Science news tagged with gang

Juvenile gang members in US top 1 million, new study finds

There are over one million juvenile gang members in the U.S., more than three times the number estimated by law enforcement, according to a recent study.

Social Sciences

Feb 12, 2015

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Fighting violent gang crime with math

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes. Their research ...

Mathematics

Oct 31, 2011

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Cameras, drones: Rio de Janeiro to put electronic eyes on crime

Rio de Janeiro state is moving ahead with plans to deploy security cameras and drones to help fight crime, according to its next governor, a far-right politician loyal to president-elect Jair Bolsonaro.

Hi Tech & Innovation

Dec 4, 2018

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Eel trafficking in the EU, the world's 'biggest wildlife crime'

Billions of euros worth of critically endangered eels are being trafficked each year from Europe, ending up on tables in China and Japan in what campaigners say is "the largest wildlife crime on Earth."

Ecology

Nov 20, 2018

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Why coronavirus could help save China's endangered species

The novel coronavirus outbreak in China may end up saving one of the world's most trafficked animals after Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin.

Ecology

Feb 26, 2020

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Math helps detect gang-related crime and better allocate police resources

(Phys.org)—Social groups in a population can lend important cues to law enforcement officials, consumer-based services and risk assessors. Social and geographical patterns that provide information about such communities ...

Mathematics

Feb 14, 2013

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Study: Street gangs, crime serve as deviant leisure activities for youths

Although at-risk youths may have a variety of reasons for joining street gangs, a new study suggests that gang membership and criminal acts often serve as deviant leisure activities, fulfilling young people's needs for excitement, ...

Social Sciences

May 23, 2017

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Study on Central American gangs finds rehabilitation possible

"Life in the gang is a miserable life. One starves, cries alone and still can't leave. Anywhere one goes, one can be killed." – Gang member in El Salvador.

Social Sciences

May 26, 2017

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