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Juvenile gang behavior patterns

National Gang Center

The National Gang Center serves as the only definitive clearinghouse of evidence-based and community-informed guidance addressing delinquency prevention, crime reduction, and community violence intervention through the lens of gang issues.
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In Focus: Youth Gangs

Date Published
September 2022
Series
OJJDP In Focus
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP

Gang Violence Prevention

OJJDP Support

To address youth gangs, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports a range of programs and activities designed to prevent and suppress gang violence and recruitment.

In fiscal year (FY) 2019, OJJDP awarded $7.4 million to support communities as they work to deter and suppress gang activity and provide services and treatment to victims of gang-related violence and crime. OJJDP...

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Gangs in Schools

Date Published
March 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Youth Gangs

Date Published
December 1997
Publication Type
Issue Overview, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP

National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2016

Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored