Reducing gun violence : results from an intervention in East Los Angeles /
To assess whether an initiative to reduce gun violence that had been successful in Boston could be adapted for use elsewhere, researchers selected an East Los Angeles area for a similar intervention that was to include both law enforcement and social service components. Although the latter component...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
Rand,
2003.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=105352 |
| Summary: | To assess whether an initiative to reduce gun violence that had been successful in Boston could be adapted for use elsewhere, researchers selected an East Los Angeles area for a similar intervention that was to include both law enforcement and social service components. Although the latter component was not widely available when the intervention began, researchers found that the intervention helped reduce violent and gang crime in the targeted districts and that crime also decreased in surrounding communities. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the National Institute of Justice." "MR-1764-NIJ"--Page 4 of cover |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 56 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56). |
| ISBN: | 0833036130 9780833036131 9780833034755 0833034758 |