Preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

This Campbell systematic review examines why the implementation of preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime may fail or succeed low and middle-income countries. The review summarises findings from four studies conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean. These in...

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Autor principal: Higginson, Angela (Autor)
Otros Autores: Benier, Kathryn ; Shenderovich, Yulia
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Campbell Systematic Reviews
Año: 2015, Volumen: 11, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-176
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Intervention
Beteiligung
Prävention
Bandenkriminalität
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Sumario:This Campbell systematic review examines why the implementation of preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime may fail or succeed low and middle-income countries. The review summarises findings from four studies conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean. These include findings from field observations and interviews with 63 former gang members in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, 940 respondents in three Jamaican communities, 24 participants in Nicaragua and 25 participants in Peru.
ISSN:1891-1803
DOI:10.4073/csr.2015.18