Braga, Anthony Allan 1969-

Managing the group violence intervention : using shooting scorecards to track group violence by Anthony Allan Braga( )

2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This publication is part of a series by the National Network for Safe Communities about its two crime reduction strategies: the Group Violence Intervention and the Drug Market Intervention. --Description provided on cover page 4

Cost-benefit analysis : a guide for drug courts and other criminal justice programs by Anthony Allan Braga( )

1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The police and public discourse on "black-on-black" violence by Anthony Allan Braga( )

2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Problem-oriented policing and crime prevention by Anthony A Braga( Book )

10 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The book summarizes research literature on three types of interventions: (1) reducing opportunities for crime at problem-plagued places (e.g., bars, housing projects) through enforcement-oriented and/or environmental measures; (2) targeting high-activity (repeat) offenders; and (3) protecting the victims of repetitive offenses. The author concludes with ideas for correcting deficiencies in current approaches to problem-oriented policing. These suggestions address how to improve crime analysis, enhance the measurement of police performance, and secure productive police-community partnerships

Place matters : criminology for the twenty-first century by David Weisburd( Book )

2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Over the last two decades there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. The authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive survey to date

Testing for structural breaks in the evaluation of programs by Anne Morrison Piehl( Book )

7 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A standard methodology in program evaluation is to use time series variation to compare pre- and post-program outcomes. However, when the timing of a break in a statistical relationship can be determined only by looking at the data, then the usual distribution of the test statistic which assumes exogenous timing of the break is no longer valid. Tests for parameter instability provide a flexible framework for testing a range of hypotheses commonly posed in program evaluation. These tests help pinpoint the timing of maximal break and provide a valid test of statistical significance. These tests are particularly useful when the start date of the intervention and any effect is unclear and possibly endogenous due to implementation lags. A test of parameter instability is applied to the evaluation of the Boston Gun Project, a comprehensive effort to reduce youth homicide in Boston in the mid 1990s. The dynamics of gang violence meant that no parts of the city could be used as reasonable comparison sites, and thus time series analysis is the only feasible means of evaluating the program impact. The statistical procedure identifies a statistically significant discontinuity in youth homicide incidents shortly after the intervention was unveiled. The intervention was associated with about a 60 percent decline in youth homicide

Gun violence among serious young offenders by Anthony Allan Braga( Book )

5 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Deadly lessons : understanding lethal school violence : case studies of School Violence Committee by Mark H Moore( )

3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Gun control by Philip J Cook( Book )

2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Underground gun markets by Philip J Cook( Book )

4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This paper provides an economic analysis of underground gun markets drawing on interviews with gang members, gun dealers, professional thieves, prostitutes, police, public school security guards and teens in the city of Chicago, complemented by results from government surveys of recent arrestees in 22 cities plus administrative data for suicides, homicides, robberies, arrests and confiscated crime guns. We find evidence of considerable frictions in the underground market for guns in Chicago. We argue that these frictions are due primarily to the fact that the underground gun market is both illegal and "thin"--The number of buyers, sellers and total transactions is small and relevant information is scarce. Gangs can help overcome these market frictions, but the gang's economic interests cause gang leaders to limit supply primarily to gang members, and even then transactions are usually loans or rentals with strings attached