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A Law Enforcement Official’s Guide to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This guide provides law enforcement leaders with an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model—a framework for addressing youth gang problems.
Addressing Gangs: Introduction to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This webinar serves as 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 as well as practical guidance and resources.
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership
This publication provides practitioners and policymakers with research-based information on why youth become involved in gangs and offers effective and promising strategies that prevent them from joining gangs.
Comprehensive Gang Model: Building Impactful Collaboration Through Community Mob…
This webinar is intended for community members, local government leaders, law enforcement officials, and other stakeholders in communities impacted by youth gangs as it provides an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model and focuses on community mobilization.
CrimeSolutions
This website is a central, reliable resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices.
Gangs and Human Trafficking
This webinar 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.
Gangs in Schools
This publication is designed to provide schools and law enforcement with sound practices and collaborative techniques to identify, assess, and address gang activity in the school setting.
History of Street Gangs in the United States
This publication details the development of street gangs in the United States.
Parents' Guide to Gangs
This publication is designed to provide parents with answers to common questions about gangs to enable them to recognize and prevent gang involvement (available in English and Spanish).
Protecting Youth from Gangs on Social Media
This webinar discusses how gangs use social media to recruit and carry out illegal activity; how to identify these threats; and how to apply knowledge and tools to protect youth.
Responding to Gangs in Schools: Creating a Collaborative Process Between Schools…
This webinar highlights the importance of responding to gangs within a school setting through a collaborative approach between law enforcement and school administration.
Why Youth Join Gangs
This video features gang researchers, practitioners, and young people who were previously involved in gangs.
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Gang member undergrads: What are gang members doing in our colleges and universi…
This paper reports results of a survey of college students and campus police regarding their perception of the presence of gang members on their campus
Juvenile Probation State Law
This resource is an interactive map covering juvenile probation statutes throughout the country including information such as probation terms, process, purpose, etc.
1998-1999 Street Gangs in Arizona
This report includes findings on the prevalence of gang activity in Arizona.
2000 Survey of Youth Gangs in Indian Country
This fact sheet presents findings on surveys from federally recognized tribal communities reporting activity of youth gangs in Indian country.
2000-2001 Prison and Street Gangs in Arizona
This report provides information identifying the prevalence of criminal street gangs and the resources used by criminal justice agencies that respond to criminal gangs within Arizona.
2002 Gangs in Arizona
This report includes survey results from law enforcement and prosecutors on issues regarding gangs and gang activity in Arizona.
2006 Central America and Mexico Gang Assessment
This assessment analyzes the nature of gangs in Central America and Mexico, and provides strategic and programmatic recommendations about addressing the gang problem in the assessment countries.
2006 Gangs in Arizona
This report includes survey results from law enforcement and prosecutors on issues regarding gangs and gang activity in Arizona.
2007 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2007 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2007 Statewide Gang Survey Results (Florida)
The document provides information concerning criminal street gang activities to the criminal justice community.
2008 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2008 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2009 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2009 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2009 National Gang Threat Assessment
This report is based on law enforcement’s collective intelligence—the product specifically of the National Gang Intelligence Center, the National Drug Intelligence Center, and a host of other local, state, and federal agencies.
2009 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Report
This report provides a summary of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey.
2011 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2011 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2011 National Gang Threat Assessment—Emerging Trends
This report examine emerging gang trends and threats posed by criminal gangs to communities throughout the United States.
2013 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2013 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2013 National Gang Report
This report represents an overview of current gang activities and trends in the United States, and was retrieved collectively from the National Gang Survey of the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations.
2014 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2014 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2015 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2015 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2015 National Gang Report
This report presents an overview of current gang activities and trends in the United States. Intelligence in this report is derived from Unclassified sources.
2018 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment
This report includes findings from the 2018 Arizona Gang Threat Assessment.
2019 Comprehensive Gang Reduction Strategy | Jacksonville, FL
This document discusses the initiatives and programs that the community of Jacksonville proposed for consideration when developing a comprehensive community-wide gang reduction strategy.
2019 National Drug Threat Assessment
This publication is a comprehensive strategic assessment of the threat posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of both licit and illicit drugs.
2020 National Drug Threat Assessment
This publication is a comprehensive strategic assessment of the threat posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of both licit and illicit drugs.
5 Lessons from Working with Gang-Affiliated Children
This article explores aspects of working with gang-affiliated children through the lens of mental health and trauma.
50-State Report on Public Safety
The website resource combines data analyses with practical examples to help policymakers craft impactful strategies to address their state’s specific public safety challenges.
A Comparative Study of Violent Extremism and Gangs
This publication discusses "Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against Extremism" (see also https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/gangs-vs-extremists-solutions-gangs-may-not-work-against-extremism)
A Comprehensive Assessment of Gangs in North Carolina: A Report to the General A…
This report is an update on the nature and extent of gang activity across North Carolina drawing upon data extracted from the state’s GangNET information database.
A Comprehensive Literature Review of Military-Trained Gang Members
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature in order to examine the prevalence of gang members with military training.
A Guide to Assessing Your Community’s Youth Gang Problem
The publication guides communities in conducting comprehensive assessments to address gang problems.
A Law Enforcement Official’s Guide to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This guide provides law enforcement leaders with an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model—a framework for addressing youth gang problems.
A need to belong: What leads girls to join gangs
This report is a review of the international literature on girls involved with gangs. It analyzes data collected for more than 8,000 young people from 37 newly developed youth point of arrest health screening initiatives in England.
Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Model for Problem Solving
This publication provides a problem-solving process to address gang problems.
Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Practical Guide
This publication discusses practical solutions to address community gang problems.
Addressing Gangs in Our Schools
This bulletin addresses several prevention strategies that schools can use to prevent gangs in their campuses. A few best practices from the field are also presented.
