A prison gang is a durable group that shares a collective identity, maintains a locus of custodial influence, exhibits collective behavior, and engages in a pattern of illegal activity Emerging evidence suggests that prisoners enter and exit gangs while incarcerated Prison officials have constructed intelligence apparatuses to document and manage gang populations It was long hoped that what works against gangs could also help build community resilience to the emergence of homegrown violent extremists, but recent research suggests that gang members and domestic extremists have too few traits in. The gang problem in the united states has remained stubbornly persistent over the past decade One in three local law enforcement agencies in 2010 reported youth gang problems in their jurisdiction
Research about gangs is often intertwined with research about gun violence and drug crime It is clear that gangs, guns, drugs and violence are interconnected.[1] Gangs remain one of the more formidable issues that corrections officials face in managing prisons About 200,000 of the 1.5 million people incarcerated in the u.s Are affiliated with gangs, and there is no sign that prison gang activity is abating.[1] gangs are responsible for a disproportionate amount of prison misconduct and violence, and their presence and actions challenge ongoing. Get the book this page gives an overview of one section of the book changing course
The gang resistance education and training (g.r.e.a.t.) program is teaching kids to avoid gang membership and helping them develop positive relationships with law enforcement, according to a recent national evaluation The study found that gang participation exposes youth to victimization risk, and it does so in gendered ways.
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