Addressing gang-related violence in Glasgow: A preliminary pragmatic quasi-experimental evaluation of the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 0ES, UK;2. Violence Reduction Unit, Glasgow G2 4LW, UK;1. School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 0ES, UK;2. Violence Reduction Unit, Glasgow G2 4LW, UK;1. Faculty Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK;2. Offord Centre for Child Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Wilcox Building, 1280 Main St, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada;3. Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol, 25 Belgrave Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AA, UK;4. Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, 215 Franklin St, Vic 3000, Australia;5. School of Health & Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia;6. Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley Street, Carlton, Vic 3031, Australia;1. School of Medicine, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK;2. Department of Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, College of MVLS, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK |
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| Abstract: | Youth gang-related violence is a public health concern in Glasgow. The Community Initiative to Reduce Violence aims to address physical violence and weapon carriage among gang-related youths in a deprived area of Glasgow. It offers access to diversionary activity, personal development, and employment preparedness in exchange for adherence to a “no violence, no weapon” pledge. A preliminary post hoc before-and-after quasi-experimental design compared rates of criminal offending (including violent and non-violent offenses) for the 167 male youths (aged 16–29) who engaged with the initiative with data for one or two years follow-up for age-matched gang-involved youths from an equally deprived area of the city. Violent offending reduced across all groups over the time of the study. In the cohort followed for 2-years the rate reduction was greater in the intervention group (52%) than the comparison group (29%). The reduction in the rate of physical violence was not significantly different between the intervention group and the comparison group; however, the rate of weapons carrying was reduced more in the intervention group than the comparison group (84% vs 40% respectively in the 2-year follow-up cohort). The study suggests that adopting a public health approach with gang-related youth was associated with reduced weapon carriage, which can prevent consequences for victims, offenders, and society. |
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