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Gangs (Security Threat Groups) - Youth Gangs

  • document preview for It's About Time: Prevention and Intervention Services for Gang-Affiliated Girls

    It's About Time: Prevention and Intervention Services for Gang-Affiliated Girls

    “This NCCD Focus highlights the vulnerabilities and consequences of gang involvement for girls, the service needs of girls in gangs and girls at risk of joining gangs, as well as the importance of addressing these service needs as a critical gang violence-prevention strategy. It also provides examples of how various programs are currently addressing the gender-specific service needs of girls involved in gangs” (p. 1). Sections of this publication include: introduction; risk factors and costs for girls; the view from...

  • website screenshot of G.R.E.A.T. - Gang Resistance Education and Training

    G.R.E.A.T. - Gang Resistance Education and Training

    “Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) is an evidence-based and effective gang and violence prevention program built around school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula. The Program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership for children in the years immediately before the prime ages for introduction into gangs and delinquent behavior.” Access is provided to: training information; instructor resources; news; components; and helpful links.

  • document cover for Gang & Youth Violence Interventions: A Review of Research and Literature Addressing Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Gang-Affiliated and Violent Youth in Juvenile Institutions and Detention Centers

    Gang & Youth Violence Interventions: A Review of Research and Literature Addressing Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Gang-Affiliated and Violent Youth in Juvenile Institutions and Detention Centers

    "A large percentage of Washington’s gang-affiliated and violent youth spend at least some time in Washington’s juvenile institutions or county detention centers (or both). The multiple problems and aggressive tendencies of these youth can create safety issues inside residential facilities, and can prevent youth from moving beyond detention to more pro-social and productive lives. For these reasons, Washington’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration [JRA] commissioned this report to determine which evidence-based practices [EBPs] and promising practices work best for serious juvenile offenders...

  • CHANGING COURSE Preventing Gang Membership (2016)

    This publication provides practitioners and policymakers with knowledge about why kids become involved in gangs and offers effective and promising strategies that prevent them from doing so.

  • Improving Understanding of and Responsiveness to Gang-Involved Girls (2016)

    This study examined how and why girls become gang-affiliated and how and why some girls avoid or leave gang activity. The study includes information about addressing the needs of gang-involved/formerly gang-involved girls and recommends that services recognize the girls’ individuality and provide tailored plans that build on their strengths.

  • National Gang Center

    The National Gang Center Web site features the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies.

  • Model Programs Guide: Gang Offenders

    This webpage from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides a list of gang offenders programs, their ratings for effectiveness and a program summary.