Scott H. Decker

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    Gang members are entangled in a web of violence that leads the gunman of today to become the victim of tomorrow.

Gang members are entangled in a web of violence that leads the gunman of today to become the victim of tomorrow.

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While the media often portrays a stark line between the victims of crime and offenders the reality is much more blurred. New research from David Pyrooz, Richard K. Moule, and Scott H. Decker find that this is especially the case for gang members who find that they are twice as likely to be both victims and offenders as non-gang […]

Empowering local police to enforce U.S. immigration policy has led to a patchwork of inconsistent measures.

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Since 1996, local police departments in the U.S. have gained the power to enforce immigration policies, so that local police may now check arrestees and other persons they encounter for possible immigration violations.  Using survey data from police executives of 237 cities, Paul G. Lewis, Scott H. Decker, Doris Marie Provine, and Monica W. Varsanyi have closely examined how police […]

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