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3 results foundAuthor: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. Statistical Analysis Center Title: 2008 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment Summary: This 2008 survey presents information on gangs, gang activity and other pertinent information to determine the threat to public safety posed by gangs in Arizona. Findings include: (1) Gangs were reported to be active in 69 of the 99 jurisdictions that responded to the survey; (2) Close to 65 percent of agencies reported that gangs were expanding their membership and scope of activities; (3) Assault was listed by nearly 70 percent of agencies as the primary crime being committed by gangs; (4) Over three-quarter of the agencies reported that gangs were using technology to communicate; and (5) When asked about the strategies that were most effective in responding to gangs, enfocement and contact/additional patrol were the most reported stategies. Details: Phoenix: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2010. 68p. Source: Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118101 Keywords: Gangs (Arizona) |
Author: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. Statistical Analysis Center Title: 2009 Yuma County Gang Threat Assessment Summary: During spring 2010, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission’s (ACJC) Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) surveyed law enforcement officers in Arizona regarding gangs and gang activity within their respective jurisdictions. The SAC gang threat assessment survey, titled the Arizona Gang Threat Assessment, was modeled after the National Gang Threat Assessment, conducted by the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Drug Intelligence Center, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The survey contained questions for law enforcement officials concerning the presence of gangs within their jurisdictions, the level of gang activity, the involvement of gang members in crime and illegal drug distribution, the extent of cross-gang coordination, and law enforcement strategies targeting gang members. The following report provides Yuma County and statewide results from the 2009 survey administration, including trend data collected during prior administrations of the gang threat assessment survey in 2007 and 2008. Additional state and county reports are available at http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/publications/publications.aspx?ServId=1000. Findings: Six of the seven Yuma County agencies that responded to the survey in 2010 reported an active gang presence within their respective jurisdictions. Of the agencies that reported at least one active gang, four agencies provided estimates of the number of gang members within their jurisdictions. These agencies estimated that there were 4,310 active gang members across the four jurisdictions; Five of the six Yuma County agencies with a gang presence reported that gangs were expanding their membership and scope of activities. More than 60 percent of the responding agencies reported that gang activity had increased during the prior six months. More than 80 percent of agencies reported that gang activity had increased during the previous 12 months. When asked about the five years prior to taking the 2009 survey, half of the agencies reported that gang activity had increased significantly or slightly while 16.7 percent of agencies reported that gang activity had not changed and 33.3 percent reported activity had decreased slightly; Approximately 67 percent of the agencies with a gang presence reported that gangs had a high level of involvement in the distribution of marijuana, and 40 percent of agencies reported a high level of involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine; The Hispanic Sureños/SUR 13, Mexican Mafia/La Eme, and the Hispanic Norteños/14 were the gangs reported as having a high level of involvement in Yuma County; and When asked about gang intervention strategies, law enforcement agencies with a gang presence identified enforcement, identification of gang members, and joint efforts with other agencies as the most effective strategies in response to gangs and gang activity in their jurisdictions. Details: Arizona: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2011. 16p. Source: Statistical Analysis Center Publication: Internet Resource: Accessed March 10, 2012 at http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/2009_Gang_Threat_Assessment_Yuma_County_final_06222011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/2009_Gang_Threat_Assessment_Yuma_County_final_06222011.pdf Shelf Number: 124419 Keywords: Gang Activity (Arizona)Gangs (Arizona) |
Author: Nuno, Lidia E. Title: Understanding the scope and nature of the gang problem in Maricopa County, Arizona Summary: The purpose of this report is to use data from a sample of recently booked arrestees in Maricopa County to examine the scope and nature of Maricopa County's gang problem. In particular, this report supplements data presented in the bi-annual report on gangs conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, which relies on official police data and their occasional white paper on gangs that relies on self-report data from school youth. We organized our analyses around six research questions: (1) what proportion of adult arrestees are involved in a gang, and what are the socio-demographic differences between those who are associated with a gang and those who are not; (2) what are the rituals associated with gang joining; (3) how do gang and non-gang arrestees differ in their experiences with crime, drug use and victimization; (4) what is the organizational structure and composition of gangs; (5) how do members socially identify with their gang; and (6) how and why do members leave their gang? Details: Phoenix, AZ: Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University, 2012. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 20, 2015 at: http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/125419/content/Scope%20and%20Nature%20of%20the%20Gang%20Problem%20Among%20the%20Arrestee%20Population%202012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/125419/content/Scope%20and%20Nature%20of%20the%20Gang%20Problem%20Among%20the%20Arrestee%20Population%202012.pdf Shelf Number: 134416 Keywords: Gangs (Arizona)Youth Gangs |