Research on Gang-Related Violence in the 21st Century

• Other Authors: Valasik, Matthew (Editor), Reid, Shannon E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Law; Drugs trade / drug trafficking; street gangs; public health; Good Lives Model; intervention; prevention; gang; violence; incident reports; police data; drug markets; gangs; opioids; overdose; spatial concentration; generalized cross-entropy; street gang violence; civil gang injunctions; conflict network; social network analysis; social networks; crisis; organized crime; homicide; retaliation; gang homicide; comparative research; ethnography; gang violence; desistance; network composition; criminal behavior; homicide types; disaggregation; latent class analysis; shootings; social media; focused deterrence; n/a
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Conflict, including the threat or fear of potential violence, or being witness to or a victim of physical violence, constantly surrounds gangs and their communities and is the principal driver sustaining gang life. This Special Issue examines the diverse nature of gang-related violence with the goal...