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040 _aAFVC
245 _aChanging course :
_bpreventing gang membership
_ceditors: Thamas R. Simon, Nancy M. Ritter, Reshma R. Mahendra
260 _a[Washington, D.C.] ;
_a[Atlanta, GA] :
_bOffice of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
_bCenters of Disease Control and Prevention,
_c2013
300 _aelectronic document (166 p.); PDF file: 1.61 MB
520 _a"[This book] explores the important nexus of public safety and public health in preventing kids from joining gangs. Community leaders and practitioners are invited to engage in a new way of thinking about this nexus — and to put into practice evidence-based principles and practices that can halt the cascading impact of gangs on kids, families, neighborhoods, and society. The book's goal is to help community leaders, police officers, teachers, and community-services providers to better understand what research says about keeping kids out of gangs and to make informed decisions about how to best use limited resources to prevent gang joining. To change the course, it is important to look beyond individual-level risk factors to consider factors within families, schools, and communities that influence gang-joining. Opportunities and principles for prevention are described at each level." (from the website) Among the key points: mentality. •Youth in gangs are more likely to abuse drugs, engage in high-risk sexual behaviors, and experience long-term health and social consequences. •Girls join gangs in large numbers, contrary to stereotypes. Prevention efforts should address girls' risk for gang joining, including preventing sexual abuse and addressing abusive intimate partner violence for girls.
650 _aADOLESCENTS
_943
650 _aCHILDREN
_9127
650 _aCOMMUNITIES
_9142
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
_9431
650 _aGANGS
_9265
650 _aPRIMARY PREVENTION
_93268
650 _aPROGRAMMES
_9467
650 _aRISK FACTORS
_9505
650 _aSCHOOLS
_9515
650 _aVICTIMS
_9622
650 _aYOUNG MEN
_9658
650 _aYOUNG PEOPLE
_9660
650 _aYOUNG WOMEN
_9661
650 _9458
_aPREVENTION
650 _9252
_aFAMILY VIOLENCE
650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
651 4 _aUNITED STATES
_92646
651 4 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
700 _aSimon, Thomas R.
_93673
700 _aRitter, Nancy M.
_93674
700 _aMahendra, Reshma R.
_93675
856 _uhttps://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21884
856 _uhttps://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/changing-course-preventing-gang-membership
_zSee related 2019 NIJ report
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK