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This is a guide to information currently available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services on “Youth Gangs." To obtain this information, you can book online in “Online booking” at http://10.1.112.23 , visit the library, or call the LRC at 788-0203. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.
Prepared by M. Bowyer, Library Support Services
Updated May 2007
SEARCH TERMS
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Keywords: Gangs |
Subject headings: Gang members |
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Crime |
Juvenile delinquents |
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Violence |
Problem youth |
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Crime prevention |
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BOOKS FOR EDUCATORS
302.34 JEN
Jensen, Mary M. Gangs : Straight talk, straight up : A Practical guide
for teachers, parents and the community. Longmont, CO: Sopris West,
1997.
302.340834 GRO
Groups and gangs : Making good decisions.
Winnipeg: Seven Oaks School
Division No. 10, 199-?
345.71 YOU
The Youth Criminal Justice Act : Teaching kit.
[Winnipeg]: Community Legal Education Association, c2004.
364.106 6 LAW
Lawson, Ann W. Kids & gangs : What parents and educators need to know.
Minneapolis, MN: Johnson Institute, 1994.
364.106 60820973 FEM
Female gangs in America : Essays on girls, gangs and gender.
Chicago: Lake View Press, c1999.
364.3 SIK
Sikes, Gini. 8 ball chicks : A Year in the violent world of girl
gangsters. New York: Anchor Books, 1997.
364.36082 FLE
Fleisher, Mark S. Dead end kids : Gang girls and the boys they know.
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, c1998.
364.36 082 0973 MIL
Miller, Jody. One of the guys : Girls, gangs, and gender. New York:
Oxford University Press, c2001.
371.18 KOP
Kopka, Deborah L. School violence : A Reference handbook. Santa
Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
371.58 ONA
On alert! : Gang prevention : School in-service guidelines.
Sacramento, CA: California
Department of Education, 1994.
371.58 SAN
Sanders, Mark. Preventing gang violence in your school.
Minneapolis, MN: Johnson Institute, c1995.
371.78 BEM
Bemak, Fred and Susan Keys. Violent and aggressive youth : Intervention
and prevention strategies for changing times. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin
Press, c1999.
371.782 CLE
Clements, Spencer. Combating school violence : A Handbook of proactive
strategies : Practical interventions for managing disruptive students,
gangs, conflicts and safety issues. [Winnipeg]: New Directions in
Discipline, c2000.
373.1580971 ART
Artz, Sibylle. Sex, power, & the violent school girl. New York:
Teachers College Press, 1999.
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P = Kindergarten – Grade 2 |
I = Grades 3 - 6 |
A = Adult |
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J = Grades 7 - 8 |
S = Grades 9 - 12 |
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Gangs & violence : Schoolwide
strategies for prevention and intervention.
Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service, 1996. 6 cassettes + 1
presenter's guide + 3 teacher's guides.
SUMMARY: School staff and students learn how to prevent the growth of gang
and gang-like activity and group violence in today's schools. Audience:
IJSA. BOOKING # KITVH01260
Indian posse.
Montreal: Wild Heart Productions, 1998. 1 videocassette (40 min.)
SUMMARY: Explores the lives of three families in North End Winnipeg as they
struggle to live in the face of the gang violence, youth crime and child
prostitution which surround them. Audience: JSA. BOOKING # VR3903
A Mentoractive approach to
reclaiming youth at risk.
Bloomington, IN: National Education Service, c2000. 3 audiocassettes
SUMMARY: This program consists of 5 training sessions to guide prospective
mentors on a journey into the lives of troubled youth through the telling of
their stories. Offensive language warning. Audience: A. BOOKING #
KIT1129
Project yes! : Yes to education
and skills. Costa
Mesa, CA: Orange County Department of Education, 1990-1995. 5 computer disks
+ 3 videocassettes + 2 sound cassettes (10 min. each) + 2 books + 1
brochure.
SUMMARY: Curriculum designed to prevent and reduce gang violence and drug
abuse among our youth, targeted for grade four. Audience: I. BOOKING
# KITVH01265
Youth violence : What’s out
there. West
Vancouver: Friday Communications, c1995. 1 cassette (50 min.).
SUMMARY: Shows youth positive alternatives to violence. Explores important
issues that may face young people including: intimidation, weapons, gangs,
date rape. Audience: IJSA. BOOKING # VHS0002497
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Calhoun, John. “Proven pathways to violence prevention.” Reclaiming
Children & Youth 15.1 (2006): 19-23.
Chmelynski, Carol. “When "mean girls" turn to female violence.” Education Digest 72.4 (2006): 37-39.
Rynders, Lesley. “If you matter to someone, there is always a glimmer of hope.” Reclaiming Children & Youth 14.4 (2006): 215-217.
Stevens, Laura. “Group wants to slow down gang recruitment.” Alberta Sweetgrass 13.3 (2006): 3-8.
Trapp, Sheri. “Survivor shares his story with First Nation youth.” Saskatchewan Sage 9.4 (2005): 2.
WEB SITES
Aboriginal gangs in prairie provinces in "crisis proportions." Lloyd Dolha.
First Nations Drum.
10 May 2007
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/Fall2003/CrimeGangs.htm
National Forum on Youth Gangs. 1999. Solicitor General Canada; Department of Justice Canada; National Crime Prevention Centre. 10 May 2007 http://www.sgc.gc.ca/Publications/Policing/199912_e.pdf
New Directions in Discipline. Spencer Clements and Gary Sova. 2003. New Directions in Discipline. 11 May 2007 http://www.newdirectionsindiscipline.com/
Project gang-proof : A Handbook for
families and community members.
Manitoba Justice. 11 May 2007
http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/safe/gangproof/ganghandbook2004.pdf
Youth gangs in
Canada : A Preliminary review of programs and services. Monica Pauls and
Joseph P. Hornick.
September 2005. Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family. 11 May
2007
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~crilf/publications/Youth_Gang_Report.pdf
Youth gang involvement : What are the risk factors? April 2007. The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) of the Public Safety Canada. 11 May 2007 http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca/prg/cp/bldngevd/2007-yg-2-en.asp
