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Minnesota Youth Gang Research Project

Titles: Minnesota Youth Gang Research Project (Supplied title)

Description: The Minnesota Youth Gang Research Project was conducted by researchers Kate Cavett and John Harrington and utilized several methods including collecting oral histories to ask the question, "Why do youth join and stay in gangs in Minnesota?" For the project, Kate Cavett interviewed 103 male and female street gang members from a variety of Minnesota communities: urban, suburban, out-state and the ethnic communities of Black, Asian, Latino, European, and Native Americans. The adolescents and young adults describe their backgrounds, motivations and personal experiences with gang life. The research project was undertaken with the objective of creating better methods to prevent, intervene and suppress gang violence and to better educate the public and professionals about the issues that have facilitated the spread and growth of gangs in Minnesota. Hand in Hand Productions retains copyright in each interview. A summary report of the project research entitled "G is for Gangsta: Introductory assessment of gang activity and issues in Minnesota" is cataloged separately.

Dates

  • 1996 - 1998 (Creation)

Interviews

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 105
  • Accession Number: AV2002.89

Notes

  • Interviews with minors are not published in Collections Online but are available in the Minnesota Historical Society Library: http://www.mnhs.org/library/.

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 176.5 hours sound cassette 2810 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Subjects

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