Street Gangs and Drug Sales in Pasadena and Pomona, California, 1989-1991
Description
These data were collected to explore connections between
street gangs and drug distribution. The research objectives for this
study were (1) to assess the magnitude of gang involvement in cocaine
and other drug sales in two suburban cities, (2) to compare the
characteristics of gang-involved drug sale incidents with those
without gang involvement, (3) to assess the generalizability of
findings on cocaine to other drugs, and from urban to more suburban
settings, and (4) to translate the implications of the research
findings into the development of law enforcement strategies. Law
enforcement arrest records and gang membership records were obtained
for two study sites, Pasadena and Pomona, California. Part 1, the
incident-level file, supplies information on arrest incidents
qualifying as drug sales. Variables in the file include presence at
arrest of violence, guns, cash, and drugs, types of charges, gang
characteristics of the incident, racial/ethnic makeup of arrestees,
gender of arrestees, and gang affiliation of arrestees. Part 2, the
participant-level file, supplies data on each participant in each
incident. Variables in this file include gender, ethnicity, gang
membership status, and charges.
Resources
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Description |
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ICPSR06255.v2 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06255.v2 |
Tags
- drug-traffic
- gangs
- urban-areas
- arrest-records
- suburbs
- gang-members