National Youth Gang Center
The proliferation of gang problems in large and small cities, suburbs, and even rural areas over the past two decades led to the development of a comprehensive, coordinated response to America's gang problem by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The OJJDP response involves five major components:
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Implementation and operation of the National Youth Gang Center. |
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Demonstration of the Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression in selected communities. |
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An independent evaluation of the demonstration program. |
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Training and technical assistance regarding community-wide responses to gangs. |
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Targeted acquisition and dissemination of gang materials via the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse. |
What's Its Purpose?
The National Youth Gang Center assists State and local communities in the collection, analysis, and exchange of information on gang-related demographics, legislation, literature, research, and promising program strategies.
What Does the National Youth Gang Center Do?
The National Youth Gang Center:
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Identifies promising gang prevention and intervention program strategies. |
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Analyzes gang-related legislation. |
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Collects and analyzes statistical data on gangs. |
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Collects and reviews gang literature. |
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Coordinates activities of the Youth Gang Consortium, a collection of Federal, State, and local agency representatives who wish to ease gang program development, information exchange, and service delivery between agencies. |
For more information, contact John Moore, Senior Research Associate, National Youth Gang Center, Institute for Intergovernmental Research, P.O. Box 12729, Tallahassee, FL 32317, 850-385-0600, [email protected], www.iir.com/nygc.
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Combating Fear and Restoring Safety in Schools |
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
· April 1998 |
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