Youth gangs
Proceedings of the Homicide Research Working Group Meetings, 1997 and 1998
Pulling Levers: Chronic Offenders, High-Crime Settings, and a Theory of Prevention
Socialization to Gangs in St. Louis Project, Executive Summary
Hispanic and Anglo Gang Membership in Two Southwestern Cities
Comparative Theoretical Examination of Troublesome Adolescents in Germany and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ethnic Identity and Offending Trajectories Among Mexican American Juvenile Offenders: Gang Membership and Psychosocial Maturity
OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2020
Youth Violence
Access federal and federally funded resources related to the prevalence and prevention of and responses to violence among youth.
Gangs
Access federal and federally-funded publications and online resources related to the prevention of and response to gang involvement and activity.
In Focus: Youth Gangs
2020 National Police Week Resources
Bureau of Justice Assistance
VALOR Initiative: Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability
The Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative is an effort to improve the immediate and long-term safety, wellness, and resilience of law enforcement officers. Through a multifaceted approach that includes delivering no-cost training (professional...
Functional Family Therapy-Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To Reduce Gang Involvement
National Gang Center: Rescuing Youth, Restoring Communities
Jakeem Everett was 11 years old when members of a Fort Pierce, Florida, gang began to ensnare him. An A student who attended church faithfully with his mom and six siblings, he was an unlikely candidate for gang involvement.
"I got tired of being picked on," Jakeem, now 21, says. "So I started hanging out with these kids in a gang known as the...
Gangs
There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...