It is a general assumption that ex-offenders would likely fall into a life of crime if they could
not find a job after release from prison. Prior studies showed that African American ex …

This study explored how changes in neighborhood structural characteristics predicted
variation in gang versus non-gang homicides in a policing division of the Los Angeles Police …

Purpose The current study investigates the application of risk terrain modeling (RTM) to
forecast gang violence. RTM is routinely utilized to predict future criminal events in micro …

This chapter explores the ways in which space shapes the territoriality of urban street gang
members as well as the ways in which a gang exploits the local landscape. It begins by …

Research has increasingly moved toward a consensus that violent crime declines as
neighborhoods gentrify, yet some studies find the direction of this relationship varies by type …

This new edition of From Birth to Sixteen outlines children's physical, social, emotional and
cognitive development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application …

Adolescent gang participation has been noted as a major public health concern. Therefore,
researchers have placed a growing emphasis on identifying processes that propel …

Purpose The current study examines the influence of civil gang injunctions (CGIs) on the
patterns of association among gang associates at the individual-and group-levels in East …

This chapter explores how social media have allowed Alt-Right gangs to advance not only
their ideology and subculture online, but to facilitate organizing in the physical world …

Purpose The current study examines the mobility patterns of gang associates in East Los
Angeles using Field Investigation (FI) cards collected by police officers to document informal …