Understanding Juvenile Gangs: Implications for the Criminal Justice Field
Juvenile gangs, predominantly comprised of young individuals, pose a significant challenge to the criminal justice apparatus in countering them. According to James C. Howell’s fact sheet in the OJJDP, the prevalence of these gangs varies by locality, with 14% to 30% of adolescents joining these gangs at some point based on urban Surveys (Howell, 1997). Existing ... Read More
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