RT Article
T1 From policy to practice: a comparative overview of policies and interventions to curb street gangs in both the international and local contexts
JF Acta criminologica
VO 30
IS 2
SP 65
OP 78
A1 Petrus, T. S.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744222266
AB The focus of this article is to provide a comparative overview of the policies and intervention strategies that international countries have affected to curb street gangs, as well as those that South Africa have employed to address the street gang challenge in affected areas. The author specifically attempts to determine what, if any, lessons can be learnt in the South African context from successful, or even unsuccessful, efforts to curb gangs and their activities in regions such as North and Central America, among others. It is argued that South African policymakers would do well to heed the lessons from international gang prevention efforts, in order to formulate policies and interventions that would be effective rather than exacerbate the problem(s) associated with street gangs.
K1 Anti-gang policies
K1 Central  America
K1 Street gangs
K1 USA
K1 South Africa
K1 North America
K1 Gang prevention