Juvenile Justice. (Bulletin Reports).Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth, produced by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (or OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. (OJJDP OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (federal agency) ), draws on data from the Seattle Social Development Project, a longitudinal study longitudinal study a chronological study in epidemiology which attempts to establish a relationship between an antecedent cause and a subsequent effect. See also cohort study. of youth living in high-crime neighborhoods, to assess risk factors for youth gang membership. Identifying early precursors of gang membership can facilitate the development of more effective interventions to prevent youth gang membership and combat juvenile crime. This bulletin, part of OJJDP's Youth Gang Series, analyzes the relationship between risk factors present in the lives of 10to 12-year-old youth and the probability of their participation in gangs later in life. The implications of this analysis for the design of successful prevention strategies also are explored. For a copy of this 6-page bulletin (NCJ NCJ National Criminal Justice NCJ National Contest Journal NCJ New Columbia Joist Co. 190106), contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a program that disseminates publications from the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) agencies, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office on Violence Against at 800-851-3420. Or, access this publication at OJJDP's Web site at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/gangsum.html#190106. |
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