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In Focus: Youth Gangs

NCJ Number
254569
Date Published
September 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
Series
OJJDP In Focus
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material, Factsheet
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TECHBeat, January 2018

NCJ Number
251508
Date Published
January 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
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Gangs

There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...

OJJDP, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, logo

Gangs in Schools

NCJ Number
252842
Date Published
March 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
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OJJDP, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, logo

Gangs in Schools

NCJ Number
252842
Date Published
March 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
PDF