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1. Following surge in gang violence, Trinidad and Tobago declare state of emergency

Subjects
Trinidad and Tobago -- Military policy, Gang violence -- Prevention, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5243991 HOST: LEILA FADEL LEILA FADEL: Officials in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency this week over [...]

Published
2025

2. Constructing a Compromise: The Current State of Gang Database Legislation and How to Effectuate Nationwide Reform.

Author

Pittman, Lauren M.

Subjects
Online databases -- Access control -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Evaluation -- History, Gang violence -- Prevention, Civil rights workers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Gang members -- Records and correspondence -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Online database
Abstract

ABSTRACT: Computerized gang databases have been utilized throughout the United States for decades as a way to combat gang violence, yet many people are concerned with the harmful effects for [...]

Published
2021

3. El Salvador imprisons dozens of foreign visitors in crackdown on crime

Subjects
Non-resident aliens -- Laws, regulations and rules, Arrest -- Social aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Jose Potes traveled to El Salvador from Colombia in January hoping to find work. But the journey turned into a nightmare the following day, when the 24-year-old welder was arrested [...]

Published
2023

4. El Salvador's president conducts gang crackdown, prompting human rights concerns

Subjects
Human rights -- Investigations, Gang violence -- Prevention, Presidents -- Powers and duties, Company legal issue, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1091308707 BYLINE: CARRIE KAHN HOST: AILSA CHANG AILSA CHANG: It has been 11 days since a state of emergency was enacted in El [...]

Published
2022

5. Bureau of Prisons starts to lift nationwide lockdown

Author

Zapotosky, Matt

Subjects
United States. Federal Bureau of Prisons -- Safety and security measures, Prisons -- Safety and security measures, Gang violence -- Prevention, Prison violence -- Prevention, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Matt Zapotosky The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday that it was ending the nationwide lockdown of its facilities, gradually easing the restrictions at sites where officials determined there [...]

Published
2022

6. What's wrong with 'the gang'? The past 3 years have seen a growing focus on gangs in Britain. Suddenly, it seems, 'gangs' are everywhere--if we are to believe the press reports

Author

Alexander, Claire

Subjects
Gangs -- Research, Americanization -- Influence, Gang violence -- Prevention, Sociology and social work
Abstract

Are the streets of every British city really filled with hooded young men with knives and guns intent on murder and mayhem? Politicians have taken up the call, blaming the [...]

Published
2011

8. Understanding and tackling gang violence

Author

Bullock, Karen and Tilley, Nick

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Control, Gangs -- Social aspects, Aggressiveness (Psychology) -- Control, Law
Published
2008

10. Case story #1: Building the grassroots Coalition

Author

Folayemi, Babatunde

Subjects
Social service -- Management, Community organization -- Management, Social action -- Management, Gangs -- Social aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention, Psychology and mental health
Published
2001

11. Community safety minister slammed for saying he wore bulletproof vest at Jane and Finch

Subjects
Racism -- Political aspects, Bulletproof vests -- Usage, Gang violence -- Prevention, Cabinet officials -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Public relations, Company public relations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News Comments made by Ontario's minister of community safety and corrections on Wednesday are being slammed as racist by the opposition parties. Michael Tibollo -- the rookie MPP [...]

Published
2018

12. Advocates Say Teen Migrants Need Help, Not Detention Facilities

Subjects
United States. Office of Refugee Resettlement -- Powers and duties, Immigrant children -- Safety and security measures -- Laws, regulations and rules, President of the United States -- Social policy, Gang violence -- Prevention, Detention -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=594839346 BYLINE: JESSIE KNADLER HOST: NOEL KING NOEL KING: Parts of Central America are torn by severe gang violence, and so we're seeing [...]

