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Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Tallahassee, FL. National Youth Gang Center. – 1999
The largest and most comprehensive national gang survey to date, the 1997 National Youth Gang Survey, contacted nearly 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. To allow for both comparative and trend analysis, the 1997 survey used the same sample as the 1996 survey. Survey results indicate that the percentage of jurisdictions reporting…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crime, Incidence, Juvenile Gangs
Sadler, A. E., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explores many aspects of juvenile crime. It is a commonly held view that the number of crimes committed by juveniles is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Causal Models, Childrens Rights, Critical Thinking