Civil Gang Abatement: The Effectiveness and Implications of Policing by Injunction (Criminal Justice (Lfb Scholarly Publishing Llc).)

Table of Contents......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION......Page 10
Conditions in a Gang Injunction Target Area......Page 14
Research Design.......Page 19
Overview of the Study......Page 27
\"Broken Windows\" Theory......Page 30
The Problem-Oriented Perspective......Page 35
Theoretical Perspectives on Gangs......Page 44
The Expressive Function of Law......Page 52
Constitutional Problems in Public Order Laws......Page 56
The Criminal / Civil Law Distinction......Page 59
Public Nuisance Law......Page 62
The Preventive Injunction......Page 65
The Emergence of the Gang Injunction......Page 72
Case Law......Page 76
The Gang Injunction Process......Page 85
CHAPTER V: THE DIMENSION OF FLEXIBLITY......Page 106
Analysis of Descriptive Variables......Page 108
Analysis of Situational Characteristics......Page 131
Unpursued Injunction Initiatives......Page 201
CHAPTER VI: THE DIMENSION OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT......Page 206
Analysis of Community Involvement......Page 211
Reasons for the Lack of Participation......Page 233
A Model for Community Involvement......Page 242
CHAPTER VII: POLICY IMPLICATIONS......Page 248
Future Research......Page 252
Appendix A – Injunction List......Page 254
Appendix B – Behavioral Index......Page 255
Appendix C – Assignment of Categories......Page 257
ENDNOTES......Page 258
REFERENCES......Page 274
C......Page 296
I......Page 297
P......Page 298
T......Page 299
Y......Page 300