Addressing Gangs: Introduction to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This webinar serves as 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 as well as practical guidance and resources.
An integrated public health and criminal justice approach to gangs: What can res…
This article examines the strengths and challenges with mapping gang research and evidence-informed practices onto a public health approach.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Minority Youth Violence
This publication seeks to address the violence that continues to plague minority communities, despite a national decline in overall crime.
APPA’s C.A.R.E. Model: A Framework for Collaboration, Analysis, Reentry, and Eva…
This publication presents the American Probation and Parole Association’s C.A.R.E. model, a framework for Collaboration, Analysis, Reentry, and Evaluation, for use in responding to the street gang violence.
Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational R…
This document provides guidance regarding the Family Educational and Privacy Act.
Best and Promising Practices to Address Violence and Personal Safety in Safe Rou…
This document identifies best practices and potential strategies that can be used in the development of Safe Routes to School programs and projects in communities facing additional safety barriers due to concerns about violence and crime.
Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Mo…
This publication provides guidance for communities that are considering how best to address a youth gang problem that already exists or threatens to become a reality.
Building Healthier Communities | Final Report on Community Recommendations for t…
This report provides the results of a community-engaged initiative with concrete recommendations that will guide the development of the Saskatchewan Prevention/Intervention Street Gang Strategy.
Building Sustainability in Demonstration Projects for Children, Youth, and Famil…
This toolkit is designed to provide ideas and linkages to other resources that will enable demonstration sites to build on their success and sustain effective efforts beyond the life of the grant.
Bullying in Schools
This guide provides police with information about bullying in schools, its extent and its causes, and enables police to steer schools away from common remedies that have proved ineffective elsewhere, and to develop ones that will work.
Bullying in Schools: An Overview
This bulletin provides an overview of the findings of funded studies related to bullying in schools.
Can Civil Gang Injunctions Change Communities? A Community Assessment of the Imp…
This publication addresses the impact of gang injunctions on neighborhoods in San Bernardino, California.
Canada 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Calgary
This report provides baseline knowledge of security conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories.
Canada 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Toronto
This report provides baseline knowledge of security conditions in Ontario.
Changing Course: Keeping Kids Out of Gangs
This article outlines the themes of the book, “Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership,” which was initiated as a joint effort of the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and written by some of the Nation’s top criminal justice and public health researchers.
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership
This publication provides practitioners and policymakers with research-based information on why youth become involved in gangs and offers effective and promising strategies that prevent them from joining gangs.
Changing the Street Dynamic: Evaluating Chicago’s Group Violence Reduction Strat…
This study uses a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the efficacy of Chicago’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS), a gun violence reduction program. Article accessibility has been granted by the American Society of Criminology.
City Gangs
This publication, housed with Arizona State University's gang research page, is Walter B. Miller’s unpublished book based on work in Boston’s Roxbury community.
Civil Gang Injunctions: A Guide for Prosecutors
This publication provided guidelines by the National District Attorney’s Association for prosecutors seeking gang injunctions.
Closer to Guns: the Role of Street Gangs in Facilitating Accessto Illegal Firear…
This study conducts a network analysis of a co-offending network for the City of Chicago to determine how close any offender may be to a firearm.
Combating Youth Violence in American Cities
The publication includes reports from 30 American city mayors and their efforts to combat youth violence.
Community Collaboratives Addressing Youth Gangs: Interim Findings from the Gang …
This report presents interim findings of the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Gang Reduction Program (GRP), a $10 million, multi-year, federal initiative to reduce gang crime in Los Angeles, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; North Miami Beach, Florida; and Richmond, Virginia.
Comprehensive Gang Model: Building Impactful Collaboration Through Community Mob…
This webinar is intended for community members, local government leaders, law enforcement officials, and other stakeholders in communities impacted by youth gangs as it provides an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model and focuses on community mobilization.
CrimeSolutions
This website is a central, reliable resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices.
Criminal Gangs in Maryland 2009
This report discusses proposals by the Office of Attorney General and the Maryland State Attorneys’ Association for changes in the law, a history and status report of the gang problem in Maryland.
Criminal Resource Manual | Gang Statistics
This website page on gang statistics is from the Criminal Resource Manual, which is a part of the Justice Manual, previously known as the United States Attorneys’ Manual.
Detroit Ceasefire: Final Evaluation Report
This report describes the planning, development, initial implementation, and full implementation of Ceasefire and places the initiative in the context of national trends.
Developing a Successful Street Outreach Program: Recommendations and Lessons Lea…
This report presents recommendations and lessons learned regarding how to best implement street-outreach programs, whose key element is the involvement of outreach workers in engaging marginalized and at-risk youth in their communities.
Disengaging From Gangs and Desistance From Crime
This publication studies the relationship between disengagement from gangs and desistance from crime within a life-course criminological framework.
Documenting the Pilot: the Military Gang Perception Questionnaire (MGPQ)
This article examines survey results of the effects of Military-Trained Gang Members (MTGMs) on civilian communities.
Drive-By Shootings
This publication is a guide for police officers investigating drive-by shootings.
Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth
This publication draws on data from the Seattle Social Development project to discuss the impact of risk factors on 10- to 12-year-olds.
Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders
This publication describes the intervention programs that showed the strongest, most consistent impact on recidivism for serious juvenile offenders.
El Salvador 2019 Crime & Safety Report
This report details El Salvador's crime and safety reports.
El Salvador 2020 Crime & Safety Report
This report details El Salvador's crime and safety reports.
End Gang Life
This website is a comprehensive gang education, prevention, and awareness initiative that uses bold, emotional, and visually impactful images and messages to engage the public about gangs.
Evaluation and Evolution of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.…
This article describes the evolution of the G.R.E.A.T. program and its responsiveness to two independent national evaluations.
Evaluation of CeaseFire–Chicago
This report presents findings of an evaluation of CeaseFire, a Chicago-based violence prevention program (now known as CureViolence) by Northwestern University.
Evaluation of LAPD Community Safety Partnership
This publication examines the LAPD Community Safety Partnership and the impacts and challenges that have emerged over eight years of experience with a non-traditional, community safety initiative.
Evaluation of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program: Fina…
This report documents the first 15-month period of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program evaluation.
Evaluation of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program: Year…
This report presents findings from the third year of the evaluation of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program.
Evaluation of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program: Year…
This report presents findings from the fourth year of the evaluation of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program.
Evaluation of the Trauma-Informed Services for Gang Reduction and Youth Developm…
The evaluation report presents the rationale for providing trauma-informed services within GRYD and will describe the Trauma-Informed Services for GRYD course that was offered as a pilot project.
Exploring Changes in Gang Involvement and Associated Risk Factors for American I…
This article examined multiple aspects of potential gang presence in the reservation communities across the United States over a ten-year span.
Expressions of loss predict aggressive comments on Twitter among gang-involved y…
This brief highlights the value of leveraging social media to understand loss and aggression in Twitter posts from youth and those who identify as gang-involved in Chicago.
Female Gangs: A Focus on Research
The publication summarizes past and present research and tracks the rise in the number of female gangs.
Findings From the Evaluation of OJJDP’s Gang Reduction Program
This bulletin highlights findings from the Urban Institute evaluation of the Gang Reduction Program in Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; North Miami Beach, FL; and Richmond, VA.
Florida Gang Reduction Strategy 2008-2012
This document outlines the objectives and implementation of the Florida Gang Reduction Strategy.
Florida Gang Reduction Strategy 2011 Annual Report
This report is an assessment that provides demographic information about the criminal gangs in Florida and establishes trend data in order to measure the long-term success of the Florida Gang Reduction Strategy.
Focused Deterrence and the Promise of Fair and Effective Policing
This article features the New Orleans Group Violence Reduction Strategy as an example of a crime-reduction approach that has proved effective in reducing both serious gang and general violence in several other cities. Article accessibility has been granted by the American Society of Criminology.
Full-Scale Response: A Report on the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat …
This report describes the U.S. Department of Justice's work to dismantle La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in the United States and abroad.
Gang Affiliation and Prisoner Reentry: Discrete-Time Variation in Recidivism by …
This article discusses the importance of distinguishing former from current and non-gang members for policy, practice, and research. The findings renew calls to understand and respond to social groups and networks like gangs for prisoner reentry.
Gang Enforcement Patrol: The Police Bureau must show that traffic stops are effe…
This report focuses on the audit findings of the Portland Gang Enforcement Team and its effectiveness.
Gang Intervention Partnership: Evaluation of and Recommendations Regarding a Pro…
This report includes the evaluation of and recommendations regarding a program to reduce criminal activity of Latino gangs in the District of Columbia.
Gang investigators perceptions of military-trained gang members.
The purpose of this paper was to determine the perceived presence of military-trained gang members by two different groups. Gang investigators in Millington, TN and patrol officers in El Paso, TX were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the presence of military-trained gang members in their communities.
Gang Issues, United States Attorneys’ Bulletin, July 2008, Volume 56, Number 4
This bulletin highlights a number of topics in the investigation and prosecution of gang crime.
Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior
This bulletin summarizes the findings of the Rochester Youth Development study.
Gang Members on the Move
This Publication seeks to clarify the term “gang” and addresses gang migration.
Gang membership and marijuana use among African American female adolescents in N…
This journal article explores the correlation between gang membership and substance use, and its effect among adolescent African American women.
Gang Membership Prevention
This podcast discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors, and explores the direction of gang research for the future.
Gang Membership, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior
This bulletin summarizes the research on various issues related to gangs, including female gangs and gang migration.
Gang Prevention: An Overview of Research and Programs
This publication presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services.
Gang Prevention: How to Make the “Front End” of Your Anti-Gang Effort Work
This publication discusses the research related to gang membership and lays out guidelines for implementation of community prevention and intervention efforts.
Gang Prosecutions, United States Attorneys’ Bulletin, May 2014, Volume 62, Numbe…
This bulletin highlights a number of topics in the investigation and prosecution of gang crime.
Gang Suppression and Intervention: Community Models
This publication includes a research summary on recommended policy and practices for communities and community stakeholders in addressing gang issues.
Gang Suppression and Intervention: Problem and Response
This publication summarizes the assessment of youth gang problems and responses across the United States.
Gangland Behind Bars: How and Why Organized Criminal Street Gangs Thrive in New …
This report focuses on systemic issues involving organized criminal gangs in New Jersey and law enforcement's response to them.
Gang-Related Witness Intimidation
This bulletin discusses the issue of intimidation of witnesses specific to gang-related crimes.
Gangs and Crime in South Carolina: How Much, How Bad?
This report provides information about criminal activity attributed to gangs, victims of gang activity, gang offenders, and estimates of gang membership in South Carolina’s prison population and offenders under supervision in the community.
Gangs and Human Trafficking
This webinar 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.
Gangs and the Military Note 1: The Increased Threat of Third Generation Gangs wi…
This article explores the characteristics of Third Generation Gangs and its impact on communities.
Gangs and the Military Note 2: Military-trained Gang Members as Criminal Insurge…
This article examines the synergy of advanced criminal gangs and an insurgent strategy in our society and encourage scholars, practitioners, and government leaders to conduct or support research concerning this issue and find strategies to control the problem or mitigate the effects.
Gangs and the Military Note 3: The Role of the West Coast in the Development of …
This article examines military-trained gang members and their transition to the west coast.
Gangs and the Military Note 4: The Role of the East Coast in the Development of …
This article reviews the state of military-trained gang members in the Eastern United States.
