National Youth Gang Center (NYGC)
The proliferation of gang problems in large and small cities, suburbs, and even rural areas over the last two decades led to the development of a comprehensive, coordinated response to America's gang problem by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The OJJDP response involves five major components, one of which is the implementation and operation of the National Youth Gang Center (NYGC).
The Latest From the National Youth Gang Center:
- An online form is available for requesting training and technical assistance from OJJDP. Assistance includes recommending speakers, implementing OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model, and developing youth gang intervention and prevention strategies.
- Highlights of the 2006 National Youth Gang Survey (Adobe PDF) is now available.
- Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems—OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model (Adobe PDF) is now available.
- For information on the Attorney General’s Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative, please visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/programs/antigang.
- Read NYGC’s Bulletin No. 3, Multidisciplinary Gang Intervention Teams (Adobe PDF).
- Read the May 2006 issue of United States Attorneys’ Bulletin (Adobe PDF) on gangs. Bulletin topics include prevention, investigation, and prosecution of gang crime.
- Request Parents' Guide to Gangs from the National Youth Gang Center.
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