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Gangs (Security Threat Groups) - Youth Gangs

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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,

  • 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 e