Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
369 Sam Houston State University (142257)
Principal Investigator: Dmello, Jared R.
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 218,252
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 7/1/22 - 6/30/24
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Criminal Justice
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Colleg of Criminal Justice
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
National Institute of Justice
CFDA Link: DOJ
16.560
Program Title:
n/a
CFDA Linked: National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
Note:
SAMs 1.1.1: Past research has found that firearms constitute the largest category of weapons used by gang members. Research focusing on Southern California found that over half of violent crimes perpetrated by gangs involved firearms and that inter-gang conflicts became structurally more complex from a networked experience. However, the extent to which firearm usage varies by type of street gang composition, notably gender and race/ethnicity, has been understudied in the extant literature. Building upon exploratory work in this area, the proposed study will examine fifty years of violence perpetrated by criminal street gangs in the State of New Jersey between 1970 and 2019. This research centers on two primary research questions: (a) To what extent does gang use of firearms spillover into public space and terrorize communities? (b) Among gangs, is the use of firearms imbalanced, and if so, to what extent does networked gun violence vary based on the characteristics of the offending group? This project utilizes multiple sources of data, including court records, news sources, and releases from the Department of Justice and the Attorney General to map the networks of gang violence in New Jersey and investigates the role of firearm violence within the broader context of gang conflict.
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