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National Gang Center

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.

National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2015

Date Published
December 2015
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

National Gang Center

Overview

In October 2009, the National Youth Gang Center, which had been funded by the OJJDP since 1995, merged with the National Gang Center, which had been funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance since 2003. This new partnership recognizes that street gang activities transcend ages of the members and that a balanced, comprehensive approach is needed to...

National Gang Center Blog Discusses Study on Reducing Youth Gang Membership and Delinquency

 

The National Gang Center has posted a new blog examining a study cosponsored by OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice on reducing youth gang membership and delinquency among gang-involved youth. The study evaluated a trial modification of the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model on youth from the Philadelphia Juvenile and Family Court. The study found that the FFT model was effective for reducing...

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