Gangs in Central America
This report describes the gang problem in Central America, discusses country approaches to deal with the gangs, and analyzes U.S. policy with respect to gangs in Central America.
Gangs in New Jersey: Municipal Law Enforcement Response to the 2004 & 2001 NJSP …
This report includes findings from the 2004 and 2001 street gang surveys conducted by the New Jersey State Police.
Gangs in New Jersey: Municipal Law Enforcement Response to the 2010 NJSP Gang Su…
This report includes findings from the 2010 street gang survey conducted by the New Jersey State Police.
Gangs in North Carolina - A Comparative Analysis Between 1999 and 2004
This publication details the scope of the presence of gangs in North Carolina and the extent of law enforcement acknowledgment of the presence of gangs and their investigative and enforcement activities.
Gangs in North Carolina: A 2009 Report to the General Assembly
This report is an update on the nature and extent of gang activity across North Carolina drawing upon data extracted from the state’s GangNET information database.
Gangs in North Carolina: A Summary of the Law Enforcement Survey
This report includes findings and a summary of a comprehensive gang assessment from law enforcement on gangs in North Carolina.
Gangs in North Carolina: An Analysis of GangNET Data (2011)
This report provides data and analysis on criminal gangs in North Carolina.
Gangs in North Carolina: An Analysis of GangNET Data (2012)
This report provides data and analysis on criminal gangs in North Carolina.
Gangs in North Carolina: An Analysis of GangNET Data (2013)
This report is an update on the nature and extent of gang activity across North Carolina drawing upon data extracted from the state’s GangNET information database.
Gangs in North Carolina: An Analysis of GangNET Data (2014)
This report is an update on the nature and extent of gang activity across North Carolina drawing upon data extracted from the state’s GangNET information database.
Gangs in North Carolina: The 2010 Report to the General Assembly
This report is an update on the nature and extent of gang activity across North Carolina drawing upon data extracted from the state’s GangNET information database.
Gangs in Schools
This publication is designed to provide schools and law enforcement with sound practices and collaborative techniques to identify, assess, and address gang activity in the school setting.
Gangs in Small Towns and Rural Counties
This publication discusses trends and potentially related problems to the emergence of gangs in small towns and rural counties in the United States.
Gangster undergrads: Perceptions regarding gang members in colleges and universi…
This article includes results of a survey of college students and campus police regarding their perception of the presence of gang members on their campus.
Getting Out of Gangs, Staying Out of Gangs
This publication focuses on gang intervention and desistence in regard to gang members leaving gangs.
Girls and Gangs: Improving Our Understanding and Ability to Respond
This publication is a two-year study examining girls’ desistance from gang affiliation and gang involvement.
Graffiti
The publication discusses the topic of graffiti in the Problem Oriented Policing Series.
GRYD Gang Intervention Family Case Management 2017 Evaluation Report
This evaluation report presents quantitative and qualitative data and findings for the GRYD FCM services from February 1, 2012 through May 16, 2016.
GRYD Gang Prevention 2017 Evaluation Report
This evaluation report presents quantitative and qualitative data and findings for the GRYD Prevention Services model from September 1, 2011 through March 31, 2016.
GRYD Intervention Incident Response & Gang Crime 2017 Evaluation Report
This evaluation report provides a look at the GRYD Intervention Incident Response (IR) protocol and presents analyses of gang crime and the impact of GRYD IR.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 1 | Comprehensive Strategy
The GRYD Comprehensive Strategy addresses violence by delivering services that are community-based, culturally proficient, family-centered, and data-informed.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 2 | The Impact of the GRYD Incident Respons…
Responses by the GRYD Incident Response Program Triangle Partnership cuts gang-related retaliations by 41% and improves public safety in communities historically impacted by high levels of gang violence.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 3 | The GRYD Incident Response Program: Und…
The GRYD Triangle Partnership reduces violence by building effective communication and trust between GRYD Regional Program Coordinators, the Los Angeles Police Department, GRYD Community Intervention Workers and communities.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 4 | Exploring the Role of Case Management W…
GRYD case managers and Community Intervention Workers (CIWs) play a critical role in supporting successful outcomes for youth, young adults, and families participating in GRYD Prevention and GRYD Intervention Family Case Management (FCM) Services.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 5 | Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed C…
GRYD trauma initiatives helped to identify a framework that can be used to support trauma-informed gang intervention programming.
GRYD Research & Evaluation Brief No. 6 | Achieving Intentional Youth Development
The use of the Activating Intentional Youth Development Approach (AIYDA) in GRYD Prevention Programming.
GRYD Summary of Key Findings 2017
This report provides infographics of key findings of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development program.
Guidelines for Establishing and Operating Gang Intelligence Units and Task Force…
This publication provides guidelines to creating and operating gang task force and gang intelligence units.
Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders
This guide addresses serious youth gun violence, identifies a series of questions used analyze local problems, and reviews responses to the problem, and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.
Highlights of Findings From the Denver Youth Survey
This publication highlights findings of the Denver Youth Development Study.
Highlights of Findings From the Pittsburgh Youth Study
This publication highlights findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Development Study.
Highlights of Findings From the Rochester Youth Development Study
This publication highlights findings of the Rochester Youth Development Study.
History of Street Gangs in the United States
This publication details the development of street gangs in the United States.
Homicide in Los Angeles: An Analysis of the Differential Character of Adolescent…
This report describes the findings from an assessment of comparable samples of adolescent homicides and homicides without youths, and discusses policy and programmatic directions based upon these results.
How to Help Me Get Out of a Gang: Youth Recommendations to Family, School, Commu…
This article provides recommendations for getting youths out of gangs relating to school, family, community, law enforcement, and gang interventions.
Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs
This publication discusses the nature of hybrid youth gangs.
