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      Gang intervention during COVID-19: A qualitative study of multidisciplinary teams and street outreach in Denver

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          Gang and violence intervention programs have become a staple in American cities. These programs often find themselves navigating turbulent political environments, a challenge that can be exacerbated during times of societal upheaval, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study examines how the pandemic impacted the forms and functions of the Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver (GRID). While GRID coordinates many strategies and collaborates with government and community groups across Denver, its centerpiece intervention entails multidisciplinary teams and street outreach, the focus of this qualitative study. We draw on 197 h of field-based observation and 19 semi-structured interviews gathered as part of an evaluation of this intervention—initiated prior to the pandemic—to arrive at three key conclusions on the impact of COVID-19. First, upper-level administrative support can be a critical factor in agency efficacy and morale. City government's tenuous familiarity and ties with GRID was consequential to non-essential classification at the early stage of the pandemic. Second, agency leaders are crucial advocates for their agency, as GRID navigated many challenges without stable leadership and suffered as a result. Finally, interagency collaboration and relationships are slow to develop and easy to lose, made even more fragile in times of crisis. We discuss these findings in the context of large-scale federal investment in community violence intervention.

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                Journal
                J Crim Justice
                J Crim Justice
                Journal of Criminal Justice
                Elsevier Ltd.
                0047-2352
                0047-2352
                12 January 2023
                12 January 2023
                : 102030
                Affiliations
                Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author at: Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO UCB 327, USA.
                Article
                S0047-2352(23)00001-6 102030
                10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102030
                9834201
                f32d0d8c-97ca-4a8f-9d68-31110dc45170
                © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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                : 14 December 2022
                : 6 January 2023
                : 9 January 2023
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                gang intervention,covid-19,street outreach,multidisciplinary teams,violence reduction

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