Juvenile Gangs
Compiled by Carole Hynek, June 2000
1997
National Youth Gang Survey. U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (Published December 1999.) (347.171/X31) The third annual survey
conducted by the National Youth Gang Center. Largest and most comprehensive
national gang survey to date. This document summarizes the findings of the
survey. Includes questions regarding degree of youth involvement, migration,
drug sales and distribution, and law enforcement responses to youth gangs among
other issues.
Community Case Studies: Teaming Up on Gangs. Skornicka Seminar for Communities, Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison, April 2000. (347.171/W7h) Presents six case studies of Wisconsin communities dealing with the issues of youth violence and gang activity. Includes interviews with community leaders and various approaches used by communities in Wisconsin to address the problem. Also available online: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/gangs/
Crack Down
on Gangs! California Attorney General, Crime Prevention Center, 1992.
(347.171/C1f) Provides general information about gangs and how to identify them.
It also includes California laws that pertain to gang activity. Focuses on
preventing youth gang involvement.
Criminal
Gangs in Indian Country: Examining the Incidence of Youth Violence and Criminal
Gang Activity, Joint Hearing. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and
the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1997. (353.25/X48) Findings of the
Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the spread of criminal street gangs,
particularly as it pertains to Native American lands.
Gang
Violence Prevention Council: 1995 Annual Report to the Legislature. Wisconsin Department of
Health and Social Services, December 1995. (347.171/W7d) This report conveys the
goals, objectives, and strategies of the Gang Violence Prevention Council and
summarizes the Council’s activities during the first year of operation. Lists
common themes and strategies for prevention, suppression, and intervention. The
Council disbanded after the 1996 report was issued (Cor g 1996, noncirculating).
Juveniles
Facing Criminal Sanctions: Three States that Changed the Rules. U.S. Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2000. (347.172/X29) Provides
case studies of Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wisconsin’s approach to reform. The
report explains the reform and analyzes its significance. The impact of reform
on juvenile justice and criminal justice systems is also described.
"Predictors
of Youth Violence". U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, April 2000. (347.171/X42) One in a series of
Bulletins covering youth gangs. Describes a number of risk factors for
predicting and preventing youth violence including individual, family, school,
peer–related, community, and situational factors. Includes bibliography.
"Youth
Gang Drug Trafficking". U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, December 1999. (347.171/X41) Youth gang series.
Analyzes youth drug trafficking data and identifies areas for future research.
Discusses policy implications for communities dealing with youth violence and
gang activity. Includes bibliography.
"Youth
Gangs". Congressional Quarterly, Incorporated, CQ Researcher,
October 11, 1991. (347.171/C761). Overview of the gang issue as it was emerging in
the early 1990s. Includes various reactions to and methods of dealing with
youth gang involvement. Includes bibliography.
"Youth
Gangs: An Overview". U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, August 1998. (347.171/X35) Youth gang series.
Brings together available knowledge on youth gangs by reviewing data and
research. Begins with historic overview and proceeds to the scope of the
current gang problems. Includes bibliography.
Youth
Violence: A Policymakers’ Guide. Education Commission of the States, March 1996.
(373.5/Ed8) Recommendations from the policy discussions and information about
state activities gathered from the ECS Information Clearinghouse. Focuses on
school violence and how various states and districts are dealing with youth
violence.
BadgerLink: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink/
Juvenile gangs: a selection of
9 articles printed from EBSCOhost, 1999–2000. (347.171/J98)
"Adolescent
Male Offenders". Edmund T. Emmer and Vera A. Lopez, Criminal Justice
& Behavior, vol.27, no.3, June 2000.
"Collaboration
Among Federal Agencies Equals School Safety". Shay Bilchik, Corrections
Today, vol.62, no.1, February 2000.
"How Can We
Respond Effectively to Juvenile Crime?". Anthony J. Petrosino, Pediatrics,
vol.105, no.3, March 2000.
"Listening
to What the Streets Say: Vengeance as Ideology?" Ralph Cintron, Annals
of the American Academy of Political & Social Science, vol.567, January
2000.
"One Way to
Crack Down on Suspected Gang Activity". Curriculum Review, vol.39,
no.8, April 2000.
"Rehabilitated
Gang Members Provide Ideal Worker Pool". Jennifer Day, Crain’s Detroit
Business, vol.15, no.50, December 13, 1999.
"When is
‘Get Tough’ Too Tough on Teens?". Paul Van Slambrouck, Christian
Science Monitor, vol.92, no.51, February 4, 2000.
"Winning a
Gang War". John McCormick, Newsweek, vol.134, no.18, November 1,
1999.
"Youth
Violence: Psychosocial Risk Factors, Treatment, Prevention, and
Recommendations". Kurt M. Bumby, Michael R. Jones, Javad H. Kashani, and
Lisa A. Thomas, Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, vol.7,
no.4, Winter 1999.
Related
Web Sites:
http://www.uic.edu/%7Ehuk/linx.html - John Hagedorn’s Gang
Research Homepage. Links to books and full–text articles on gangs; categorized
by city. Includes a link to Milwaukee gangs. Opinions expressed are John
Hagedorn’s.
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/177602.pdf - Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Research: Making a Difference for
Juveniles. Online, downloadable report outlining the research findings of the
OJJDP and their affiliates. Includes information on the Milwaukee Homicide
Project, which compiled statistical data and conducted extensive interviews
with gang members who committed gang–related and nongang–related homicides.
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/176976.pdf - Report to Congress on
Juvenile Violence Research. Another report which details the Milwaukee Homicide
Project.
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/gangfaqs.html
- Frequently
asked questions about gangs answered by the Dane County Narcotics and Gangs
Task Force.
http://www.ncjrs.org/gangsu.html - Irving Spergel’s manuals
online. These documents outline community–based responses to gangs and youth
violence.
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/93920.pdf - Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Bulletin online. "The Youth Gangs,
Drugs and Violence Connection".
http://eric–web.tc.columbia.edu/monographs/uds107_index.html - An essay reviewing what
is known about gangs and the impact of gang activity in schools and suggesting
a variety of strategies for preventing gang activity on school campuses.
http://www.tookie.com/ - Tookie’s Corner. Former gang member on death row
teaches the importance of keeping children out of gangs.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/gang.html#180955 - OJJDP Publications -
Gangs. Many publications about gangs available for download free online.
http://eric–web.tc.columbia.edu/digests/dig99.html - "Gangs in
Schools" by Gary Burnett. From the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and
Student Services. Basic information about gang activity in school settings.
http://www.novagate.com/novasurf/gang.html - Novagate Communications
Network. Extensive list of links to gang information from across the states.
Very thorough.
http://www–lib.usc.edu/~anthonya/gang.htm - Gangs: A bibliography.
Lists many books that address the issue of gang violence.
Clippings: (Noncirculating;
available for use in the library; clippings prior to 1981 are on microfiche)
• Juvenile courts; juvenile
justice: 347.172/W7z (WI); 347.172/Z (U.S.)
• Juvenile delinquency; gangs:
347.171/W7z (WI); 347.171/Z (U.S.)
• Schools - Student rights; school
violence: 373.5/W7z (WI); 373.5/Z (U.S.)
