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- All Subjects: Cosanti Foundation (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
- All Subjects: Maricopa County (Ariz.)
- Creators: Soleri, Paolo, 1919-2013
- Creators: Nuno, Lidia E.
The purpose of this report is to use data from a sample of recently booked arrestees in Maricopa County to examine the scope and nature of Maricopa County’s gang problem. In particular, this report supplements data presented in the bi-annual report on gangs conducted by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, which relies on official police data and their occasional white paper on gangs that relies on self-report data from school youth. We organized our analyses around six research questions: (1) what proportion of adult arrestees are involved in a gang, and what are the socio-demographic differences between those who are associated with a gang and those who are not; (2) what are the rituals associated with gang joining; (3) how do gang and non-gang arrestees differ in their experiences with crime, drug use and victimization; (4) what is the organizational structure and composition of gangs; (5) how do members socially identify with their gang; and (6) how and why do members leave their gang?
Photograph of plaster molds used during the ceramic bell-making process at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of a lost styrofoam casting at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of swimming pool and concrete canopy, with view of Student Apse in background, at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of South Apse and ladder at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of the pathway between the Drafting Studio and South Apse at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph showing view of South Apse entrance from Ceramics Studio at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of Michael McCleve, a sculptor, who worked for many years at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph of Michael McCleve working on a sculpture entitled "Il Donnone," designed by Paolo Soleri, in South Apse at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona
Photograph showing a sculpture entitled "Il Donnone," designed by Paolo Soleri, under construction at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona