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                                    Gangs (Security Threat Groups)

      

                    
          
    Gangs (Security Threat Groups)
Gangs are a continuing national problem that all elements of the public safety community must effectively manage. In a 2012 survey analysis, the Bureau of Justice National Gang Center found that "Following a marked decline from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, the prevalence rate of gang activity significantly increased between 2001 and 2005 and has since remained fairly constant." The research highlighted on this page covers a range of gang related, corrections topics from slang words used by prison gangs to prevention and intervention for gang-affiliated inmates.
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The following grey bars are accordions that can be expanded to show a list of "top-shelf" resources that have been hand-picked by our library team around this topic. If you would like additional research assistance on this topic, please contact our help desk. They have access to specialized databases and thousands of resources you won't find online. Click on a grey box below to browse resources in that section.
            
      Accordion    Broadcasts, Videos, Webinars
      
      LA Gang Wars (2016)
              Americas Hardest Prisons Dangerous Prison Gangs (2014)
              Aryan Prison Gangs and Law Enforcement (2013)
              Prison Gangs and Governance: The Hidden Order of the Criminal Underworld (2013)
              Sharing Gang Intelligence Bridging the Gap: Corrections - Police - Educators [Satellite/Internet Broadcast] (2008)
              Accordion    Gangs & Reentry
      
      Gang Member Reentry: Probation and Parole Perspectives (2014)
              Accordion    Gangs & Sex Trafficking
      
      The Nature and Extent of Gang Involvement in Sex Trafficking in San Diego County (2016)
              Accordion    Gangs in Jails
      
      Jails: Conducting Security Threat Group and Gang Interviews in a Pre-trial Setting (2013)
              Accordion    General
      
      FBI Anit-Gang Initiatives
              National Gang Center Publications
              Countering Threats to Correctional Institution Security (2019)
              Compilation of Gang-Related Legislation (2016)
              National Gang Report (2015)
              ‘‘From Your First Cigarette to Your Last Dyin’ Day’’: The Patterning of Gang Membership in the Life-Course (2014)
              Prisoner Classification and Gang Activity (2013)
              The Problem of Gangs and Security Threat Groups (STG’s) in American Prisons and Jails Today: Recent Findings from the 2012 NGCRC National Gang/STG Survey (2012)
              Gangs and Gang Crime (2011)
              National Gang Threat Assessment (2011)
              Deradicalization: A Review of the Literature with Comparison to Findings in the Literatures on Deganging and Deprogramming (2010)
              Accordion    Prison Gangs
      
      Gang Renouncement and Disassociation (GRAD) Process
              Head injury in prison: Gang membership and the role of prison violence (2020)
              The Use of Restrictive Housing on Gang and Non-Gang Affiliated Inmates in U.S. Prisons: Findings from a National Survey of Correctional Agencies (2020)
              Inside out: The challenge of prison-based criminal organizations (2016)
              White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States A Preliminary Inventory (2016)
              13 Dangerous Prison Gangs Correctional Officers Should Know About (2015)
              How Gangs Took Over Prisons (2014)
              Security Threat Group (GANG): Validation, Placement and Debriefing (2014)
              Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness (2014)
              Accordion    Youth Gangs
      
      Gang & Youth Violence Interventions: A Review of Research and Literature Addressing Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Gang-Affiliated and Violent Youth in Juvenile Institutions and Detention Centers

            
      
"A large percentage of Washington’s gang-affiliated and violent youth spend at least some time in Washington’s juvenile institutions or county detention centers (or both). The multiple problems and aggressive tendencies of these youth can create safety issues inside residential facilities, and can
              It's About Time: Prevention and Intervention Services for Gang-Affiliated Girls

            
      
“This NCCD Focus highlights the vulnerabilities and consequences of gang involvement for girls, the service needs of girls in gangs and girls at risk of joining gangs, as well as the importance of addressing these service needs as a critical gang violence-prevention strategy. It also provides
  
      National Gang Center
              Model Programs Guide: Gang Offenders
              Improving Understanding of and Responsiveness to Gang-Involved Girls (2016)
              CHANGING COURSE Preventing Gang Membership (2016)
              G.R.E.A.T. – Gang Resistance Education and Training

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