Reducing Gun Violence : Results from an Intervention in East Los Angeles

by Tita, George; Riley, K. Jack; Ridgeway, Greg; Grammich, Clifford; Abrahamse, Allan F.; Greenwood, Peter W.

• ISBN13: 9780833034755
• ISBN10: 0833034758
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Describes an intervention designed to reduce youth gun violence in an East Los Angeles neighborhood.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Tables	ix
Summary	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Acronyms	xix
Chapter One REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE IN URBAN AREAS	1	(8)
Chapter Two IMPLEMENTING THE HOLLENBECK INITIATIVE	9	(12)
Designing the Initiative	9	(5)
Implementing the Intervention	14	(4)
Intended and Actual Intervention	18	(3)
Chapter Three EVALUATING THE INITIATIVE	21	(24)
Dimensions and Effects	22	(3)
Methodology	25	(2)
Effects in Boyle Heights and the Remainder of Hollenbeck	27	(2)
Violent Crime	27	(1)
Gang Crime	28	(1)
Gun Crime	29	(1)
Effects in the Targeted Reporting Districts and the Remainder of Boyle Heights	29	(4)
Violent Crime	30	(1)
Gang Crime	31	(1)
Gun Crime	31	(2)
Effects in the Targeted Reporting Districts and a Matched Group of Hollenbeck Census Block Groups	33	(5)
Violent Crime	35	(2)
Gang Crime	37	(1)
Gun Crime	38	(1)
Assessing Model Assumptions	38	(1)
Other Analyses	39	(6)
Chapter Four IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE ADAPTATIONS	45	(8)
Overall Effects of the Initiative	45	(2)
What Worked	47	(1)
What Could Have Worked Better	48	(2)
Recommendations	50	(3)
Bibliography	53