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Held on March 28, 2024, this webinar highlights key considerations from the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators Gang Reduction Strategies for Juvenile Justice Facilities toolkit, and speaks to how the guidance and resources listed can reaffirm or refine the work of juvenile justice practitioners and improve opportunities for young people involved in gang violence.

This webinar was presented by Robert Kline, Assistant State's Attorney from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office (Illinois) on behalf of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) on October 5, 2023.

This webinar held on October 26, 2022 and presented by OJJDP’s National Gang Center, explores the roles of key professionals, including street outreach workers, credible messengers, violence interrupters, and other youth advocates who work to intervene in youth violence.

As the seventh and final in the "Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs" series, this webinar, held on February 23, 2022, focuses on the nuts and bolts of coordinating a comprehensive response to gang, group, or gun violence.

Held on July 27, 2022, this webinar assisted eligible applicants interested in applying for the OJJDP FY22 Youth Violence Prevention Program Solicitation.

The sixth webinar in the “Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs” series was held on December 14, 2021. It focuses on the steps for building a community-based comprehensive response with a focus on engaging partners and establishing a steering committee to guide the process.

This webinar held on March 16, 2016, outlines how best to conduct street outreach when gang-involved clients are in danger.

This webinar took place on September 28, 2021 and focuses on the operation of the multidisciplinary intervention team, as a core strategy in a community violence intervention.

This June 2021 recorded webinar is for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs (OJJDP) grantees to understand the revised performance measurement reporting requirements.

This webinar held on June 30, 2021, focuses on street outreach as a core strategy in community violence intervention.

This webinar held on April 15, 2021 was the first in the "Addressing Gangs" webinar series, which provides participants with an in-depth understanding of the process to implement a comprehensive gang reduction strategy in their community.

This webinar is the third in the "Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs" series and was held on held on July 29, 2021, addresses why youth join gangs. Research suggests that joining a gang is a complex decision that involves multiple negative conditions that "push" youth into gangs, as well as perceived positive opportunities that "pull" youth into gangs.

This webinar, recorded on June 30, 2020, is intended for parents, educators, service providers, and law enforcement officers in communities impacted by gangs.

This webinar held on September 20, 2019 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Gang Center presents formal and informal techniques to recognize signs of gang activity in a school setting.

This webinar held on April 29, 2020, focuses on the nature of gang involvement in human trafficking; challenges in investigation and prosecution, along with some potential solutions; and resources available to support law enforcement and prosecution efforts throughout the process.

This webinar, recorded on August 1, 2019 and titled, "Responding to Gangs in Schools: Creating a Collaborative Process Between Schools and Law Enforcement," highlighted the importance of responding to gangs within a school setting through a collaborative approach between law enforcement and school administration.