Published
2018

13. Ending girl gangs for good

Author

Viswanathan, Neeraja

Subjects
Girls -- Behavior, Gang violence -- Prevention
Published
2004

16. Identifying MS-13 Members

Subjects
High school students -- Recruiting -- Safety and security measures, Gang violence -- Prevention, Immigrants -- Safety and security measures, Company legal issue, Industry hiring, General interest, Mara Salvatrucha -- Investigations -- Recruiting
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=544365061 BYLINE: JOEL ROSE HOST: DAVID GREENE DAVID GREENE: We've been working with member station WNYC on a reporting project looking at efforts [...]

Published
2017

17. To stop cross-border gangs we need a nerve center, not a wall

Author

Carroll, Kevin

Subjects
Narcotics control -- Methods, Smuggling -- Prevention, Border security -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Organized crime -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Prevention, Government shutdowns, Prostitution, Extortion, Firearms, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Kevin CarrollA wall alone will not stop resourceful smugglers or traffickers. Yet while politicians argue about walls and wait to see whether President Donald Trump will choose to avoid [...]

Published
2019

18. Bolsonaro Signs Decree Making It Easier for Brazilians to Buy Guns

Author

Darlington, Shasta

Subjects
Presidents (Government) -- Powers and duties, Firearms industry and trade -- Laws, regulations and rules, Firearms ownership -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gang violence -- Prevention, Criminal statistics -- Forecasts and trends, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

SÈO PAULO, Brazil -- President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil signed a decree on Tuesday making it easier to buy guns and signaling he will follow through on his campaign promise [...]

Published
2019

19. Retaking Rio

Author

Parenti, Christian

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention, Police administration -- Powers and duties, Slums -- Social aspects, Slums -- Economic aspects, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (State) -- Domestic policy
Published
2010

20. DHS takes on transnational gangs

Author

Straw, Joseph

Subjects
United States. Department of Homeland Security -- Powers and duties, Administrative agencies -- Powers and duties, Gang violence -- International aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention, Gangs -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gangs -- International aspects, Antiterrorism measures, Government regulation, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Law
Abstract

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a program aimed at deterring gang activities that go beyond international borders. The DHS and other agencies are determining if gang activities present potential terror threats. No evidence of gang links to terrorism has been established to date.

Published
2008

21. Are the 'Maras' overwhelming governments in Central America?

Author

Boraz, Steven C. and Bruneau, Thomas C.

Subjects
Central America -- Military aspects, Central America -- Social policy, Crime prevention -- Management, Drug dealing -- Prevention, Drug traffic -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company business management, Aerospace and defense industries, Military and naval science
Abstract

The street gangs or 'mares' largely responsible for the increase in violence in Central America, have grown in number, stature and sophistication represent a significant threat to the security of the region.

Published
2007

22. Comstock tells Trump 'We don't need a shutdown over this'

Author

Portnoy, Jenna

Subjects
Congressional representatives -- Political activity, President of the United States -- Political activity, Gang violence -- Prevention, Government shutdowns -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Mara Salvatrucha
Abstract

Byline: Jenna Portnoy WASHINGTON - Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., clashed with President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday over his desire to shut down the government to force a [...]

Published
2018

23. 'Interrupters' Peek at Social Media to Stop Street Violence

Author

Ransom, Jan

Subjects
Special interest groups -- Appreciation, At risk youth -- Forecasts and trends, Gang violence -- Prevention, Online social networks -- Usage, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In one Facebook post, two teenage boys posed in a photo with handguns on each of their laps. In another, a group of young men threatened to attack another man [...]

Published
2018

25. How to Stop MS-13? Long Island Is Split

Author

Robbins, Liz

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Mara Salvatrucha
Abstract

Maria Elena Yanes and her son Ezequiel escaped Honduras after members of the MS-13 gang burst into their home with weapons to force him to join. He was 10 years [...]

Published
2017

26. Want to stop cross-border gangs? You need a nerve center, not Trump's wall

Author

Carroll , Kevin

Subjects
Border security -- Evaluation, Drug traffic -- Prevention, Intelligence gathering -- Evaluation, Gang violence -- Prevention, Government shutdowns, Smuggling, Prostitution, Organized crime, Extortion, Firearms, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Kevin CarrollA wall alone will not stop resourceful smugglers or traffickers. Yet while politicians argue about walls and wait to see whether President Trump will choose to avoid another [...]

