Conflict characteristics by programme neighborhood
| McElderry park | Ellwood park | Madison-eastend | Cherry hill | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Risk factors | |||||
| Age 15–24 | 67 (90.5) | 21 (100.0) | 12 (85.7) | 38 (82.6) | 138 (89.0) |
| Gang involved | 60 (81.1) | 18 (85.7) | 7 (50.0) | 32 (69.6) | 117 (75.5) |
| History of violence | 66 (89.2) | 21 (100.0) | 13 (92.9) | 40 (87.0) | 140 (90.3) |
| Returned from prison | 31 (41.9) | 13 (61.9) | 6 (42.9) | 23 (50.0) | 73 (47.1) |
| High-risk street activity* | 41 (55.4) | 14 (66.7) | 10 (71.4) | 25 (54.4) | 90 (58.1) |
| Weapon present | 45 (60.8) | 17 (81.0) | 7 (50.0) | 27 (58.7) | 96 (61.9) |
| Retaliation† | 23 (30.3) | 10 (47.6) | 8 (57.1) | 16 (34.0) | 57 (36.1) |
| Open-ended responses | |||||
| Alcohol | 3 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | 4 (8.5) | 8 (5.1) |
| Programme participant§ | 11 (16.4) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (7.9) | 16 (11.6) |
| Only women | 5 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.8) | 11 (7.0) |
| Men and women | 10 (13.2) | 5 (23.8) | 2 (14.3) | 14 (29.8) | 31 (19.6) |
| Learned of conflict | |||||
| Personal contact | 34 (44.7) | 15 (71.4) | 10 (71.4) | 30 (63.8) | 89 (56.3) |
| Street | 31 (40.8) | 7 (33.3) | 3 (21.4) | 22 (46.8) | 63 (39.9) |
| Hospital | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (0.6) |
| Mediation type | |||||
| One-on-one | 23 (30.3) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (71.3) | 14 (29.8) | 54 (34.2) |
| Small group | 33 (43.4) | 12 (57.1) | 4 (28.6) | 10 (21.3) | 59 (37.3) |
| Third party | 19 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (34.0) | 35 (22.2) |
| Shuttle diplomacy | 17 (22.4) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (25.5) | 30 (19.0) |
| Phone | 5 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.3) | 7 (4.4) |
| Perceived likelihood of shooting‡ | |||||
| Very likely | 43 (56.6) | 14 (73.7) | 11 (78.6) | 21 (45.7) | 89 (57.4) |
| Likely | 19 (25.0) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (14.3) | 8 (17.4) | 32 (20.7) |
| Unlikely | 12 (15.8) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (17.4) | 13 (28.3) | 27 (17.4) |
| Unknown | 2 (2.6) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.7) | 7 (4.5) |
| Perceived outcome of mediation | |||||
| Resolved | 54 (71.1) | 12 (57.1) | 13 (92.9) | 23 (48.9) | 102 (64.6) |
| Temporarily resolved | 12 (15.8) | 7 (33.3) | 1 (7.1) | 17 (36.2) | 37 (23.4) |
| Ongoing | 1 (1.3) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.3) | 5 (3.2) |
| Unknown | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.5) | 6 (3.8) |
*Risky street activity refers to drug-selling and participation other illicit street markets.
†Any mention of retaliation
‡Likelihood of a shooting if conflict was not mediated.
§Clients must be between the ages of 14–25; the percentage is out of the number of conflicts involving someone in that age range.