Reducing Youth Gang Violence: The Little Village Gang Project in Chicago

By Irving A. Spergel

Book Overview

Spergel details the efforts of his Chicago youth gang project, a comprehensive, community-based model designed to reduce gang problems, including violence and illegal drug activity. He shows the successes and failures at each level: individual-youth, gang-as-unit, community, and policy development. This is a valuable model and methodology for a comprehensive approach to gang prevention and intervention which will be an important reference for policy makers, criminologists, gang researchers and community developers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759109990
• ISBN13: 9780759109995
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 8.9"