NCJ Number
189464
Date Published
2000
Length
45 pages
Annotation
This document presents announcements and details about eligibility requirements and proposal scoring criteria for three separate programs that are designed to address and reduce youth gang crime and violence and are sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in collaboration with other Federal agencies.
Abstract
Collaborating agencies include the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury. The two new programs being launched in fiscal year 2000 are the Gang-Free Communities Program and the comprehensive Gang Model: An Enhanced School/Community Approach to Reducing Youth Gang Crime. The third program is the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Gang Model: An Enhanced School/Community Approach to Reducing Youth Gang Crime. The discussion notes that more than 4,000 urban, suburban, and rural communities were experiencing youth gang problems in 1998. The OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model addresses the youth gang problem through five interrelated strategies that involve individual youth, family members, peers, agencies, and the community. The model is based on research and community experiences that indicate that the gang problem is systemic and is a response to rapid social change, local community disorganization, poverty, and other factors across multiple domains. The description of each program describes its purpose, background, goal, objectives, program strategy, use of technical assistance, eligibility requirements, selection criteria, funding award period and amount, and other requirements. 13 references and suggested readings