TY - JOUR PY - 2004// TI - Strategic risk-based response to youth gangs JO - Juvenile justice A1 - Wyrick, P. A. A1 - Howell, James C. SP - EP - VL - 9 IS - N2 - Once a community pinpoints its most prevalent local problems and links them to specific risk factors, it is able to develop strategies that address the root causes of those problems. This article illustrates how local leaders can use risk factor research in their efforts to address one such problem that affects communities nationwide—gangs.

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