Published
2019

27. The gangbuster

Author

Bartholomew, Anita

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention
Published
2002

28. Taking action: she stood up to school violence. (Teen Tracks)

Author

Rusch, Elizabeth

Subjects
School violence -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Prevention, Students -- Behavior
Abstract

The gang violence had gone too far. Gabriella Contreras couldn't ignore it anymore. She had to act, and act quickly. That was in 1996. Contreras, now 16 years old, was […]

Published
2002

29. Conversation Catalyst

Subjects
Opioid abuse -- Prevention, Literacy programs, Librarians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Aims and objectives, Gang violence -- Prevention, Library and information science
Abstract

Roberta Koscielski has a long history with the Peoria Public Library (PPL)--and with Common Place Family Learning Center, a community education nonprofit on Peoria's south side, where she trained as [...]

Published
2018

30. How Can Listening Transform An Entire Community?

Subjects
Religious organizations -- Social aspects, Listening -- Social aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention, Ministers (Clergy), General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=411731987 RAZ: So up to this point, we've been mainly hearing about how listening is an act of discovering, but what about when [...]

Published
2015

31. Police Fear Trump's Orders May Handcuff Their Effort to Fight Gangs

Author

Robbins, Liz

Subjects
Police administration -- Powers and duties, Illegal immigrants -- Laws, regulations and rules, Deportation -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gang violence -- Prevention, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- After five teenagers were found dead in this Long Island town last year, murdered by the members of a transnational gang with ties to El Salvador, a [...]

Published
2017

32. In Hopes of Deterring Violence at Street Festival, Officials Turn Up the Lights

Author

Southall, Ashley

Subjects
Parades -- Planning -- Safety and security measures, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Participants in the predawn street festival that precedes the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn will notice a striking change this year: light. Lots of it. New York City [...]

Published
2016

33. Montgomery Council approves nearly $900k for gang suppression

Author

Siegel, Rachel

Subjects
Montgomery County, Virginia -- Social policy, Crime prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gang violence -- Prevention, Local finance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Rachel Siegel The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an additional $843,000 to combat gang violence, a response to a sharp increase over the last 18 months in [...]

Published
2017

34. Innovative Boston Program Fights Crime

Author

Gose, Ben

Subjects
Employment services -- Management, Crime prevention -- Methods, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company business management, Sociology and social work, Boston Foundation -- Services
Abstract

Byline: Ben Gose The majority of the Boston Foundationâs grants go to provide operating support to proven organizations that seek to aid education, health, and neighborhoods. Then thereâs the stuff [...]

Published
2011

38. SHERIFFS, SHOOTINGS AND GANGSTERS

Author

Council, John

Subjects
Courthouses -- Design and construction, Courthouses -- Protection and preservation, Gang violence -- Prevention, Sheriffs -- Behavior, Business, regional, Law
Published
2008

39. The MS-13 and 18th street gangs: emerging transnational gang threats?

Author

Franco, Celinda

Subjects
Gang violence -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gang violence -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Control, Law enforcement -- Methods, Crime prevention -- Methods, Emigration and immigration law -- Analysis, Gangs -- Social aspects, Gangs -- Demographic aspects, United States -- Domestic policy, Government regulation
Abstract

November 2, 2007 Summary Two predominantly Latino gangs, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the 18th Street gang (M-18), have raised concern among policy makers for several reasons: (1) membership in these […]

Published
2007

40. Gang injunctions draw a crowd

Author

Lapidario, Millie

Subjects
San Francisco, California -- Social policy, San Francisco, California -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Gangs -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gangs -- Social aspects, Ordinances, Municipal -- Evaluation, Ordinances, Municipal -- Public opinion, Gang violence -- Prevention, Police misconduct -- Prevention, Government regulation, Law
Published
2007

41. Rikers Has a Lockdown for 34 Hours to Curb Fights

Author

Schwirtz, Michael and Winerip, Michael

Subjects
New York, New York. Department of Correction -- Safety and security measures, Gang violence -- Prevention, Prison violence -- Prevention, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

New York City correction officials this week took the unusual step of locking down more than half of the inmates at Rikers Island in their cells for 34 hours straight, [...]