Implementation of the Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Program
This publication discusses implementing intensive community-based aftercare programming for serious offenders.
Implementing the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This publication details the implementation of the Comprehensive Gang Model from five communities in the United States.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 1998
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 1999
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2000
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2001
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2002
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2003
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2004
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2005
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2011
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2012
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2014
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2015
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2016
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2018
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019
This annual report examines crime occurring in schools and colleges.
Influence of Gang Membership on Negative Affect, Substance Use, and Antisocial B…
The article examined differences between gang-involved and non-gang-involved homeless African American male youth with regard to negative affect, substance use, and antisocial/violent behavior.
Intimidation and Street Gangs: Understanding the Response of Victims and Bystand…
This study examines the functionality of gang membership during violent crimes by investigating the influence of perceived gang membership on the likelihood of victim resistance, bystander intervention, and police reporting using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey.
Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County: Has Accountability Been Forgotten?
This grand jury report includes findings of juvenile gang activity in Santa Barbara County and responses from law enforcement agencies.
Kids and Guns (1999 National Report Series)
This report provides information about the use of guns by children and adolescents, with related information on juvenile homicides and suicides.
Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2009 California Homicide Victims Ages…
This report offers localized information on youth homicide victimization on the county level to better inform citizens, advocates, service providers, and policymakers.
Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2010 California Homicide Victims Ages…
This report offers localized information on youth homicide victimization on the county level to better inform citizens, advocates, service providers, and policymakers.
Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2011 California Homicide Victims Ages…
This report offers localized information on youth homicide victimization on the county level to better inform citizens, advocates, service providers, and policymakers.
Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2012 California Homicide Victims Ages…
This report offers localized information on youth homicide victimization on the county level to better inform citizens, advocates, service providers, and policymakers.
Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2013 California Homicide Victims Ages…
This report offers localized information on youth homicide victimization on the county level to better inform citizens, advocates, service providers, and policymakers.
Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13): An International Perspective
This assessment from the FBI provides an overview of the international activities of the MS-13 criminal organization.
Maryland Gang Manual
This website, created by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Gang Investigators Network, is designed with the intent of providing aid to prosecutors and the law enforcement community to the successful prosecutions of gangs in Maryland.
Maryland Gang Threat Assessment 2013
This report documents the nature and extent of gang threat and presence in Maryland.
Maryland Safe Schools Act of 2010 Report
This report highlights innovative local, statewide, and national youth gang prevention and intervention program models that are promising and evidence based.
Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A …
This publication provides researchers and prevention specialists with a set of tools to assess violence-related beliefs, behaviors, and influences, as well as to evaluate programs to prevent youth violence.
Menacing or Mimicking? Realities of Youth Gangs
This publication addresses the realities of youth gangs.
Military-trained gang members - Two different perspectives
This article discusses the impact of military-trained gang members on the two communities.
Military-Trained Gang Members in the Volunteer State in the United States: Revis…
This article aims to increase awareness of the relationship between the presence of gang members in the military and the presence of military-trained gang members in the community.
Mississippi Drug Threat Assessment 2019
This assessment is intended to inform law enforcement agencies, legislators, and citizens of current and potential illicit concerns that exist in Mississippi and to assist in the planning of enforcement strategies and effective utilization of available resources for future operations.
Mobilizing Communities to Address Gang Problems
This publication discusses mobilizing and organizing communities to address gang problems. It provides a number of examples from various communities.
Modern-Day Youth Gangs
This publication addresses the emergence of modern youth gangs over an extended period of time in various settings.
MS-13 in the United States and Federal Law Enforcement Efforts
This report provides a brief background on MS-13 with a focus on its structure and criminal activities in the United States. It highlights U.S. law enforcement initiatives and other federal resources used to counter the gang’s illicit activities.
Multidisciplinary Gang Intervention Teams
This publication outlines the development, role, and practice of multidisciplinary gang intervention teams in addressing gang problems.
National Youth Gang Surveys | 1995-2012
These published findings from the National Youth Gang Surveys of law enforcement agencies across the nation assess the extent of gang problems.
New Jersey Statewide Gang Assessment 2017
This report includes findings from the 2017 street gang survey conducted by the New Jersey State Police and Rowan University.
NGC Newsletter | Fall 2012
This publication features articles on the Cure Violence program; Operation Hardcore, a specialized prosecution unit devoted to violent gang crimes; Street Outreach and the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model; and the Massachusetts Shannon Community Safety Initiative, as well as a report titled Gang Homicides From Five U.S. Cities.
NGC Newsletter | Fall 2013
This publication features articles on building credibility in street outreach, gang graffiti resources, a G.R.E.A.T. officer spotlight, Highlights of the 2011 National Youth Gang Survey, OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model training, and a report titled Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership.
NGC Newsletter | Fall 2014
This publication features articles on one community’s efforts in curtailing gang-related crime and violence by going beyond gang suppression and building community and police partnerships, law enforcement strategies to reduce gang problems, tips for gang investigators using social media, and NGC’s street gang intelligence online training course.
NGC Newsletter | Fall 2015
This publication features articles on diagnosing a community’s gang problem, Boys & Girls Clubs gang intervention efforts through targeted outreach, promoting adolescent behavioral adjustment in violent neighborhoods, Glen David Curry, using the developmental perspective to better serve youth, and NGC’s Parents’ Guide to Gangs resource.
NGC Newsletter | Fall 2016
This publication features articles on improving understanding of and responsiveness to gang-involved girls, success stories of former female gang members, female delinquency and effective programs, resources for human trafficking and policy and programming for girls, and breaking the cycle of violence through the Comprehensive Gang Model and Trauma-Informed Care Public Health Model.
NGC Newsletter | Spring 2012
This publication features articles on challenges schools face when dealing with anti-gang policies; comparing gang activity and the falling crime rate; North Carolina’s approach to youth gangs; and the G.R.E.A.T. Program’s international efforts in Central America.
