Understanding and Tackling Gang Violence

Understanding the psychology of gang violence: implications for designing effective violence interventions

Street Gang Violence in Europe

Levels and descriptors of violence among European street gangs are summarized from studies reported primarily under the aegis of the Eurogang Program initiated in 1997 and continuing still. European gang violence is placed in the context of its American counterpart, of European non-gang youth violence, and of the definitional and structural components of the Eurogang Program. European gangs in ...

Gang truce for violence prevention, El Salvador

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effects on homicide rates of the gang truce that was brokered in El Salvador in 2012. METHODS Mathematical models based on municipal-level census, crime and gang-intelligence data were used to estimate the effect of the truce on homicide rates. One model estimated the overall effect after accounting for the linear trend and seasonality in the homicide rate. In a mode...

Tackling violence and aggression in A & E.

Tackling Domestic Violence: effective interventions and approaches

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