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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > antisocial behavior > crime > crime policy > gang injunctions
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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > mental health, mental disorders, and special groups > antisocial behavior > crime > crime policy > gang injunctions
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gang injunctions  

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  • Gang injunctions, also known as civil gang injunctions, are court orders sought by public prosecutors to quell a specific gang or named gang members and associates' routine activities in a geographically defined space. The injunctions that have been granted primarily affect impoverished, minority neighborhoods and may actually serve to further stigmatize and oppress innocent minority youth who also live in these communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Gang Injunctions]

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