Question
At the beginning of the course, you wrote a journal entry in
which you reflected on your previous personal experiences (or lack
thereof) with gangs and organized crime groups. Throughout the
course, you have gained a greater understanding about the origins,
scope, tactics, and activities of these criminal organizations as
well as prevention and intervention strategies to combat them. Now
you revisit your initial entry based on what you have learned.
that addresses the following:
· Given what you now know about gangs and organized crime
groups, explain your previous personal experiences with these
groups. What factors may have led to your experiences? Were there
adequate prevention and intervention strategies in place?
· If you have never had any previous personal experiences
with gangs or organized crime groups, what factors may have
protected you against interactions with these groups? What types of
prevention and intervention strategies were in place?
Howell, J. C., & Griffiths, E. (2018). Gangs in America’s
communities (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Chapter 9, “What Works: Prevention” (pp. 253–280)
Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 2. Writing letters to the
editor. Retrieved May 4, 2019, from
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/letters-to-editor/main
Dong, B., & Krohn, M. D. (2016). Escape from violence:
What reduces the enduring consequences of adolescent gang
affiliation? Journal of Criminal Justice, 47, 41–50.
doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.07.002
Jennings-Bey, T., Lane, S. D., Rubinstein, R. A.,
Bergen-Cico, D., Haygood-El, A., Hudson, H., . . . Fowler, F. L.
(2015). The trauma response team: A community intervention for gang
violence. Journal of Urban Health, 92(5), 947–954.
doi:10.1007/s11524-015-9978-8
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2014,
April). Gang prevention. Retrieved from
https://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/litreviews/Gang_Prevention.pdf
U.S. Department of Justice. (2013). Changing course:
Preventing gang membership. Retrieved from
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/239234.pdf
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