NGC Newsletter | Spring 2013
This publication features articles on talking to youth about gangs; getting out of and staying out of gangs; and NGC trainer Bruce Ferrell, as well as information on NGC’s updated gang-related legislation page.
NGC Newsletter | Spring 2015
This publication features articles on two communities’ strategies for planning successful summer programs, online activity among street gangs, constitutional policing, adolescent development and policing, Highlights of the 2012 National Youth Gang Survey, and updates to the NGC Gang-Related Legislation page.
NGC Newsletter | Spring/Summer 2014
This publication features articles on Homeboy Industries, long-term consequences of adolescent gang membership, Why Youth Join Gangs video, “Life Facing Bars: A Gang Prevention Documentary,” and an update from the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model Training from March 4–6, 2014, in Dallas, Texas.
NGC Newsletter | Summer 2012
This issue features articles on gang member migration; effective gang reentry; prevention and intervention services for gang-affiliated girls; and dealing with gang violence in medical facilities.
NGC Newsletter | Summer 2013
This publication features articles on gangs in school, civil gang injunctions, the 2011 National Youth Gang Survey Analysis, and the OJJDP Strategic Planning Tool.
NGC Newsletter | Summer 2016
This publication features articles on gang tattoos, a successful partnership between business and youth job-training programs, review of NGC’s collaborative webinar, planning for program sustainability, and NGC’s 2015 gang legislation update and Spanish Parents’ Guide to Gangs (Guía sobre las pandillas para los padres) resource.
NGC Newsletter | Winter 2013
This publication features articles on civil gang injunctions, gang member migration, and social media and gang behavior; an evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. Program; and information on outlaw motorcycle gangs.
NGC Newsletter | Winter 2014
This publication features articles on probation and parole perspectives on gang member reentry, collaboration and information sharing for juvenile justice, OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model training details, and resources offered by OJJDP and BJA.
NGC Newsletters | 2012-2016
These publications cover various gang-related topics for those engaged in efforts to reduce gang involvement and crime in communities.
Northeast Wisconsin Gang Assessment
This assessment offers a comprehensive look at the gang activity currently affecting the Fox Valley Area, as well as select nearby counties.
Northern Virginia Comprehensive Gang Assessment 2003 - 2008
This report presents highlights from a comprehensive regional gang assessment that was conducted in phases over a three-year period beginning in early 2006.
OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model: Planning for Implementation
The publication guides communities in developing implementation plans to address community gang problems based on a comprehensive assessment.
OJJDP Gang Prosecution Manual
This manual provides guidance to law enforcement and prosecutors from investigation through prosecution of gang crime.
Organized Crime in California: 2005 Annual Report to the California Legislature
This report summarizes major criminal activities of street gangs, international terrorists, organized crime groups, and criminal extremists operating in California.
Outreach Worker Safety Tips
This publication provides safety tips for those who work with gang members in the community.
Parents' Guide to Gangs
This publication is designed to provide parents with answers to common questions about gangs to enable them to recognize and prevent gang involvement (available in English and Spanish).
Perceptions of Youth Crime and Youth Gangs: A Statewide Systemic Investigation |…
This document identifies current and historical perceptions about youth crime in North Carolina and the nature and extent of youth gangs and their influence on the community and in schools.
Police Response to Gangs: A Multi-Site Study
This report summarizes law enforcement responses to gangs in different jurisdictions.
Practice Profile: Sports Participation and Juvenile Delinquency
This CrimeSolutions profile highlights the correlation between sports participation and juvenile delinquency.
Predictors of Youth Violence
This bulletin summarizes predictors of youth gang violence at various stages of youth development and implications for violence prevention.
Preventing Gang- and Drug-Related Witness Intimidation
This publication addresses a variety of issues related to witness intimidation, including the act of intimidation, legal issues, and methods to combat the act and the establishment of witness security programs.
Preventing Gang Violence and Building Communities Where Young People Thrive
This publication is a toolkit for municipal leaders and explains how communities that are participating in the California Cities Gang Prevention Network, along with cities throughout the nation, incorporate six core principles of local gang-prevention activities.
Preventing Minority Youth Violence: Lessons from Law Enforcement–Public Health C…
This guide is intended as a road map for organizations looking to establish programs in their communities similar to the Minority Youth Violence Prevention initiative.
Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action
This publication is designed to help communities use evidence-based actions to effectively prevent youth violence, including gang violence.
Program Profile: Group Violence Reduction Strategy (New Orleans, Louisiana)
This webpage from CrimeSolutions.gov is the program profile for the Group Violence Reduction Strategy in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Program Profile: Operation Thumbs Down (Los Angeles, Calif.)
This webpage from CrimeSolutions.gov is the program profile for Operations Thumb Down in Los Angeles, California.
Program Sustainability: Developing Strategies For Maintaining Programs Over the …
This is a presentation about program sustainability is developed by American Indian Development Associates.
Project Safe Neighborhoods—A National Program to Reduce Gun Crime: Final Project…
The was report prepared in regard to Project Safe Neighborhoods for the United States Office of Justice.
Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence
This report outlines strategies to reduce gun violence.
Property Abatements—The Other Gang Injunction: Project T.O.U.G.H.
This publication highlights Project T.O.U.G.H. from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and how the program helps reduce gang crime.
Prosecuting Gang Cases: What Local Prosecutors Need to Know
This publication provides guidance for prosecutors in prosecuting local gang cases.
Prosecutor’s Comprehensive Gang Response Model
This monograph helps prosecutors formulate successful approaches in gang prevention, intervention, suppression, reentry, and a comprehensive response to gang problems in their communities.
