Leon County Schools Program for the Reduction of Gang Violence and the Coordination of Community Efforts

Through this project, the Leon County Schools and its partners will address two primary strategies: secondary prevention and gang intervention. The major goals for this project are to: (1) improve the coordination of services pertaining to prevention and intervention of high-risk and gang involved youth in Leon County; (2) adapt criteria that establishes high-risk behaviors that may lead to gang involvement to more effectively intervene with high-risk youth before engagement in serious offenses; and (3) implement an effective means of intervening with youth to reduce their involvement in gang-related activities in schools and the community. CA/NCF