Policing gangs and youth violence 
edited by Scott H. Decker. 
 - Belmont, CA  Wadsworth/Thomson Learning  c2003. 
 - xiii, 298 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
 - The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series .
 - Contemporary issues in crime and justice series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Gangs, community policing, and problem solving  Policing gangs in an era of community policing  Boston's Youth Violence Prevention Program : a comprehensive community-wide approach  Problem solving to reduce gang and drug-related violence in Indianapolis  From Boston to Boyle Heights : the process and prospects of a "pulling levers" strategy in a Los Angeles barrio  Evaluating nuisance abatement at gang and drug houses in Chicago  Beyond curfews and crackdowns : an overview of the Mountlake Terrace Neutral Zone-AmeriCorps Program  Suppression without prevention, prevention without suppression : gang intervention in St. Louis  The Anti-Gang Initiative in Detroit : an aggressive enforcement approach to gangs  For the sake of the neighborhood? : civil gang injunctions as a gang intervention tool in Southern California  Gang suppression through saturation patrol and aggressive curfew and truancy enforcement : a quasi-experimental test of the Dallas Anti-Gang Initiative  Policing gangs and youth violence : where do we stand, where do we go from here?  Jack R. Greene --  Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz --  Jack McDevitt, Anthony Braga, Dana Nurge, Michael Buerger --  Edmund F. McGarrell, Steven Chermak --  George Tita, K. Jack Riley, Peter Greenwood --  James R. "Chip" Coldren, Jr., Daniel F. Higgins --  Quint C. Thurman, David G. Mueller --  Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry --  Timothy S. Bynum, Sean P. Varano --  Cheryl L. Maxson, Karen Hennigan, David C. Sloane --  Eric J. Fritsch, Tory J. Caeti, Robert W. Taylor --  Scott H. Decker. 
<br/><br/> Presented in this book are current practices within policing and juvenile justice (focusing on gangs), which utilize the community-policing model. By looking at specific strategies and their efficacy, the authors attempt to combat a major perceived problem with community policing; that the methodology of community policing can be subjective and nebulous, using ill-defined and misinterpreted practices. This book shows what is working for agencies across the country and how these "best practices" can be employed. Includes a focus on Boston as a model for gang policing strategies, other chapters are set in different regions of the United States. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0534598412 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002110761 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Community policing--United States.<br/>Youth and violence--Prevention.--United States<br/>Juvenile delinquents--United States.<br/>Crime prevention--United States.<br/>Gang prevention--United States.<br/>Gangs--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV7936.C83  / P657 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.23  / P7666