Gangs, Terrorism, and Radicalization
Date Published
August 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prison gangs
For the Sake of the Neighborhood?: Civil Gang Injunction as a Gang Intervention Tool in Southern California (From Policing Gangs and Youth Violence, P 239-266, 2003, Scott H. Decker, ed. -- See NCJ-201783)
Date Published
2003
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluating Nevada's Anti-Gang Legislation and Gang Prosecution Units
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prisoner Radicalization: Assessing the Threat in U.S. Correctional Institutions
Date Published
October 2008
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Experts Identify Priority Needs for Addressing Correctional Agency Security Threats
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ
Experts Identify Priority Needs for Addressing Correctional Agency Security Threats
Date Published
April 6, 2020
Understaffing, illicit drugs, contraband cellphones, and gangs were among top-of-mind issues for experts brought together to identify pervasive security problems facing corrections institutions — and new ways to address them.
Situational Approaches to Making Communities and Correction Institutions Safer
June 2010
NIJ Conference panelists will present the results of three studies that applied situational crime prevention (SCP) principles: (1) an evaluation of the Safe City initiative in Chula Vista, Calif., designed to combine the expertise and resources of local law enforcement, retailers and the community to increase the safety of designated retail areas; (2) a randomized controlled trial (in partnership with the Washington Metro Transit Police) that assessed the effectiveness of SCP to reduce car crime in Metro's parking facilities; and (3) an evaluation of the impact of SCP
Chicago Ceasefire
June 2009
CeaseFire is an evidence-based, data-driven intervention designed to stop shootings and killings in high-incidence neighborhoods by directly intervening with those who are most likely to be involved in a shooting and by building support for alternatives to violence in those neighborhoods. Panel members will share their experiences “on the ground” mediating conflicts and working one-on-one with high-risk individuals.
Topical Working Group on the Use of Administrative Segregation in the U.S.
Date Published
October 2015
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Using Restrictive Housing to Manage Gangs in US Prisons
Date Published
July 2018
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Literature Review,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Risky Business: Part 1 of 2 in a Series on Correctional Officer Wellness
Date Published
March 2018
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Literature Review,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Arizona Department of Corrections: Security Threat Group (STG) Program Evaluation, Final Report
Date Published
December 2001
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis
Date Published
July 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Literature Review,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ
Exploring the Use of Restrictive Housing in the U.S.: Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions
Date Published
November 2016
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Gangs on the Street, Gangs in Prison: Their Nature, Interrelationship, Control, and Re-Entry
2014-MU-CX-0111
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$840,807
Terrorist Recruitment in American Correctional Institutions: An Exploratory Study of Non-Traditional Faith Groups Final Report
Date Published
December 2007
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Gangs in Correctional Facilities: A National Assessment
Date Published
January 1993
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored