Publications

These publications are listed in chronological order. Some of these publications are available in Adobe® Acrobat® (.pdf). You may download Adobe Reader from Adobe's Web site free of charge.

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• The UNITY Policy Platform: What cities need to prevent violence before it occurs (.pdf)
  Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth, A Prevention Institute Initiative, December 2010.
• Homicide in California, 1981-2006: Measuring the Impact of Los Angeles and Gangs on Overall Patterns (.pdf)
  Tita, George, Ph.D. and Abrahamse, Allen for the Governor's Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy, April 2010.
• Youth in Gangs: Who Is at Risk? (.pdf)
  National Council on Crime and Delinquency, July 2009.
• National Youth Gang Survey Analysis
  National Youth Gang Center, updated June 2009.
• OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model: Planning for Implementation (.pdf)
  U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2009.
• Closing California’s Division of Juvenile Facilities: An Analysis of County Institutional Capacity (.pdf)
  Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, May 2009.
• Youth Violence Myths and Realities: A Tale of Three Cities (.pdf)
  National Council on Crime and Delinquency, February 2009.
• Youth Gang Violence and Guns: Data Collection in California (.pdf)
  Violence Policy Center, February 2009.
• National Gang Threat Assessment, 2009 (.pdf)
  National Gang Intelligence Center, January 2009.
• 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment (.pdf)
  Legislative Analyst’s Office, January 2009.
• County Probation Camps and Ranches for Juvenile Offenders (.pdf)
  California Research Bureau, November 2008.
• Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities
  Little Hoover Commission, July 2008.
• State Commission on Juvenile Justice: Interim Report to the Legislature (.pdf)
  California State Commission on Juvenile Justice, May 2008.
• Implementing a Citywide Gang Violence Reduction Strategy, Three Promising Examples (.pdf)
  California Cities Gang Prevention Network, 2008.
• A Parent’s Guide to Gangs (.pdf)
  California Attorney General’s Office, Crime and Violence Prevention Center, 2008.
• Best Practices to Address Community Gang Problems (.pdf)
  U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2007.
• Developing a Local Action Plan (.pdf) 
  California Cities Gang Prevention Network, August 2007.
• Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies (.pdf)
  Justice Policy Institute, July 2007
• Juvenile Justice Data Project: A Partnership to Improve State and Local Outcomes
  Center for Research on Crime, Psychology Department, University of Southern California, April 2007.
• Gang Homicide in LA, 1981-2001 (.pdf)  
  Tita, George, Ph.D. and Abrahamse, Allan for the California Attorney General's Office, At the Local Level: Perspectives on Violence Prevention, February 2004.
• Ending Gang Homicide: Deterrence Can Work (.pdf)
  Wakeling, Stewart for the California Attorney General's Office, At the Local Level: Perspectives on Violence Prevention, February 2003.
• Never Too Early, Never Too Late…To Prevent Youth Crime and Violence (.pdf)
  Little Hoover Commission, June 2001.