9. Taking Criminology Seriously: Narratives, Norms, Networks, and Common Ground

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Part I. Framing the Youth Gang Problem
6. 1. The Chicago School: A Context for Youth Intervention Research and Development 3
7. 2. The Evolution of Gang Policy: Balancing Intervention and Suppression 24
8. Part II. Evidence, Evaluation, and Knowledge Utilization
9. 3. Lessons Learned from Gang Program Evaluations: Prevention, Intervention, Suppression, and Comprehensive Community Approaches 51
10. 4. An Examination of the Role of CeaseFire, the Chicago Police, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and Displacement in the Reduction in Homicide in Chicago in 2004 76
11. 5. From Knowledge to Response and Back Again: Theory and Evaluation in Responding to Gangs 109
12. 6. Promoting Research Integrity in Community-Based Intervention Research 127
13. Part III. (Re)considering Contexts, Orientations, and Interventions
14. 7. Multiple Marginality and Human Development: Applying Research Insights for Gang Prevention and Intervention 155
15. 8. A Community Youth Development Approach to Gang Control Programs 175
16. 9. Taking Criminology Seriously: Narratives, Norms, Networks, and Common Ground 206
17. 10. Community Gang Programs: Theory, Models, and Effectiveness 222
18. Contributors 249
19. Index 251