Download full textERIC Number: ED321419
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Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 3
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Gangs. ERIC Digest Series Number EA 52.
Gaustad, Joan
An increase in gang violence and mobility in the last 20 years has alarmed members of the public school community. Gang membership, formation, location, and growth are described. Strategies to counteract gang activity, such as school discipline policies, school and community prevention programs, information sharing networks, and state legislation, are discussed. (9 references) (LMI)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Crime, Delinquency, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Intervention, Outreach Programs, Prevention, School Involvement, School Policy, School Safety, School Vandalism, Student Subcultures, Urban Schools, Violence
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Publication Type: ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
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