Community Problem-Solving to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence: Atlanta's Experience

Kellermann, Arthur L.; Fuqua-Whitley, Dawna

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“…Although much of the research on comprehensive strategies to reduce gun crime and other serious violence has focused on pulling levers and PSN, a variety of other initiatives combining enforcement and prevention efforts to target these problems, particularly among gangs and youth, have also been reported (e.g., Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2001; Bynum & Varano, 2003; Cahill & Hayeslip, 2010; Decker & Curry, 2003; Dunworth, 2000; Kellerman, Fuqua-Whitley, & Parramore, 2006; Kelling et al., 1998; Maxson, 2011; McGarrell et al., 2013; OJJDP, 1999; Sheppard, Grant, Rowe, & Jacobs, 2000). Many of these efforts have been funded through federal programs including the Gang Reduction Program, the Anti-Gang Initiative, the Youth Firearms Violence Initiative, Safe Futures, Comprehensive Communities, the Partnerships to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence Program, and the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative.…”

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Evaluating a Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence in St. Louis

2015

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This study evaluated a police-led community initiative that combined various enforcement and prevention efforts to reduce gun violence and other violence in a selected area of St. Louis, Missouri. A quasi-experimental multiple time-series design was used to compare trends in total violence and gun violence in the program neighborhood with the average of these trends in seven matched comparison neighborhoods. Total violence and gun violence declined in the program area relative to trends in the comparison areas during the 9-month program period, and these reductions seemed to be most strongly associated with the program's heightened enforcement efforts. However, the results were not sufficient to conclude that the program had statistically significant effects beyond its early weeks when enforcement efforts were most intensive and total violence declined significantly. This study adds to the limited evidence based on comprehensive, criminal justice-led initiatives to prevent violent crime, including gun offenses. We suggest that programs like those in St. Louis might be refined through further emphasis on formalized problem solving, high-risk groups, hot spot locations, community participation, and project maintenance.

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Evaluating a Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence in St. Louis

2015

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Trends in Police Research: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of the 2002 Literature

Beckman¹,

Gibbs²,

Beatty³

et al. 2005

Police Practice and Research

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This review represents the third in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. It provides a cross-sectional analysis of the police literature for the year 2002, highlighting the substantive categories of the literature as well as distribution of publication medium and methodological typology. In doing so, the authors provide a 'snap shot' of the current research trends in policing and state both the substantive and methodological research patterns of this specific field of criminology.

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Trends in police research: a cross‐sectional analysis of the 2006 literature

Bartholomew

Gibbs

Mazeika

et al. 2009

Police Practice and Research

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This is the seventh review in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. Taking a cross-sectional view of the 2006 policing literature, the following analyses provide a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology. We also comment on trends within these categories over time, using the findings from Beckman, Lum, Wyckoff, and LarsenVanderwall (2003) as a basis for the discussion of the patterns over time. A topically organized bibliography of the 2006 policing literature reviewed is also provided.

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Community Problem-Solving to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence: Atlanta's Experience

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Evaluating a Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence in St. Louis

Evaluating a Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence in St. Louis

Trends in Police Research: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of the 2002 Literature

Trends in police research: a cross‐sectional analysis of the 2006 literature

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