Spergel details the efforts of his Chicago youth gang project, a comprehensive, community-based model designed to reduce gang problems, including violence and illegal drug activity. He shows the successes and failures at each level: individual-youth, gang-as-unit, community, and policy development. This is a valuable model and methodology for a comprehensive approach to gang prevention and intervention which will be an important reference for policy makers, criminologists, gang researchers and community developers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 Project Background and Program Strategies Chapter 2 Gang Problems Chapter 3 Project Formation Chapter 4 Entering the Field Chapter 5 Team Development Chapter 6 Social Intervention: The Outreach Youth Worker Chapter 7 Suppression/Social Control Chapter 8 Community Mobilization Part 9 Evaluation: Program Analysis and Project Outcome Chapter 10 The Project Evaluation Model Chapter 11 Changes in Social Context of Program Youth Chapter 12 Life Course Factors Related to Self-Reported Offense/Arrest Charges Chapter 13 Project-Worker Contacts, Services and Strategies Chapter 14 Arrest Changes: Program and Comparison Youth Chapter 15 Arrest Changes for Different Types of Gang Youth Chapter 16 Services and Outcome Chapter 17 Gang and Community Crime Change Chapter 18 Project Termination 19 Summary 20 References
