institute of Corrections, 1991

A National Assessment of Gangs and Security Threat Groups in Adult Correctional Institutions: Results of the 1999 Adult Corrections Survey
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2000

The Problem of Gangs and Security Threat Groups (STG’s) in American Prisons Today: Recent Research Findings From the 2004 Prison Gang Survey
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2005

Special Needs Offenders Bulletin: Prison Gangs
Federal Judicial Center, 1997

Special Report of the NGCRC: Preliminary Results of Project GANGMILL
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences
National Institute of Justice, 2000

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1996 National Law Enforcement Gang Analysis Survey: A Preliminary Report
National Gang Crime Research Center, 1997

2007 Statewide Gang Survey Results
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2007

Collaborative Perspective When Dealing With Gangs
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2007

Crime Mapping News, Volume 6, Issue 3, Summer 2004
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2004

Establishment of a Police Gang Unit: An Examination of Rational and Institutional Considerations
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000

Federal Resource Guide for Weed and Seed Communities
Community Capacity Development Office, 2006

Federal-Local Law Enforcement Collaboration in Investigating and Prosecuting Urban Crime, 1982-1999: Drugs, Weapons, and Gangs, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

Gang Crime and Law Enforcement Recordkeeping
National Institute of Justice, 1994

Gang-Related Activity in the US Armed Forces Increasing
National Gang Intelligence Center, 2006

Gang Structures, Crime Patterns, and Police Responses
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 1996

Gang Suppression Through Saturation Patrol, Aggressive Curfew, and Truancy Enforcement: A Quasi-Experimental Test of the Dallas Anti-Gang Initiative
Sage Publications, 1999

Gang Toolkit: Community Policing Sollutions to Address Gang Crime
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2007

Graffiti
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2001

Intelligence Assessment: Gang-Related Activity in the US Armed Forces Increasing (Unclassified)
National Gang Intelligence Center, 2007

Joint County Gang Prevention Task Force Final Report
Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, Maryland, 2004

Northeast Gang Information System: Description of the System and Lessons Learned
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000

Northeast Gang Information System (NEGIS) Participant Survey: Police Executive Research Forum
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000

Police Response to Gangs: A Multi-Site Study
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

Police-Corrections Partnerships
National Institute of Justice, 1999

Policing by Injunction: Problem-Oriented Dimensions of Civil Gang Abatement in the State of California
National Institute of Justice, 2002

Preventing Gang and Drug-Related Witness Intimidation
National Institute of Justice, 1996

Solutions to Address Gang Crime (CD-Rom)
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2006

Specialized Gang Units: Form and Function in Community Policing
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

Street Gangs and Interventions: Innovative Problem Solving with Network Analysis
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2005

Urban Street Gang Enforcement
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1997

Violent Crime Impact Teams (VCIT) Initiative: Focus on Partnerships
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2006

Violent Crime in America: Summit Recommendations
International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2002

Asian Youth Gangs: Basic Issues for Educators
National Association of Gang Investigators' Associations, 1996

Central America and Mexico Gang Assessment
USAID Central America and Mexico Gang Assessment, 2006

Cultural Explanations for Vietnamese Youth Involvement in Street Gangs, Final Report
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998

Ethnic Youth Gangs in Australia, Do They Exist?
Australian Multicultural Foundation, 1999

Gangs in Central America
Congressional Research Service (No Publication Date Indicated)

Inside the Neighborhood: Salvadoran Street Gangs Violent Solidarity
Pan American Health Organization, 1999

Mara Salvatrucha: A South American Import
National Alliance of Gang Investigators' Association, 2000

The Maras and National Security in Central America
Center for Contemporary Conflict, 2005

North American Transnational Youth Gangs: Breaking the Chain of Violence
The Heritage Foundation, 2005

Results of the 2002 Canadian Police Survey on Youth Gangs
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, 2003

Street Gangs: The New Urban Insurgency
The Strategic Studies Institute, 2005

Understanding Youth Gangs
Australian Institute of Criminology, 2002

Vietnamese Youth Gang Involvement
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

Young People and Gangs
Australian Institute of Criminology, 2000

Youth Gangs and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Literature Survey
The World Bank, 1999

Youths and Gangs: Various Views, Random and Varied Strategies
Canadian Police College Research Centre, 1998

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2002 Gangs in Arizona
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2003

2005 National Gang Crime Threat Assessment
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2005

An Economic Analysis of a Drug-Selling Gang's Finance
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000

Are Rural Gang Members Similar to Their Urban Peers? Implications for Rural Communities
Sage Publications, 1999

Aryan Brotherhood
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1982

Childhood Risk Factors for Adolescent Gang Membership: Results From the Seattle Social Development Project
Sage Publications, 1999

Comparing the Criminal Behavior of Youth Gangs and At-Risk Youths
National Institute of Justice, 1998

Cultural Explanations for Vietnamese Youth Involvement in Street Gangs-- Final Report
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998

Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

The Economics of Gang Life: A Task Force Report of the National Gang Crime Research Center
National Gang Crime Research Center, 1995

Fear of Gang Crime: A Look at Three Theoretical Models
The Law and Society Association, 2003

Gang Activity in Orange County, California: Final Report to the National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000

Gang Intervention Partnership: Evaluation of and Recommendations Regarding a Program to Reduce Criminal Activity of Latino Gangs in the District of Columbia
Center for Youth Policy Research, 2006

Gang Members on the Move
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998

Gang Problems and Gang Programs in a National Sample of Schools 
Gottredson Associates, Inc., 2001

