Psychosocial Interventions Preventing Gang-Related Crime Among Young People: A Systematic Review

IF 1.7 4区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

Research on Social Work Practice Pub Date : 2024-12-23 DOI:10.1177/10497315241305779

Caroline Mellgren, Amir Rostami, Manne Gerell, Joakim Sturup, Thomas Hartvigsson, Christian Munthe, Johan Bring, Uliana Hellberg, Ann Kristine Johnsson, Sara Fundell, Knut Sundell

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Abstract

The objective was to assess the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in preventing gang membership and gang-related crime among children and young adults under the age of 30. We performed a systematic review and synthesized interventions targeting universal, selective, and indicated populations published between January 2000 and April 2023. We included 42 (seven randomized, 12 nonrandomized, 23 controlled interrupted time series) studies evaluating 33 unique psychosocial interventions. Synthesis without meta-analysis found a preventive effect of psychosocial interventions in middle schools on gang membership. Furthermore, meta-analysis found that focused deterrence strategies prevented gang-involved violence, and that psychosocial support during probation decreased crime recidivism. This systematic review found significant effects of four psychosocial interventions compared to control in reducing future criminality, especially gun violence, among children and young adults. The findings are discussed regarding policy implications and ethical considerations.

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社会心理干预预防青少年帮派犯罪：系统回顾

目的是评估心理社会干预措施在预防儿童和30岁以下年轻人加入帮派和与帮派有关的犯罪方面的有效性。我们对2000年1月至2023年4月间发表的普遍、选择性和指示性人群进行了系统回顾和综合干预。我们纳入了42项研究（7项随机，12项非随机，23项受控中断时间序列），评估了33种独特的社会心理干预措施。综合没有荟萃分析发现，在中学社会心理干预对帮派成员的预防作用。此外，荟萃分析发现，集中威慑策略可以防止帮派暴力，缓刑期间的社会心理支持可以降低犯罪累犯率。该系统综述发现，与控制相比，四种心理社会干预措施在减少儿童和年轻人的未来犯罪，特别是枪支暴力方面具有显著效果。研究结果讨论了政策影响和伦理考虑。

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Research on Social Work Practice SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

11.10%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.