Published
2015

42. Financial Partners CU Aims To Bolster Local-Anti Gang Efforts

Author

Bartlett, Michael

Subjects
Financial Partners Credit Union -- Services, Financial Partners Credit Union -- Aims and objectives, Gang violence -- Prevention, Credit unions -- Services, Credit unions -- Aims and objectives, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

DOWNEY, Calif. -- Gang activity dates back decades in this suburb of Los Angeles, and fighting back against such criminal behavior is one reason why Financial Partners CU has donated [...]

Published
2005

43. Troubled Alberta reserve wants to evict criminals

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention, Eviction -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News Band leaders in Hobbema, Alta., will attempt to end gang violence on the troubled reserve by proceeding with a bylaw to evict residents convicted of serious criminal [...]

Published
2011

44. Private Assassins Target Gangs In Guatemala

Subjects
Vigilantes -- Social aspects, Assassination -- Social aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98593139 Michele Norris, host: NORRIS: From NPR News, this is All Things Considered, I'm Michele Norris. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: And I'm Robert Siegel. [...]

Published
2008

45. Organized crime: can software distill mayhem down to a social network?

Author

Dillow, Clay

Subjects
Internet software -- Usage, Criminal investigation -- Technology application, Social networks -- Investigations, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company legal issue, Technology application, General interest, Science and technology
Abstract

ON CHICAGO'S gang-embattled South Side, a shooting can incite swift retaliation, which spawns even further violence. That's what may have happened in September in Cornell Square Park when gunmen opened [...]

Published
2014

46. The man with sights on gangland targets

Author

James, Adam

Subjects
Gang violence -- Prevention, Gun violence -- Statistics, Gangs -- Social aspects, Education
Abstract

Sociologist Nick Tilley advices the British government on the rise of gang violence and gun crime in the United Kingdom. The sociologist understands the government's get-tought sentencing policy and hopes it will be a deterrent, but he believe the government should address the social issues that lead to gang violence.

Published
2003

47. Walking toward conflict

Author

Barter, Dominic

Subjects
Conflict management -- Methods -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Gang violence -- Prevention, Restorative justice -- International aspects -- Practice, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, Literature/writing, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

AT THE TOP OF ONE OF RIO DE JANEIRO'S FAVELA shantytowns--one of several recently occupied by heavily armed military police units--an uneasy gathering begins. Where moments before children chased a [...]

Published
2012

48. Everyone's gone mad: in searching for the root cause of the recent riots, pundits have offered little more than facile explanations

Author

Coyne, Andrew

Subjects
United Kingdom -- Social aspects, United Kingdom Riots, 2011 -- Evaluation, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

WHAT CAN EXPLAIN it? How to account for such a fit of collective madness? Do we blame the schools? The parents? Perhaps it was a cry for help, the bitter [...]

Published
2011

49. Making a deal with murderers

Author

MartInez, OScar

Subjects
Gangs -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration -- Cases, Murder -- Statistics -- Prevention, Gang violence -- Prevention, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

SAN SALVADOR -- THE president of El Salvador has helped save more than 2,000 lives in the past two years. Now if only he would admit it. The year 2011 [...]

Published
2013

50. For gang members in Pittsburgh, a new path

Author

Harding, Margaret

Subjects
Crime prevention -- Public participation, Gang violence -- Prevention, Gang members -- Aims and objectives -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Margaret Harding June 10--Watching his friends go down under federal indictments forced Shaun Parker to re-evaluate his life. Parker, 30, grew up in the Manchester section of the North [...]

Published
2013

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