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Comparing Violent and Non-Violent Gang Incidents: An Exploration of Gang-Related Police Incident Reports

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  • Dena Carson

    (Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA)

  • Natalie Kroovand Hipple

    (Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA)

Abstract

Prior research has established a strong link between gangs and violence. Additionally, this connection is demonstrated across multiple methodologies such as self-report surveys, qualitative interviews, as well as official records. Officially recorded gang data can be increasingly hard to obtain because data collection approaches differ by agency, county, city, state, and country. One method for obtaining official gang data is through the analysis of police incident reports, which often rely on police officers’ subjective classification of an incident as “gang-related.” In this study we examine 741 gang-related incident reports collected over four years from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. This study will explore reasons why incidents were attributed to gangs as well as compare the characteristics of violent, drug, and non-violent gang-related incidents. This work has implications for understanding the complexities associated with gang incident reports as well as for the commonality of violent gang crimes.

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  • Dena Carson & Natalie Kroovand Hipple, 2020. "Comparing Violent and Non-Violent Gang Incidents: An Exploration of Gang-Related Police Incident Reports," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:9:y:2020:i:11:p:199-:d:439181
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    1. Pizarro, Jesenia M. & McGloin, Jean Marie, 2006. "Explaining gang homicides in Newark, New Jersey: Collective behavior or social disorganization?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 195-207.
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