Policing by Injunction:  Problem-Oriented Dimensions of Civil Gang Abatement in the State of California, 1987-2001
This study examined whether civil gang abatement is
consistent with the model of problem-oriented intervention. Civil gang
abatement is a legal strategy that employs the civil remedy of the
preventive injunction to address persistent public nuisances caused by
gangs in specific neighborhoods. This study focused on …