Youth Violence Reduction

Anthony Braga is currently (2007) working with the Boston Police Department and the Lowell Police Department on a number of new initiatives. We will be updating this page soon with more information on these projects.

Over the years, the Program has done research on a number of different topics related to youth violence, including the juvenile justice system, gang violence, trafficking of firearms to youths, and school shootings. Here are some highlights of the Program's publications related to youth violence:

Braga, Anthony A., and David M. Kennedy. "Reducing Gang Violence in Boston." In Responding to Gangs: Evaluation and Research, eds. Winifred L. Reed and Scott H. Decker. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice (July 2002).

Braga, Anthony A., and David M. Kennedy. "The Illicit Acquisition of Firearms by Youth and Juveniles." Journal of Criminal Justice 29, no. 5 (2001).

Braga, Anthony A., David M. Kennedy, Anne M. Piehl, and Elin J. Waring. Reducing Gun Violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire. National Institute of Justice Research Report (September 2001).

Braga, Anthony A., David M. Kennedy, and George Tita. "New Approaches to the Strategic Prevention of Gang and Group-Involved Violence." In Gangs in America, 3d ed., ed. C. Ronald Huff. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications (2002).

Coles, Catherine M. and George Kelling. "New Trends in Prosecutors' Aproaches to Youthful Offenders" In Securing Our Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence, ed. Gary S. Katzmann. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Hartmann, Francis X. "Safety First: Partnership, the Powerful Neutral Convener, and Problem Solving." In Securing Our Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence, ed. Gary S. Katzmann. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Hartmann, Francis X., ed. From Children to Citizens, Vol. II: The Role of the Juvenile Court. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987.

Katzmann, Gary S., ed. Securing Our Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Kennedy, David M. "A Tale of One City: Reflections on the Boston Gun Project." In Securing Our Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence, ed. Gary S. Katzmann. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Kennedy, David M. "Can We Keep Guns Away from Kids?" The American Prospect 18 (Summer 1994).

Kennedy, David M., Anthony A. Braga, and Anne M. Piehl. "The (Un)Known Universe: Mapping Gangs and Gang Violence in Boston." In Crime Mapping and Crime Prevention, ed. David L. Weisburd and J. Thomas McEwen. New York: Criminal Justice Press, 1997.

Kennedy, David M., Anne M. Piehl, and Anthony A. Braga. "Youth Violence in Boston: Gun Markets, Serious Youth Offenders, and a Use-Reduction Strategy." Law and Contemporary Problems 59, no. 1 (Winter 1996).

Moore, Mark H. "Creating Networks of Capacity: The Challenge of Managing Society's Response to Youth Violence." In Securing Our Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence, ed. Gary S. Katzmann. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Moore, Mark H., et al. From Children to Citizens, Vol. I: The Mandate for Juvenile Justice. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987.

Moore, Mark H., Carol V. Petrie, Anthony A. Braga, and Brenda L. McLaughlin, editors. Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003.

Moore, Mark H. and Stewart Wakeling. "Juvenile Justice: Shoring Up the Foundations ." Crime and Justice: A Review of Research 22 (1997).

Tonry, Michael and Mark H. Moore, editors. Youth Violence. Volume 24 of Crime and Justice: A Review of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Wilson, James Q., and Glenn C. Loury, eds. From Children to Citizens, Vol. III: Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987.

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