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                                    Gangs (Security Threat Groups) - General

      

                    
          
    Gangs (Security Threat Groups) - General
Deradicalization: A Review of the Literature with Comparison to Findings in the Literatures on Deganging and Deprogramming (2010)
      This literature review begins with a discussion of the affiliative factors contributing to a person’s radicalization at the mass, group, and indivi
    History of Street Gangs in the United States (2010)
      This bulletin should be the first stop for anyone interested in gangs and their history.
    National Gang Threat Assessment (2011)
      The gang estimates presented in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment (NGTA) represent the collection of data provided by the National Drug Inte
    Gangs and Gang Crime (2011)
      This website has general information about gangs as well as links to other topics such as "what is a gang?", gang activity and prevalence, research
    If You Don't Know About Gangs - You Should, Parts I-III (2012)
      This series of articles provide a general primer about gangs on the street and in prisons.
    National Gang Report (2015)
      The 2015 National Gang Report (NGR) presents an overview of current gang activities and trends in the United States.
    Compilation of Gang-Related Legislation (2016)
      Using automated databases and working with a variety of entities, the National Gang Center identifies gang-related legislation.
    National Gang Center Publications
      This webpage has links to recent publications and National Youth Gang Surveys.
    FBI Anit-Gang Initiatives
      The FBI is dedicated to disrupting and dismantling the most significant gangs through intelligence-driven investigations and new and longstanding i
    Countering Threats to Correctional Institution Security (2019)
      Some threats to correctional institutional security - e.g., violence, escape attempts, contraband - are as old as the institutions themselves, whil Return to top

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