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Peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and book chapters on international criminology.

37 of 37 publications
Journal Article 2025 Latin America

Differences in ego networks between MS-13 gang members in Los Angeles and San Salvador: Assessing the gang’s transnational capacity

Nuno, L. E., Maguire, E. R., Fox, A. M., & Katz, C. M.

International Criminology, 5(4), 490-501.

#TransnationalCrime #Gangs #SocialNetworkAnalysis #MS13
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Journal Article 2023 Latin America

Bayesian decision theory for tree-based adaptive screening tests with an application to youth delinquency

Krantsevich, C., Hahn, P. R., Zheng, Y., & Katz, C.

The Annals of Applied Statistics, 17(2), 1038-1063.

#BayesianStatistics #ScreeningTools #YouthDelinquency
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Journal Article 2022 Latin America

Impact of Family-Based Secondary Prevention Programming on Risk, Resilience, and Delinquency: A 6-Month Follow Up within a Randomized Control Trial in Honduras

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., Hedberg, E. C. & Decker, S.

Justice Quarterly, 39:6, 1237-1262.

#FamilyPrevention #RCT #Honduras
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Journal Article 2020 Latin America

Violence in Honduras from 2008 to 2018

Landa-Blanco, M., Cheon, H., Flores, L. G. R., Spohn, C., & Katz, C. M.

Injury Prevention, 26(2), 191-193.

#ViolencePrevention #Honduras #Epidemiology
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Report 2019 Latin America Spanish

Una evaluacion del programa de prevencion secundaria de Proponte Mas: Un resumen

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., Decker, S. H., & Stuewe-Portnoff, C.

Arizona State University.

#ProponteMas#Prevention
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Report 2019 Latin America

An evaluation of the Proponte Mas secondary prevention program: A summary

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., Decker, S. H., & Stuewe-Portnoff, C.

Arizona State University.

#ProponteMas#Evaluation
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Technical Report 2019 Latin America Spanish

Manual de usuario para el instrumento hondureno de medicion del comportamiento

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., & Zheng, Y.

Arizona State University.

#RiskAssessment#IMC
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Technical Report 2019 Latin America

User’s manual for the Honduran behavior measurement instrument

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., & Zheng, Y.

Arizona State University.

#RiskAssessment#Honduras
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Technical Report 2019 Latin America Spanish

Una evaluacion de Proponte Mas: Un programa hondureno de prevencion secundaria: Informe tecnico

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., & Decker, S. H.

Arizona State University.

#ProponteMas#TechnicalReport
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Technical Report 2019 Latin America

An evaluation of Proponte Mas: A Honduran secondary prevention program: Technical report

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., & Decker, S. H.

Arizona State University.

#ProponteMas#Evaluation
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Journal Article 2016 Latin America

Gang truce for violence prevention, El Salvador

Katz, C. M., Hedberg, E. C., & Amaya, L. E.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 94(9), 660-666A.

#GangTruce #ViolenceInterruption #WHO
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Technical Report 2016 Latin America Spanish

Mejores practicas en los programas de empleabilidad con poblacion en alto riesgo: Informe tecnico

Artiga, R., & Katz, C. M.

Proyecto SolucionES.

#Employment #HighRiskYouth #ElSalvador
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Technical Report 2016 Latin America

Best practices in high-risk population employment intervention programs: Technical report

Katz, C. M., & Alfaro, R.

Proyecto SolucionES.

#BestPractices #Employment #Prevention
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Report 2016 Latin America

Influence of Risk and Protective Factors on School-aged Youth Involvement with Gangs, Guns, Crime and Delinquency: Findings from the El Salvador Youth Survey

Webb, V. J., Nuno, L. E., & Katz, C. M.

Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University.

#YouthViolence #Gangs #ElSalvador
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Report 2015 Latin America Spanish

La tregua entre las pandillas como una forma de intervencion sobre la violencia: Implicaciones en politicas y practicas

Katz, C. M., & Amaya, L. E.

Fundacion Nacional para el Desarrollo (FUNDE).

#GangTruce #Policy #ElSalvador
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Technical Report 2015 Latin America

The gang truce as a form of violence intervention: Technical report

Katz, C. M., & Amaya, L. E.

Fundacion Nacional para el Desarrollo (FUNDE).

#GangTruce #ViolenceIntervention
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Report 2011 Latin America

Organization and networks of transnational gangs

Katz, C. M., Fox, A., Nuno, L., & Choate, D.

Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Arizona State University.

#TransnationalCrime #GangNetworks #DHS
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Journal Article2025Caribbean

The lifetime prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among young adults in Grenada, Guyana, and Saint Lucia

Durán, M. J., Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., Navarrete, G., & Lightfoot, L. L.

Child Abuse & Neglect.

#ACEs#YouthRisk#Caribbean
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Journal Article2025Caribbean

Immigration status and its relationship with delinquency, drug use, and gang membership in the English-speaking Caribbean

Freemon, K., Katz, C. M., & Cheon, H.