Gang Threat Analysis: The Black Disciples
National Gang Crime Research Center, 2004

Gangs in Middle America: Are They a Threat?
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001

Gangs in Rural America, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2001

Gangs in Small Towns and Rural Counties
National Youth Gang Center, 2005

Gangs in South Carolina: An Exploratory Study
Clemson University Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, 2000

Gangs in Texas 2001: An Overview
Texas Office of the Attorney General, 2001

The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970-98, Part 1
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970-98, Part 2
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Highlights of the 2004 National Youth Gang Survey
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2006

Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Identifying Possible Gang Affiliation
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2006

The Impact of Gangs on Communities
National Youth Gang Center,  2006

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2006

Military Law Review: Spit and Polish: A Critique of Military Off-Duty Personal Appearance Standards
United States Army, 2005

Modern Day Youth Gangs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

National Evaluation of the Youth Firearms Violence Initiative
National Institute of Justice, 2000

National Youth Gang Survey: 1999-2001
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2006

National Youth Gang Survey Trends From 1996 to 2000
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

The Nature and Scope of Hispanic/Latino Gangs in North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, 2005

OJJDP Research 2000
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Parent's Quick Reference Card: Recognizing and Preventing Gang Involvement
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2007

The Reality of Gangs
National Crime Prevention Council (No Publication Date Indicated)

Street-Gang Mentality: A Mosaic of Remorseless Violence and Relentless Loyalty
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007

Street Gang Migration: How Big a Threat?
National Institute of Justice, 1996

A Study of the 2002 Arizona Youth Survey: Gang Membership Among Youths
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2004

Subcultural Diversity and the Fear of Crime and Gangs
Sage Publications, 2000

The Truancy and Gang Connection: Reflections from the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office (Houston, TX)
National Center for School Engagement, 2006

Victims of Gang Violence: A New Frontier in Victim Services
Office for Victims of Crime, 1996

Violence by Gang Members, 1993-2003
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005

What's in a Name? Gang Monikers
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1997

Youth Gangs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997

Youth Gangs: An Overview
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998

Youth Gangs in America: An Overview of Suppression, Intervention, and Prevention Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997

Youth Gangs in Indian Country
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2004

Youth Gangs in Rural America
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Youth Gangs in Schools
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

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2002 Annual Gang Cases Report
Office of the Orange County District Attorney, 2002

Enabling Prosecutors To Address Drug, Gang, and Youth Violence
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Federal-Local Law Enforcement Collaboration in Investigating and Prosecuting Urban Crime, 1982-1999: Drugs, Weapons, and Gangs
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

MS-13 and Counting: Gang Activity in Northern Virginia
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2006

Prosecuting Gang Cases: What Prosecutors Need to Know
American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2004

Prosecuting Gangs: A National Assessment
National Institute of Justice, 1995

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Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Model for Problem Solving
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1999

Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Practical Guide
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1997

Best Practices of Community Policing in Gang Intervention and Gang Violence Prevention, 2006
United States Conference of Mayors, 2006

Can Civil Gang Injunctions Change Communities? A Community Assessment of the Impact of Civil Gang Injunctions
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Comprehensive Gang Initiative Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1995

Community Gang Prevention Team Survey
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 1997

A Comprehensive Response to America's Youth Gang Problem
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997

Conflict Resolution for School Personnel: An Interactive School Safety Training Tool (CD ROM)
National Institute of Justice, 2002 

"Designing Out" Gang Homicides and Street Assaults
National Institute of Justice, 1998

Evaluating G.R.E.A.T.: A School-Based Gang Prevention Program
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Evaluation of the Bloomington-Normal Comprehensive Gang Program
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Evaluation of the Mesa Gang Intervention Program (MGIP)
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Evaluation of the Riverside Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Evaluation of the San Antonio Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Program
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Evaluation of the Tucson Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Program
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Exploiting Gang Communication
National Alliance of Gang Investigators' Associations (No Publication Date Indicated)

Gang Enforcement Problems and Strategies: National Survey Findings
Institute for Law and Justice (No Publication Date Indicated)

Gang Prevention and Gang Intervention: Preliminary Results From the 1995 Project GANGPINT National Needs Assessment Gang Research Task Force
National Gang Crime Prevention Center, 1995

Gang Problems and Gang Programs in a National Sample of Schools
Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 2001

Gang Suppression and Intervention: Problem and Response
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1994

Gangs 101: A Primer
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2007

Gangs and Crime Deterrence
Simon Fraser University, 2001

Implementing the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume IX, Number 1 (Causes and Correlates: Findings and Implications Issue)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2004

National Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2001

National Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T.
National Institute of Justice, 1997

OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model: A Guide to Assessing Your Community's Youth Gang Problem
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model: Planning for Implementation
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

OJJDP News @ a Glance: New Program Supports Community Anti-Gang Efforts
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2003

Outcomes of the Gang Violence Reduction Project
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2000

Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

Reducing Gun Violence: Operation Ceasefire in Los Angeles
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Reducing Gun Violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Safe Street Violent Crime Initiative Report, Fiscal Year 2000
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2000

San Francisco Gang-Free Communities Initiative: Results from Focus Groups, Key Informant Interviews and Youth Surveys
San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, 2002

Youth Gang Programs and Strategies
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

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Female Gang Involvement in a Midwestern City: Correlates, Nature and Meanings
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 1999

Female Gangs: A Focus on Research
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001

Final Report: Milwaukee Drug Posse and Homegirl Studies
GangResearch.Net (No Publication Date Indicated)

NCJRS Abstracts Database
 

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