Policing gangs and youth violence
By: edited by Scott H. Decker.
Contributors: Decker, Scott, ed.
Series: The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series
Publisher: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Community policing -- United States.; Gangs -- United States.; Gang prevention -- United States.; Crime prevention -- United States.; Juvenile delinquents -- United States.; Violence -- United States -- Prevention.
Description: Presented in this book are current practices within policing and juvenile justice (focusing on gangs), which utilize the community-policing model. By looking at specific strategies and their efficacy, the authors attempt to combat a major perceived problem with community policing; that the methodology of community policing can be subjective and nebulous, using ill-defined and misinterpreted practices. This book shows what is working for agencies across the country and how these "best practices" can be employed. Includes a focus on Boston as a model for gang policing strategies, other chapters are set in different regions of the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Introduction.; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence.; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins -- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller -- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence.; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins -- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller -- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins -- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller -- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry -- Timothy S. Bynum, Sean P. Varano; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins -- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller -- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry -- Timothy S. Bynum, Sean P. Varano -- Cheryl Maxson, Karen Hennigan, David C. Sloane; title: Part I: Introduction. -- Jack R. Green -- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger -- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak -- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood -- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins -- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller -- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence. -- Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry -- Timothy S. Bynum, Sean P. Varano -- Cheryl Maxson, Karen Hennigan, David C. Sloane -- Eric J. Fritsch, Tory J. Caeti, Robert W. Taylor -- Part IV: Conclusion.; title: Part I: Introduction.-- Jack R. Green-- Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz-- Part II: Problem solving approaches to gangs and youth violence.-- Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger-- Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak-- George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood-- James R. "Chip" Coldren, Daniel F. Higgins-- Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller-- Part III: Suppression based approaches to gangs and youth violence.-- Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry-- Timothy S. Bynum, Sean P. Varano-- Cheryl Maxson, Karen Hennigan, David C. Sloane-- Eric J. Fritsch, Tory J. Caeti, Robert W. Taylor-- Part IV: Conclusion.-- Scott H. Decker.