Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0210921
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Youth Gangs: The Australian Experience. Little systematic research has been undertaken in Australia into the nature and activities of youth gangs. The aim of this project is to provide a national study of youth group formations, processes of group transformation (toward or away from gangs), and strategies the might be employed to curtail gang formation and gang-related behaviour. The study will involve interviews with young people in each capital city, and focus group discussions with youth service providers in each city. The research methods draw upon the instruments presently being developed by the Eurogang Research Network in order to facilitate cross-national comparisons. It will be the first national study of its kind, and will provide new conceptual insights into the character of youth group formation in Australia, baseline youth gang data, and analysis of possible intervention strategies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2002
End Date: 12-2005
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $110,678.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Criminology | Criminology | Urban Sociology And Community Studies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Youth/child development and welfare | Other social development and community services |
