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200 _aAdressing community gang problems
_bRecurso eletrónico
_ea pratical guide
210 _aWashington, DC
_cBureau of Justice Assistance. Office of Justice Programs. U.S. Department of Justice
_d1999
215 _a1 CD-ROM
_d12 cm
225 _aBJA Monograph. NCJ 164273
300 _aFicheiro de 1,87 Mb em formato pdf (229 f.). Também disponível em: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/164273.pdf. Acedido em 08 de Março de 2010.
330 _aExecutive summary. I. Understanding gangs and gang problems. Chapter 1 - Introduction. Analytical models. Organization of the monograph. Chapter 2 - Defining the community’s gang(s). Which definition to use?. Gang diversity. Community concerns: what to do?. Chapter 3 - Gang involvement in drugs and violence. The media’s social distortion of gangs. Historical overview of gangs. Types of gangs. Gangs and drugs. Drug use. Drug selling. Drugs and violence. Gangs and violence. The relationships among gangs, drugs, and violence. Community responses to the problem. Chapter 4 - Gang graffiti. What are graffiti?. Are graffiti a problem?. Graffiti as street art. Gang graffiti. Reading graffiti. Alphabets. Signs and symbols. Ethnic graffiti. Attacking a graffiti problem. Controllers. Guardians. Manager. Offenders. Tools. Problem places. Responses. Establishing a graffiti policy. Reducing availability of graffiti tools. Graffiti removal campaigns. Target hardening. Discouraging graffiti. Providing alternatives to taggers. Encouraging public responsibility. Assessment. II. Learning about local gangs. Chapter 5 - Needs assessments for gang problems. What is a needs assessment? Aren't communities already doing this? What is the needs assessment looking for? Step 1: Laying the groundwork. First steps. Scope and focus. Getting the Advisory Board to buy in. Dealing with conflict. Step 2: Identifying current activities. Defining what information to collect. Identifying service providers. Collecting information. Displaying results. Reaping the benefits of surveying. Step 3: Identifying and setting priorities among needs. Surveying clients and their advocates. Tracking and comparing social indicators. Step 4: Developing a consensus. Presenting results to the Advisory Board. Going public. Developing solutions. Conclusion. Chapter 6 - Addressing gang problems through strategic planning. Using the definition of gang to frame. Community responses. Factors in gang formation and membership. Centrality of a comprehensive problem-solving approach. Building and sustaining coalitions. Functions of coalitions. Initiating the coalition-building process. Making coalitions work. Avoiding pitfalls. Strategic planning. Element 1: Mission Formulation. Element 2: Organizational Assessment. Element 3: Strategic objectives development. Element 4: Action plan development. Element 5: Implementation. Strategic plan evaluation. Internal and external communication strategies. Importance of diverse strategies for community identity. Team building. Assistance from an outside facilitator. Taking time to build the team. Initial team-building goals. Stages of team growth. Generating ideas and selecting options. Conclusion. III. Responding to local gang problems. Chapter 7 - Civil remedies for gang-related harm. Analytical models. Gang-problem triangle. Problem-solving model. Problem places. Residential sites. Commercial sites. Recreational areas. Public places. Transitional places. Responsible people. Civil remedies. Civil or criminal or both? Injunction or damages. Nuisance abatement and zoning laws. Trespass. Waste. Civil code enforcement and business licensing. Residential rental properties. Vacant buildings and vacant lots. Overcoming barriers to civil remedies. Retaliation against individuals. Getting public officials to cooperate. Delay on civil dockets. Case examples of civil remedies. 5081 La Paz Drive, San Diego, California. 609 East Benton, Joliet, Illinois. 1615–1617 Russell Street, Berkeley, California. Gang-problem triangle applied. Conclusion. Chapter 8 - Evaluating anti-gang efforts. Process evaluations. Specifying the program elements. The purposes of the evaluation. Focusing the evaluation. Collecting data. Impact evaluations. Causal conclusions. Unit of analysis. Levels and types of effects. Appropriate measures and data. Data collection. Design and analysis. Overview of process and impact evaluations. Appendix A - References. Appendix B - Sources for further information.
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606 _aGRAFITO
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606 _aVIOLÊNCIA
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606 _aCAMPANHA DE PREVENÇÃO CRIMINAL
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606 _aPLANO DE ACÇÃO
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606 _aMETODOLOGIAS
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606 _aGUIA DE INFORMAÇÃO
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710 _aESTADOS UNIDOS
_bDepartment of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Assistance
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955 _xOferta