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  • 022433

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  • Published 2007.
  • 104 pages.

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Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies

Publication year: 2007 | Cataloged on: Aug. 02, 2007
ANNOTATION: Misconceptions about gangs, antigang intervention in three American cities, and what research tells us are covered. These chapters are after an executive summary and prologue (a gang, by any other name): gangs in New York City; gangs in Chicago; gangs in Los Angeles; down for the count -- exploring the size and makeup of the gang population; why youth join gangs and how they live; gang crime myths and realities; getting less for more -- the failed legacy of gang enforcement; and evidence-based practices and real solutions to youth violence.
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