Assessing the gang-level and community-level effects of the Philadelphia Focused Deterrence strategy

Violence reduction initiatives based on focused deterrence strategies have gained attention in recent years due to their empirical support. The evaluations have generally assessed the impact of this intervention on trends in gun violence at the aggregate level, but not at the gang level. The current...

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Authors: Roman, Caterina Gouvis 1966- (Author) ; Hyatt, Jordan M. (Author) ; Link, Nathan W. (Author) ; Bhati, Avinash (Author) ; Forney, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 499-527
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Crime Reduction
Deterrence
Gang violence
Guns
Quasi-experimental
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Summary:Violence reduction initiatives based on focused deterrence strategies have gained attention in recent years due to their empirical support. The evaluations have generally assessed the impact of this intervention on trends in gun violence at the aggregate level, but not at the gang level. The current study evaluates both the community- and gang-level impacts of the Philadelphia Focused Deterrence strategy.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9333-7