Contents 1 Introduction MICHAEL S. SCOTT AND RONALD V. CLARKE Part One Gang violence 2 Youth gang gun violence in Boston, Massachusetts ANTHONY A. BRAGA 3 Gun violence in Cincinnati, Ohio TAMARA D. HEROLD AND JOHN E. ECK 4 Gang violence in Enfield, London LISA TOMPSON AND KATE BOWERS 5 Gang violence and street disorder in Portland, Oregon KRIS HENNING AND GREG STEWART 6 Gang violence in Aurora, Illinois BRANDON R. KOOI Part Two Violence against women 7 Domestic violence in High Point, North Carolina DAVID M. KENNEDY 8 Domestic violence in Chula Vista, California KARIN SCHMERLER, DEBORAH LAMM WEISEL AND JULIE WARTELL 9 Sexual assault of women by illegal-taxicab drivers in London STEVE BURTON, MANDY MCGREGOR AND GLORIA LAYCOCK 10 Sexual assault of women by illegal-taxicab drivers in Tønsberg, Norway JOHANNES KNUTSSON 11 Assaults with glasses in bars and clubs in Lancashire, England RONALD V. CLARKE Part Three Vulnerable people 12 Accidental drownings of migrant laborers in Morecambe Bay, England NICK TILLEY 13 Traffic injuries and fatalities in farm-labor vehicles in California GARY CORDNER 14 Repeat callers to police in Lancashire, England STUART KIRBY 15 Opioid abuse in Reno, Nevada EMMANUEL P. BARTHE, STACY WARD, DEENA R. DEVORE Part Four Disorderly places 16 Disorderly day laborers in Glendale, California ROB T. GUERETTE 17 Crime and disorder at a budget motel in Oakland, California RONALD V. CLARKE 18 Crime and disorder at budget motels in Chula Vista, California GISELA BICHLER AND KARIN SCHMERLER 19 Disorderly homeless encampments in Eureka, California SHARON CHAMARD 20 Crime and disorder in a residential neighborhood in Austin, Texas MARCUS FELSON Part Five Theft, robbery and burglary 21 Robberies of convenience stores in Houston, Texas NANCY LA VIGNE AND NKECHI ERONDU 22 Construction-site theft and burglary in Port St. Lucie, Florida RACHEL B. SANTOS AND ROBERTO G. SANTOS 23 Burglary of storage units in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina JOSEPH B. KUHNS 24 Auto theft in Winnipeg, Manitoba RICK LINDEN Part Six Reflections 25 Problem-oriented public safety DAVID M. KENNEDY Index