Comprehensive approaches to address street gangs in Canada : Approches complètes pour la gestion du problème des gangs de rue au Canada

In particular, the paper will (1) provide a brief overview of the street gang problem in Canada; (2) look at some specific programs that address prevention, intervention, and suppression; (3) review the literature on what works in gang crime reduction with an emphasis on comprehensive anti-street gang programs; (4) and discuss the need to utilize a strategic planning model and to develop a structu [...] Research on the causes of crime among these offenders has looked at a wide range of factors including individual characteristics and social variables such as the neighbourhood, the family, the peer group, and the school. [...] MST is an intensive home-based service that involves the family as well as the other groups that have an influence on the young person, including the school, the peer group, and the neighbourhood. [...] The Boston Gun Project One of the best examples of the use of the strategy of targeted deterrence is the gang 4 violence reduction program called the Boston Gun Project. [...] A project in the Hollenbeck neighbourhood of Los Angeles lacked the prevention and intervention elements of some of the other programs because of implementation issues, but still led to modestly greater reductions in gang crimes and gun crimes in program areas than in control areas, while violent crime rates declined at the same rate in both program and control areas (Tita, et al, 2003).