NCJ Number
146484
Date Published
1985
Length
40 pages
Annotation
This report on a California workshop that focused on early gang intervention presents concepts of intervention and programs developed by California communities represented at the workshop.
Abstract
The keynote address emphasizes the need for a cooperative approach to early gang intervention that involves schools, families, community organizations, and business and professional groups. Resources for local action should be available at the national and State levels. A paper presented at the workshop reports on a national study of the police handling of youth gangs. The study proposes a comprehensive community gang control program. Major features of such a program are outlined. Program models presented in the workshop consist of community alternatives to gang membership; school-based education that emphasizes normative, law-abiding attitudes and behaviors; services for youth at risk of entering gangs; and an art program for youth. This booklet describes plans for gang-intervention projects developed by representatives of six communities at the workshop. A State team identified three priority areas for intervention: schools, communities, and family. Appended workshop schedule and a list of participants