Looking beyond suppression : community strategies to reduce gang violence / edited by Erika Gebo and Brenda J. Bond.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to gang reduction responses / Erika Gebo and Brenda J. Bond -- Process matters : mobilizing non-white communities to respond to gangs / Carolyn Boyes-Watson -- Using action research to support strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making in gang and youth violence prevention, intervention, and suppression in Worcester / Laurie Ross and Ellen Foley -- Creating and implementing a gang assessment instrument / Erika Gebo and Kim Tobin -- Street outreach as an intervention modality for at-risk and gang-involved youth / Sean P. Varano and Russell Wolff -- The fundamental challenges of defining and measuring retaliatory gang violence / Brenda J. Bond, Nicole Rivers-Kustanovitz, and Erin Mclaughlin -- Strategic problem analysis to guide comprehensive gang violence reduction strategies / Anthony A. Braga and David M. Hureau -- Impact of the Shannon CSI : challenges and observations from a multisite evaluation / Jack Mcdevitt and Russell Wolff -- Learning from community responses to gangs / Brenda J. Bond and Erika Gebo -- Index -- About the contributors.