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Naber, Patricia A.; May, David C.; Decker, Scott H.; Minor, Kevin I.; Wells, James B. – Journal of School Violence, 2006
In the past, juvenile gang researchers have focused primarily on the characteristics of gangs and the prevalence of gangs in communities and schools. One of the greatest limitations of this research, however, surrounds the lack of agreement on the definition of a gang and, consequently, the prevalence of gangs in the community and in schools. In…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Incidence, Definitions, Computation
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Center for Urban Education. – 1981
Using survey questionnaires and interviews, researchers studied student and teacher victimization in the Chicago (Illinois) Public Schools in 1979-80. Survey samples included 94 to 600 principals and 1,413 of 24,000 teachers in the school system and 12,882 of the 240,000 students in grades 7-12; 600 of the students were also interviewed. Data were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age, Delinquency, Discipline Policy