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Quantifying Gang Locations: A systematic test of validity using a partial test of Messick''s Unified Perspective

Award Information

Awardee
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Edu
Award #
2017-IJ-CX-0014
Funding Category
Competitive
Location

Philadelphia, PA

Awardee County
Philadelphia
Congressional District
2
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
Total funding (to date)
$31,998
Original Solicitation
NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2017, $31,998)

"This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law, and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2CFR 200.21(A((14)".

The applicant plans to build on a recent validation of gang locations by the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and Temple University. The applicant will use police department administrative data to attempt to predict and validate gang locations.

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Date Created: September 22, 2017