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

#Immigration#GangMembership#Caribbean
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Book Chapter2025Caribbean

A primer on street gangs in the eastern and southern Caribbean

Freemon, K., Katz, C. M., & Seepersad, R.

In Katz, C. M. & Harriott, A. (Eds.), Gangs in the Caribbean.

#Gangs#Caribbean#StreetGangs
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Journal Article2025Caribbean

The effects of a gang truce on gang violence in a Caribbean community

Maguire, E. R., Katz, C. M., & Wilson, D. B.

Justice Evaluation Journal.

#GangTruce#ViolenceReduction#Caribbean
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Report2024Caribbean

Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Criminal Dynamics Study: Regional Report

Seepersad, R., Katz, C. M., & Freemon, K.

USAID LACLEARN, March 2024.

#CriminalDynamics#Gangs#USAIDReport
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Journal Article 2023 Caribbean

Family structure and delinquency in the English-speaking Caribbean: The moderating role of parental attachment, supervision, and peer influence

Freemon, K., Herrera, V., Cheon, H., & Katz, C. M.

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 21(2), 149-171.

#FamilyStructure#YouthViolence#Caribbean
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Journal Article2023Caribbean

Delinquency, drug use, and gang membership in the English-speaking Caribbean

Katz, C. M., Cheon, H., Freemon, K., & Nuno, L. E.

Children and Youth Services Review, 144, 106758.

#Delinquency#DrugUse#Gangs
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Journal Article2023Caribbean

Legal socialization, perceptions of the police, and delinquency in three Caribbean nations

Cheon, H., Freemon, K., & Katz, C. M.

Island Studies Journal, 18(1), 30-51.

#LegalSocialization#Policing
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Journal Article2023Caribbean

Validating social control, self-control, and social learning constructs among a sample of youth in nine English-speaking Caribbean nations

Cheon, H., Katz, C. M., & Freemon, K.

Crime & Delinquency.

#SocialControl#Validation#Caribbean
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Journal Article2022Caribbean

Mediating violence in Jamaica through a gang truce

Katz, C. M., Harriott, A., & Hedberg, E. C.

International Criminal Justice Review, 32(2), 129-150.

#GangTruce#Jamaica
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Journal Article2022Caribbean

Differences Between Incarcerated and Nonincarcerated Youth in the English-Speaking Caribbean

Freemon, K. R., Cheon, H., Katz, C. M., & Nuno, L. E.

International Criminal Justice Review, 10575677221124486.

#Incarceration#YouthJustice
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Journal Article2021Caribbean

Enhancing the Capacity for Data-Driven Decision Making on Citizen Security across the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Case Study of CariSECURE

Katz, C. M., Walcott, J., Freemon, K., & delMistro, P.

Caribbean Journal of Criminology, 3(1), 93-123.

#CrimeAnalysis#CariSECURE
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Journal Article2021Caribbean

International Research Collaborations in the Caribbean

Maguire, E. R., & Katz, C. M.

Caribbean Journal of Criminology, 3(1), 1-9.

#Collaboration#Caribbean
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Book Chapter2015Caribbean

Diagnosing gang violence in the Caribbean

Katz, C. M. & Maguire, E.

In A. Harriott & C. M. Katz (Eds.), Gangs in the Caribbean (pp. 175-211). University of the West Indies Press.

#Gangs#Diagnosis
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Book Chapter2015Caribbean

Introduction to Gangs in the Caribbean: Responses of state and society

Katz, C. M., & Maguire, E. R.

Gangs in the Caribbean: Responses of state and society, 118-75.

#Gangs#Caribbean
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Book Chapter2012Caribbean

Gang organization, offending, and victimization: A cross-national analysis

Pyrooz, D. C., Fox, A. M., Katz, C. M., & Decker, S. H.

Youth gangs in international perspective, 85-105.

#GangOrganization#CrossNational
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Journal Article2011Caribbean

A cross-national comparison of gangs in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago

Katz, C. M., Maguire, E. R., & Choate, D.

International Criminal Justice Review, 21(3), 243-262.

#CrossNational#Gangs
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Journal Article2011Caribbean

Measuring community risk and protective factors for adolescent problem behaviors: Evidence from a developing nation

Maguire, E. R., Wells, W., & Katz, C. M.

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 48(4), 594-620.

#RiskFactors#Trinidad
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Journal Article2010Caribbean

Firearm possession among arrestees in Trinidad and Tobago

Wells, W., Katz, C. M., & Kim, J.

Injury Prevention, 16(5), 337-342.

#Firearms#Trinidad
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Journal Article2008Caribbean

Youth perceptions of the police in Trinidad and Tobago

Johnson, D., King, W. R., Katz, C. M., & Goulette, N.

Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Public Safety, 13, 217-253.

#YouthPerceptions#Policing#Trinidad
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