This research extends the homicide literature by using latent class analysis methods to
examine the neighborhood structural and demographic characteristics of different categories …

Previous jurisdictionally limited studies have found gang homicide to possess participant
and setting characteristics that are distinctive in comparison to nongang homicide. We tested …

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 …

Objectives: This study examined the structural covariates of gang homicide in large US cities
and whether the structural conditions associated with gang homicide differed from non-gang …

Although numerous studies examined the distinction between gang and non-gang
homicides, there is nonetheless a continued need for research in this domain. Specifically …

Does gang‐related homicide direr sufficiently from nongang homicide to warrant specialized
law enforcement response? Both cross‐tabular and discriminant analyses of data from over …

John Jay College of Criminal Justice ulie Barrows and C. Ronald Huff (2009, this issue) get
it right when it comes to the problems with gang database systems. Such databases can be …

This study examines gang-motivated homicides in Chicago neighborhoods between 1985
and 1995. Qualitative studies have illustrated that gang-motivated homicides may have …

This study contributes to the body of research examining why city-level violence rates
peaked in 1993. Taking homicide data from that year, we introduce an indicator for active …

Numerous research studies conducted in the past decade have focused on gangs and gang
violence. The results from these studies have assisted law enforcement agencies in …