Research Presentations

Gang Injunctions: Intersection of Civil Rights and Crime Control

(Panel Discussion, October 11, 2011, Reed Smith, 101 Second Street, 18th Floor, San Francisco)

This panel will provide a balanced examination of the effectiveness of gang injunctions, with particular emphasis on ordinances enacted by local municipalities.  Panelists will examine the due process concerns raised by gang injunctions and will weigh the costs of enforcement against the benefits.  Particular attention will be paid to the implications of gang injunctions on race relations within affected communities.

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Building Stronger Pathways to Economic Opportunity for Young Men and Boys of Color

Building Stronger Pathways to Economic Opportunity for Young Men and Boys of Color (pdf), Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Center for Law and Social Policy


Strategies for Reducing Youth Violence

A Radical Healing Approach for Black Young Men (pdf), Shawn Ginwright, San Francisco State University

Violence and Young Men and Boys of Color (pdf), Carol Silverman, University of California, Berkeley


Trauma and Child Development

Approaching the Health and Well-Being of Boys and Men of Color Through Trauma-Informed Practice (pdf), John Rich, Sandra Bloom, Ann Wilson, Theodore Corbin, and Linda Rich

The Psychological and Practical Consequences of Parental Incarceration on Children (pdf), Sarah Lawrence, University of California, Berkeley


Health Outcomes of Young Men and Boys of Color

Improving the Health of Young Men and Boys of Color (pdf), Natalie Slopen and David Williams, Harvard School of Public Health


Masculinity, Fatherhood and the Transition to Adulthood Among African American Young Men

Big Boys Don’t Cry, Black Boys Don’t Feel (pdf), Waldo E. Johnson, University of Chicago


Youth Violence and Systems of Punishment

Improving Juvenile Justice Policy in California: A Closer Look at Transfer Laws’ Impact on Young Men and Boys of Color (pdf), Andrea Russi, University of California, Berkeley


Generating and Using Data on Young Men and Boys of Color for Advocacy and Decision-Making

Young Latinos and African American Males: Their Characteristics, Outcomes and Social Conditions (pdf), Belinda Reyes, San Francisco State University

Disparities Boys and Men of Color Face in California: Generating and Using Data for Advocacy and Decisionmaking (pdf), Lois Davis, RAND Corporation


Geography of Opportunity and the Built Environment

Built Environment and Place-making Strategies for Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities (pdf), Deborah McKoy, Jeffrey Vincent and Ariel Bierbaum, University of California, Berkeley

The Geography of Opportunity: A Framework for Child Development (pdf), Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Lindsay E. Rosenfeld, Nancy McArdle, Theresa L. Osypuk, Northeastern University


Postsecondary Access and Success for Young Men and Boys of Color

Doing What it Takes to Prepare Black and Latino Males for College (pdf), Eddie Fergus, New York University

Building Institutional Capacity to Educate Young Men of Color Equitably (pdf), Frank Harris III, San Diego State University and Estela Bensimon, University of Southern California


Marginalization of Young Men and Boys of Color in K-12 Education

Lessons from Model Continuation High Schools in California (pdf), Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Ford Foundation and Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University


In Their Own Words: What Young Men of Color Say About Dropping out and Being Reconnected

In Their Own Words: What Young Males of Color Say About Dropping Out and Being Reconnected (pdf), Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt, Center for Law and Social Policy


Supporting Young Men and Boys of Color in the Philanthropic Sphere

Supporting Young Men and Boys of Color in the Philanthropic Sphere (pdf), Tia Martinez, University of California, Berkeley