@article{ref1,
title="Youth gangs: nationwide impacts of research on public policy",
journal="American journal of criminal justice",
year="2019",
author="Howell, James C.",
volume="44",
number="4",
pages="628-644",
abstract="This article examines the public policy benefits of gang research. In particular, the author highlights the benefits of longitudinal research on gang members in several cities and multi-city tracking of gang problems nationwide. Remarkably, the accumulated research led directly to expanded federally sponsored gang research, program development and program evaluations--a clear-cut case in which research influenced public policy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1066-2316",
doi="10.1007/s12103-019-09485-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-019-09485-5"
}