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Results for gang violence (north carolina)
1 results foundAuthor: North Carolina. The Vance County Gang Assessment Project Title: An Assessment of Gang Activity in Vance County, North Carolina Summary: Vance County, a rural community located in north central North Carolina bordering the state of Virginia, is strategically placed with numerous resources favorable for positive economic growth and development. However, the county finds itself struggling with a shifting economic base, trying to re-establish itself after the loss of its traditional textile and tobacco related industries. This has impacted all elements of the community. Low income, high unemployment and low educational levels reduce opportunities and impact decision making for community youth. In consideration of these conditions, the Vance County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council decided to undertake an assessment of youth gang involvement in Vance County. This executive summary highlights the findings of the resulting assessment. The assessment began in March, 2010 and followed the Comprehensive Gang Model, “A Guide to Assessing Your Community’s Youth Gang Problem” developed by the U. S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Instruments used in the assessment were based upon documents from the guide. Findings cited in this summary can be found in the following report and in more detail in the attached Appendix and include copies of the data collection instrument, collection methods, and resulting data. Multiple data sources were used to collect information. The assessment did not use scientific research methods for data collection. While different methods were used from source to source, and representative participation may not always be reflective of the population as a whole, the similar findings from each of the individual data sources increase the confidence that the cumulative data reflects the perceptions and conditions within Vance County. General areas used to determine the level of youth gang involvement were: 1) law enforcement data and perceptions including juvenile and school data for the period of 2006-2009, 2) school staff perceptions obtained by staff survey, 3) community perceptions obtained through a resident survey, a leadership survey, and a youth service organizations survey, 4) youth perceptions obtained by a middle and high school survey, and 5) community resources serving youth compiled from completed inventories. As indicated in the above listing, data was collected through record reviews and surveys. Details: North Carolina: The Vance County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, 2010. 146p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 13, 2012 at http://www.vancecounty.com/vancegangassessmentfinalreport.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.vancecounty.com/vancegangassessmentfinalreport.pdf Shelf Number: 125246 Keywords: Gang Violence (North Carolina)Gangs (North Carolina)Youth Gangs (North Carolina) |