Kochel, T. R., Nouri, S., & Samadi, S. Y. (2022). Impact of focused deterrence on lived experiences with gangs and gun violence: Extending effects beyond officially recorded crime. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 33(5), 507-535. Web.
The research explores communities’ experiences with gangs and gun violence as well as a regionally targeted containment intervention. Kochel et al. (2019) investigate how apparent crime reduction impacts varied across different types of targeted containment strategies. The value of this source for this work lies in the fact that the authors comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of focused deterrence in many areas, such as criminal gangs, drug markets, and high-risk offenders. The authors are professional criminologists collaborating with criminal justice, social services, and community organizations. The value of their work to reduce violence has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Civic Leadership Award.
Corburn, J., Nidam, Y., & Fukutome-Lopez, A. (2022). The art and science of urban gun violence reduction: Evidence from the advance peace program in Sacramento, California. Urban Science, 6(1), 6. Web.
The authors analyze strategies to reduce gun violence in cities. In particular, the Advance Peace program is being explored, involving street outreach workers as violence prevention and adult mentors to help those caught in urban gun violence make decisions and improve life chances. The authors found that such programs are of significant value for gang violence deterrence. The value of this source for the work lies in providing information about the effectiveness of various methods on a specific example. Professor Corburn, one of the authors, has published over 50 scholarly works. He has co-authored peer-reviewed publications in top criminology and criminal justice journals.
Bottiani, J. H., Camacho, D. A., Lindstrom Johnson, S., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2021). Annual research review: youth firearm violence disparities in the United States and implications for prevention. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, 62(5), 563-579. Web.
This source provides an analysis of the factors of the social environment that cause differences in the levels of violence and whether modern approaches to the prevention of violence eliminate them sufficiently. It was discovered that the weight of violence varied according to state, race, place of residence, stage of development, and the onset of suicide. The authors are analysts and have experience in research activities in violence prevention. The value of this resource for the work is that the authors explore the impact of demographics and the socioeconomic situation on gang violence.
Howell, C. J. (2022). What works with gangs: A breakthrough. Criminology & Public Policy. 17(4), 779-782. Web.
The authors of this source analyze various approaches to gang violence deterrence. They identify shortcomings and offer options to improve the effectiveness of such programs. They also discuss the effectiveness of mentoring in violence prevention. The value of this resource for the work lies in identifying the role of mentoring in the problem of gang violence and in consideration and criticism of various strategies and programs. The authors are professors and associate professors of sociology and criminal justice and are the authors of many scientific articles in this field.