1996 National Youth Gang Survey Analysis on Drug Trafficking

1996 survey data from law enforcement agencies analyzing youth gang involvement in drug sales and distribution. The bulletin, authored by James C. Howell, reports widespread trafficking but suggests serious involvement is concentrated in a small number of areas and is connected to young adult gang members. The dataset is sourced from the paperswithcode platform and has a closed license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between gang demographics and drug sales activity based on survey results.
• Modeling the geographic concentration of serious gang drug trafficking based on the reported findings.
• Assessing the role of young adult versus juvenile gang members in drug distribution networks.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a national-level survey of law enforcement agencies.
• Analysis focuses on a specific, high-interest topic within criminology.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The closed license restricts open redistribution and derivative use.

Provenance

Source

James C. Howell, via paperswithcode platform.

Collection Method

Analysis based on the 1996 National Youth Gang Survey of law enforcement agencies.

Time Range

1996

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United States (inferred from 'National' survey scope).