ABSTRACT

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity. Civil gang injunctions have become a growing feature of crime control programs in several states across the nation. Gang Injunctions and Abatement

chapter 1|20 pages

Chapter 1Introduction

chapter 4|30 pages

Chapter 4Literature and Policy

chapter 5|46 pages

Gang Injunction and Gang Abatement Theory

chapter 7|24 pages

Chapter 7Research Methodology

chapter 8|76 pages

Chapter 8Results of 25 Injunction Studies

chapter 10|18 pages

Research and Conclusions about Effectiveness

chapter 11|6 pages

Chapter 11The Birth of Gang Injunctions

chapter 12|34 pages

Chapter 12Gang Injunctions 1990–1999

chapter 13|76 pages

Gang Injunctions 2000–2009

chapter 14|8 pages

Gang Injunctions 2010 and Beyond

chapter 18|14 pages

Chapter 18Gang Abatement Program Elements

chapter 19|30 pages

Chapter 19Graffiti Abatement