Addressing gang-related violence in Glasgow: A preliminary pragmatic quasi-experimental evaluation of the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV)

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 686-691

  Williams, D J ^a   Currie, D ^a   Linden, W ^b   Donnelly, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Strathclyde Police   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention; Prevention; Violence; Weapons; Youth gang

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSAULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; GANG; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POLICY; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; STUDY DESIGN; THEFT; WEAPON;

EID: 84922464047     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.09.011     Document Type: Review

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