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Book Titles in the Mercer County Library System
Edgar, Kathleen. Youth Violence, Crime and Gangs: Children at
Risk, 2004. Y 303 EDG
Gedatus, Gus. Gangs and Violence, 2000. Y 366.1 GED
Rodriguez, Luis J. Hearts and Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times New York: Seven Stories Press, 2001. (This title is owned by Mercer County Community College, James Kearney Campus, and may be borrowed through
MCLS.)
Roleff, Tamara L. What Encourages Gang Behavior? 2002. Y 364.1066 WHA
Shelden, Randall G. Youth Gangs in American Society, 2004 364.1 SHE
Hayden, Tom, Street Wars : Gangs and the Future of Violence, 2004 364.1 HAY
Lloyd, J.D., editor Gangs, 2002 Y 364.1 GAN
Donahue, Sean, editor Gangs : Stories of Life and Death from the
Streets, 2002 364.106 GAN
Egendorf, Laura K., editor Gangs : Opposing Viewpoints, 2001 Y 364.1066 GAN
Chesney-Lind, Meda and John M. Hagedorn Female Gangs in America, 1999 364.1 FEM
Sachs, Steven L. Street Gang Awareness : a Resource Guide for Parents and Professionals, 1997 364.1 SAC
Landre, Rick Gangs : a Handbook for Community Awareness, 1997 364.1066 LAN
Mintzer, Richard Coping with Random Acts of Violence, 2004 Y 303.6 MIN
Useful Websites
Articles
Elliston, Jon, Monika Guttman, and Chitra
Ragavan. "Terror on the Streets.”
U.S. News & World Report. 13 Dec. 2004: 20.
Pleasant, Betty. "Parents Might Be Arrested to Curb Gang Violence.”
New York Amsterdam News. 27 Jan. 2005: 36.
Robelen, Erik W. "First Lady to Lead Youth Initiative."
Education Week. 9 Feb. 2005: 23.
Romano, Andrew. "Machetes on the Mean Streets."
Newsweek. 28 Mar. 2005.
York, Michelle. "Taking the Streets Back From Gangs, One Merciless Step at a Time."
New York Times 28 Feb. 2005, sec. B: 4.
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE
Prevention (OJJDP) publication that analyzes the differing characteristics of gangs
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/191524.pdf
Modern-Day Youth Gangs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency as they have developed over time. (12 pp; available in PDF format online; print copy available at Lawrence Branch)
http://www.iir.com/nygc/PublicationLinks.htm#YGS
National Youth Gang Center Online Publication Links. This page offers access to online publications in various categories, and includes links to bulletins published as part of the OJJDP’s Youth in Action Series and Youth Gang Series, as well as surveys and statistical analyses.
http://www.iir.com/nygc/acgp/bulletins/Preventing.pdf
OJJDP Bulletin: Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement (12 pp.; available in PDF format online; print copy available at Lawrence Branch)
http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/1999/C/199902798.html
Teens Can Refuse Gang Membership without Serious Harm, Study Says; article on consequences of refusing gang membership based on surveys conducted at Ohio State University.
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/jjbul2001_3_3/contents.html
Female Gangs: A Focus on Research. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin issued March, 2001 sets forth the results of extensive research conducted on the nature, composition and proliferation of female gangs. The report is well documented and contains further references for additional research.
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/summary_2000_8/programs.html
Programs and Strategies. The National Criminal Justice Reference Service site includes the full text of a report issued by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on programs and strategies related to gang activity and proliferation.
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/190351.pdf
Responding To Gangs: Evaluation and Research. This is an extensive, 320-page report published in 2002 that synthesizes the results of research conducted over the past 10 years on gang organization, activity and proliferation. Various aspects of gang behavior and efforts at prevention of gang activity are described and evaluated.
http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page10.htm
Preliminary Results of Project Gangmill. This is a summary, in an easy to read, “bulletin” style, of the research compiled by the National Gang Crime Research Center on a variety of issues from surveys involving 3,500 respondents across seven states.
http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page9.htm
Facts about Gang Life in America Today. The National Gang Crime Research Center conducted interviews with approximately 4,000 gang members to learn more about their attitudes and gang activity. This 1997 report summarizes the results of their surveys.
http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page13.htm
Gang Profile: The Gangster Disciples. This extensive report on the growth and activities of the Gangster Disciples in Chicago is an excellent illustration of how gangs operate and consolidate power.
Agencies
Mercer County Court House
Sheriff Kevin C. Larkin
175 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08650
Phone: (609) 989-6111
Mercer County Department of Human Services
Marygrace Billek, Director
McDade Administration Building
640 South Broad
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
Phone (609) 989-6526
Mercer County Youth Detention Center
Llionel W. Henderson, Director
1440 Parkside Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08638
Phone (609) 434-4125
NJ Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street PO Box 107 Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08625-0107
Phone (609) 292-1400
Office of the Attorney General
New Jersey Department of Criminal Justice
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street PO Box 085
Trenton, NJ 08625-0085
Phone (609) 292-9064
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
810 Seventh Street N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20531
Phone (202) 307-5911
 Brian M. Hughes, County Executive
April Aaronson, Director, Human Services
Compiled in June 2005 by:
Anthony Brugnoli, Ewing Branch
James Snow, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Susan Unger, Ewing Branch
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