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Index - G

Galway, Roberta, 114

Gangs, drug trafficking by, 3

Gangs, youth
     big city, 84
     growth of, 83
     National Youth Gang Survey, 83-84
     overview of, 83
     types/activities of, 84
     young juveniles and, 84-85

GAO (U.S. General Accounting Office), 120, 121

Gather, South Carolina v., 53

GED (General Educational Development) certificate, 99

Gender
     arrest trends, ten-year, by sex, 1993-2002, 10t
     arrests by, 7-8
     church arson arrestees, 61
     church arsons and bombings, subjects arrested for, by age, gender, 65f
     death sentence and, 90
     fear of crime and, 145
     juvenile arrest rates and, 72-73
     of law enforcement officers, 138
     money laundering and, 120
     murder offenders by age, sex, race, 2002, 22t
     murder offenders/victims, 22
     murder victim/offender relationship, by race, sex, 2002, 23t
     offender, age, race, sex of, 1996-2000, 30t
     prisoner characteristics and, 97
     prisoners under jurisdiction of state/federal correctional authorities, by gender, year end 1995, 2001, 2002, 98 (t6.11)
     probation and, 99
     recidivism and, 101
     reporting crime to police and, 39-40
     sentenced prison population under state jurisdiction, growth of, by gender, offense, 1995-2001, 97 (t6.10)
     sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, estimated number of, by offense, gender, race, Hispanic origin, 2001, 97 (t6.9)
     sniper-attack murder offenders, by age, sex, race, 1982-2001, 28t
     victim characteristics, 42
     victimization rates for persons age 12 and over, by gender, marital status of victims, type of crime, 2002, 46t
     victimizations, number of, and victimization rates for persons age 12 and over, by crime type, gender, race of victims, 2002, 42t
     victimizations reported to police, percent of, by type of crime, gender, race/ethnicity of victims, 2002, 41t
     victims of crime and, 41

General Educational Development (GED) certificate, 99

Georgia, Beardon v., 50-51

Georgia, Furman v., 91, 92

Georgia, Gregg v.,92

GHB, 132

Gibson, John M., 139

Gilchrist, Joyce, 92

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 92

Glendening, Parris, 92

Glisan, Ben, Jr., 110

Global Crossing, 110

Government. See Federal government

Grants, 50

Gregg v. Georgia, 92

Grisso, Thomas, 79

Gun buy-back programs, 142

Guns
     crimes committed with firearms, 33
     defensive use of guns, 34-35
     firearm-related deaths, 33-34
     juveniles and, 85
     owned by youth gang members, 84
     public opinion on, 147
     public opinion poll on respondents' attitudes toward laws governing firearm sales, 2002, 150t
     public opinion poll on respondents' reporting having a gun in their home, 1959-2002, 149 (t9.18)
     sources for firearms used in crimes, 34
     weapons offenses/offenders, 32

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