Prospective Childhood Risk Factors for Gang Involvement among North American Ind…
The purpose of the study was to examine prospective childhood risk factors for gang involvement across the course of adolescence among a large eight-year longitudinal sample of 646 Indigenous youth residing on reservation/reserve land in the Midwest of the United States and Canada.
Protecting Youth from Gangs on Social Media
This webinar discusses how gangs use social media to recruit and carry out illegal activity; how to identify these threats; and how to apply knowledge and tools to protect youth.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultations Reports
This report presents findings from nine community consultation forums in the Saskatchewan Province.
Put the Guns Down: Outcomes and Impacts of the Chicago Violence Reduction Strate…
This report provides an evaluation of the Chicago Violence Reduction Strategy.
Recognizing Gang Activity in Schools
This webinar presents formal and informal techniques to recognize signs of gang activity in a school setting.
Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement
This article summarizes the findings of a randomized controlled trial of the well-known Functional Family Therapy program modified to address the needs of gang-involved adolescents. Article accessibility has been granted by the American Society of Criminology.
Reentry Starts Here: A Guide for Youth in Long-Term Juvenile Corrections and Tre…
This toolkit was developed as a resource to help young people in juvenile corrections and treatment programs prepare for reentry and success in the community.
Responding to Gang, Crew and Youth Violence in the District of Columbia
This document addresses gang and youth violence in the National Capital Region.
Responding to Gangs in Schools: Creating a Collaborative Process Between Schools…
This webinar highlights the importance of responding to gangs within a school setting through a collaborative approach between law enforcement and school administration.
Responding to Gangs in the School Setting
This bulletin addresses the problem and assessment of gangs in schools and potential solutions.
Responding to Gangs: Evaluation and Research
This publication presents some of the federally funded research projects on gangs.
Review of the Chicago Police Department's "Gang Database"
The report includes findings from the review of Chicago Police Department's gang database.
Risk and protective factors associated with gang affiliation among high-risk you…
This article aims to identify risk and protective factors to provide more direction for gang violence prevention strategies.
Role of Pennsylvania and Northeast U.S. in the Development of MTGMs
The article examines the how the Northeast contributed to the history of gangs in the U.S., and the connection of Pennsylvania's current street gangs, biker gangs, and domestic terrorists to the military, as well as remedies for limiting the dangerousness of those criminals in the community.
Short- and Long-Term Outcome Results from a Multisite Evaluation of the G.R.E.A.…
This article summarizes evaluation findings of the G.R.E.A.T Program which found more favorable attitudes toward the police among the G.R.E.A.T. students suggesting that this kind of law-enforcement-based prevention program can have a positive impact on youth–police relations. Article accessibility has been granted by the American Society of Criminology.
Social Media and the Variable Impact of Violence Reduction Interventions: Re-Exa…
This article examines the focused deterrence gang violence reduction strategy and its effectiveness in Philadelphia.
Specialized Gang Units: Form and Function in Community Policing
This report addresses the efficacy of when and whether it is advisable to create specialized gang units.
Strategies to Address Gang Crime: A Guidebook for Local Law Enforcement
This guide is designed to assist local law enforcement investigating gang crime.
Street Gangs and Interventions: Innovative Problem Solving with Network Analysis
This publication focuses on the subject of network analysis in addressing gangs.
Street Gangs, Terrorists and Outlaw Bikers: Examining the community threat of or…
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived presence of military-trained gang members in jails and community corrections and to examine whether there was a relationship between the perceptions of sheriff’s deputies regarding that presence and a number of variables.
Street Outreach and Law Enforcement Collaboration: Prioritizing Safety When Work…
This webinar outlines how best to conduct street outreach when gang-involved clients are in danger and highlights the work of the National Gang Center, Houston Mayor's Anti-Gang Office, and Houston Police Department.
Street Outreach and the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
This publicaion discusses issues related to effective street outreach practices in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Comprehensive Gang Model.
Summer Night Lights Program Evaluation 2016
This evaluation report presents findings form the Summer Night Lights evaluation in 2016, including program statistics, six feedback forums of community residents, and a focus group with 10 SNL Lead Community Intervention Workers.
Survey Research with Gang and Non-Gang Members in Prison: Operational Lessons fr…
This article examines the LoneStar Project—which involved interview-based surveys with 802 prison inmates in Texas, over 45 percent of whom were officially classified as gang members.
Sustaining Your Gang Prevention Efforts
Tacoma Gang 2019 Assessment
This assessment reports on gang activity in Tacoma, Washington and is a guide for future gang prevention and intervention strategies.
Taking Action to Prevent Youth Violence
This publication is designed to help communities learn more about the causes and impact of youth violence (including gang violence) and identify actions that can be taken to prevent youth violence (companion document to the Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action).
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2012
This assessment updates the findings of the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview and the previous Texas Gang Threat Assessment, and following these publications serves as the annual evaluation of the gang threat in Texas.
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2014
This assessment updates the findings of the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview and the previous Texas Gang Threat Assessment, and following these publications serves as the annual evaluation of the gang threat in Texas.
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2015
This assessment updates the findings of the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview and the previous Texas Gang Threat Assessment, and following these publications serves as the annual evaluation of the gang threat in Texas.
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2017
This assessment updates the findings of the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview and the previous Texas Gang Threat Assessment, and following these publications serves as the annual evaluation of the gang threat in Texas.
Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2018
This assessment updates the findings of the Texas Public Safety Threat Overview and the previous Texas Gang Threat Assessment, and following these publications serves as the annual evaluation of the gang threat in Texas.
The Childhood Violent Trauma Center
This website provides trauma-informed treatments and services to children and families, builds professional knowledge through clinical research, and advances the field of child trauma treatment through collaboration, training and dissemination.
The City of Yakima Gang Free Initiative
The publication provides an overview of Yakima's comprehensive approach to the prevention, intervention, and suppression of youth gangs.
The Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Pilot Sites
This publication discusses lessons learned from the four Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Comprehensive Gang Model pilot sites.
The Effects of Community Violence on Child Development
This publication studies the impact of community violence exposure on child development.
The Fracturing of Gangs and Violence in Chicago: A Research-Based Reorientation …
This report shares insights from “The Fracturing of Gangs Conference,” held at the Great Cities Institute in Spring 2018.
The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970–98, Part 1
This report provides information on statistical trends in the development and growth of youth gang problems in the United States by examining changes in the numbers, types, and localities reporting the presence of gang problems.
The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970–98, Part 2
This report provides information on statistical trends in the development and growth of youth gang problems in the United States by examining changes in the numbers, types, and localities reporting the presence of gang problems.
The GRYD & Probation Juvenile Reentry Program
This report summarizes the evaluation findings for the GRYD and Probation Juvenile Reentry Program and youth between November 2014 and December 2015.
The Impact of Gangs on Communities
The publication gives a comprehensive discussion on the effects of gangs within communities and the lifelong effects of this problem.
The Impact of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth…
This article discusses the impact of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program in the City of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Community Safety Partnership: 2019 Assessment
This report presents findings from an assessment between the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department—a joint effort to make Los Angeles public housing developments safer by reducing gang influence, improving residents’ perceptions of safety, helping youth access resources and programming, and strengthening police-community relations.
The Nature and Scope of Hispanic/Latino Gangs in North Carolina
This publication assesses the nature and extent of Hispanic/Latino gangs within North Carolina’s communities.
The Role of California and the West Coast in the Development of Military-Trained…
This article examines the origins of military gang members from street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, or domestic terrorist extremist groups on the west coast and California.
The Threat of Street Gangs, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, and Domestic Terrorist/Extr…
This article examines the correlation between street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic terrorist/extremist groups with military-trained gang members, and their threat to communities.
The Youth Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Connection
This bulletin addresses questions about the interrelatedness of youth gangs, drugs, and violent crime, discussing whether drug trafficking is a main cause of violence in youth gangs. or only a correlate, and noting whether there are other important sources of gang violence.
Trauma in the Lives of Gang-Involved Youth: Tips for Volunteers and Community Or…
This tip sheet outlines some of the ways that youth may respond to trauma, common traumatic stress reactions, how gangs appeal to traumatized youth, and how caring adults can make a difference. It also provides some statistics about gang-involved youth and their exposure to traumatic events.
Tribal Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
This publication examines the juvenile justice system’s disparate treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, including disproportionate representation of American Indian and Alaska Native youth.
U.S. Gang Problem Trends and Seriousness,1996–2009
This report presents information on the long-term trend in street gang activity and violent crime in the United States.
Understanding Youth and Gangs: A Parent Resource
This booklet (available in seven languages) helps parents learn and recognize the signs of potential gang involvement in their children, how to prevent them from getting involved with gangs, and to guide children back on a positive path and create resiliency.
United States Attorneys’ Bulletin | Gang Prosecutions
This publication highlights a number of topics in the investigation and prosecution of gang crime.
Victim and Witness Intimidation: New Developments and Emerging Responses
This bulletin discusses emerging topics and practices in the area of intimidation of victims and witnesses to crime.
View from the field: The early days of military gang investigating
This paper provides first-hand onsite from a veteran military gang investigator about military gang investigations.
Violence by Gang Members, 1993–2003
This publication discusses violence by gang members over a ten-year period (1993–2003).
We spoke to hundreds of prison gang members – here’s what they said about life b…
This article explores the realities of life behind bars of gang members.
What Works With Gangs: A Breakthrough
This article draws attention to what works with addressing youth at risk for gang involvement. Article accessibility has been granted by the American Society of Criminology.
Why Youth Join Gangs
This video features gang researchers, practitioners, and young people who were previously involved in gangs.
Witness Intimidation
This publication includes guidelines for law enforcement related to intimidation of witnesses to crime.
Women on the Run
This report discusses the impact of gang violence on women and how it relates to international refugee law.
Working With Victims of Gun Violence
This bulletin provides guidelines for working with victims of gun violence.
Y2 Final Report: Evaluation of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Developm…
This report documents the second year of the Los Angeles Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program evaluation.
Your Child and Gangs: What You Need to Know about Trauma - Tips for Parents
This fact sheet offers brief vignettes about teens who have become involved with local gangs, and provides parents and caregivers with information on gangs and trauma. It highlights what traumatic stress is, why gangs appeal to traumatized youth, and what parents can do to help their children.
Youth Gang Drug Trafficking
This bulletin analyzes the participation of youth gang members in drug sales and the role of gangs in drug distribution.
Youth Gang Homicides in the 1990’s
This fact sheet discusses the results of a study of youth gang homicides in U.S. cities in the 1990's.
Youth Gang Violence and Guns: Data Collection in California
This study discusses findings on California youth gangs and its correlation to firearms violence.
Youth Gangs and Youth Crime in North Carolina's Schools
This publication discusses the survey findings from criminal justice members about their perceptions of youth gangs and crime in North Carolina's schools.
Youth Gangs in Indian Country
The publication discusses findings of surveying tribal police officers regarding tribal gang activity in Indian Country.
Youth Gangs In North Carolina's Communities
This publication discusses the survey findings from criminal justice members about their perceptions of youth gangs and crime in North Carolina's communities.
Youth Gangs in Rural America
This publication examines the results of a study merging National Youth Gang Surveys (NYGS) data with economic, demographic, and other data concerning youth gangs in America.
Youth Gangs in Schools
This bulletin provides research insight into the issue of youth gangs in schools.
Youth, Guns, and the Juvenile Justice System
This report reviews trends in youth gun violence, policy responses to gun violence, and the growing variety of data resources for research on the effects of gun laws.
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