MS13 in the Americas: How the World’s Most Notorious Gang Defies …
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 …
Gang Activity in Orange County, California: Final Report to the ...
Aug 1, 1999 · Gang activity in Orange County (Calif.) was studied in terms of the validity and reliability of data in the Orange County Gang Incident Tracking System (GITS), the nature and distribution of the …
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 …
Process and Outcome Evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. Program
Dec 1, 2013 · The findings and methodology are presented for the process and outcome evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. program (Gang Resistance Education and Training), which is a 13-lesson school …
Gangs and Gang Crime - National Institute of Justice
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to gangs and gang crime.
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 …
Frequently Asked Questions | NamUs
View answers to frequently asked questions about the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).
Functional Family Therapy–Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based …
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 …
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, …
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 …