Gangs in Texas Cities: Model Programs Report No. 1, Parks and Recreation

• NCJ Number: 137574
• Author(s): E T Buhmann
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 46 pages
• Corporate Author: Texas Office of the Attorney General
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The positive, imaginative, and innovative recreation programs described in this volume represent a sampling of some of the creative alternatives to gang membership now available to Texas youth.

Abstract

Programs for youth in Texas offer a wide range of recreational activities including team sports, teen dances and parties, craft projects, and opportunities for arts enrichment. This sampling outlines programs in the Texas cities of Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and McAllen. These programs, not necessarily gang prevention programs per se, offer children and adolescents companionship, acceptance, and excitement as well as leadership opportunities.