The National Gang Intelligence Center3 describes the breadth of criminal activity attributable to street gangs; the most common forms include violent and drug-related crimes such as assault, street-level …
Who Are the Violence Interrupters? - National Institute of Justice
Oct 28, 2009 · CeaseFire's use of violence interrupters made the program unique. Although many public health campaigns hire people who are adept at reaching target populations, hiring former gang …
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Using Restrictive Housing to Manage Gangs in U.S. Prisons
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 …
MS13 in the Americas: Major Findings - National Institute of Justice
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, …
Helping At-Risk Youth Say "No" to Gangs - National Institute of Justice
May 1, 2015 · The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program is teaching kids to avoid gang membership and helping them develop positive relationships with law enforcement, …
Gang Enforcement Problems and Strategies: National Survey Findings
Federally sponsored surveys of 149 police departments and 118 prosecutors' offices of jurisdictions greater than 250,000 and 73 prosecutors' offices of jurisdictions of 50,000 to 250,000 residents …
Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of …
Feb 3, 2022 · Persons who committed public mass shootings in the U.S. over the last half century were commonly troubled by personal trauma before their shooting incidents, nearly always in a state of …
Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of …
Mar 25, 2024 · Targeted violence spans a wide array of offenses, from mass shootings to gang or group-violence-related activities to human trafficking. Although each of these topics has been …
What Is a Gang? Definitions - National Institute of Justice
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 …