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50 Years of ERIC
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Juvenile Gangs1
Law Enforcement1
Surveys1
Youth1
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US Department of Justice1
Author
Egley, Arlen1
Major, Aline K.1
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Numerical/Quantitative Data1
Reports - Descriptive1
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Highlights of the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey. OJDP Fact Sheet No. 1.
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Egley, Arlen; Major, Aline K. – US Department of Justice, 2004
Based on survey results, it is estimated that, in 2002, youth gangs were active in more than 2,300 cities with a population of 2,500 or more and in more than 550 jurisdictions served by county law enforcement agencies. These results are comparable to those from recent NYGC surveys and provide preliminary evidence that the overall number of…
Descriptors: Youth, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Gangs, Surveys