Reducing gun violence : results from an intervention in East Los Angeles / / George Tita ... [et al.].

• Author: Rand Corporation.
• TeilnehmendeR: Abrahamse, Allan F.; Grammich, Clifford A. 1963-; Greenwood, Peter W.; Ridgeway, Greg, 1973-; Riley, Kevin Jack, 1964-; Tita, George.; Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (83 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the National Institute of Justice."; "RAND Public Safety and Justice."; Originally published in 2003.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 0833051431
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: George Tita ... [et al.].

To assess whether an initiative to reduce gun violence that had been successful in Boston could be adapted for use elsewhere, researchers selected an East Los Angeles area for a similar intervention that was to include both law enforcement and social service components. Although the latter component was not widely available when the intervention began, researchers found that the intervention helped reduce violent and gang crime in the targeted districts and that crime also decreased in surrounding communities.