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Gang prevention

National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2015

Date Published
December 2015
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2014

Date Published
November 2014
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Gangs

Access federal and federally-funded publications and online resources related to the prevention of and response to gang involvement and activity.

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In Focus: Youth Gangs

Date Published
September 2022
Series
OJJDP In Focus
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP

TECHBeat, January 2018

Date Published
January 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

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...