The purpose of this article is to situate knowledge on the pushes and pulls of
disengagement from gangs within the inventory of gang intervention programs. Drawing on …

Objective Motivated by the reorientation of gang membership into a life-course framework
and concerns about distinct populations of juvenile and adult gang members, this study …

The impact of gang violence on a youth's risk for death or injury is tremendous. Prevention of
complex societal problems, such as gang violence, requires a substantial effort and …

In this book we explore the nature of contemporary childhood and the social and cultural
contexts within which we find children. In doing so we are also examining the political …

Purpose Adolescent gang affiliation has long-term, cascading effects across the life course,
ruining life chances in multiple domains and leading to sustained involvement in crime and …

Building successful intersectoral partnerships to address health is critical to reaching health
promotion goals. With the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in violence …

Ending Gang and Youth Violence: A Cross Governmental Report including further evidence
and good practice case studies (EGYV)(HM Government, 2011) describes the Coalition's …

The authors first discussed this book project in depth in 2003 and began working on the
earlier version in 2006. Vance Austin was both a part-time high school special education …

Gangs and crews are at center stage when discussing youth violence. According to client-
centered best practices in the social service arena, distinguishing between gangs and crews …

This article discusses a qualitative pilot study conducted with Black teenage mothers
affected by maltreatment histories, exploring the feasibility of researching how they develop …