Featured data: Moving Forward on Gang Prevention in Los Angeles, California, 2009-2014 (ICPSR 35506)
The purpose of "Moving Forward on Gang Prevention in Los Angeles, California, 2009-2014 (ICPSR 35506)," from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, was to test the prospective validity of the Gang Risk of Entry Factors (GREF) assessment. The study asked 3 primary questions:
- How successful is the assessment in identifying the youth (in the absence of a program) who become associated with a street gang over a subsequent 12 to 18 months?
- What percentage of youth identified as high risk for gang-joining actually do join a gang over this time?
- How many youth identified as low risk join?
For more information and to download the data, please see the study web page.
Aug 7, 2017