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While the Injury & Violence
Prevention Program is in the process of preparing helpful fact
sheets and awareness information for the public on gang
awareness and prevention, the following is a brief review on the
resources and prevention of gang affiliation. For those items
underlined, hold the “control” key down and right “click” to
be directed to that link.
Los
Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force:
The mission of the Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task
Force is to develop cooperative strategies to prevent and reduce
the problem of gang violence in Los Angeles County. The Task
Force fosters communication and cooperation among its
participating agencies, and advises the CCJCC and the Los Angles
County Board of Supervisors on street gang trends, system needs,
and related problems and solutions.
SAFESTATE:
A
project of the California Attorney General's Crime and Violence
Prevention Center. The goal of SAFESTATE is to serve as a portal
to statewide crime and violence prevention information. The site
provides practical information on child abuse, domestic
violence, drug and alcohol abuse, elder abuse, gangs and youth
violence, hate crimes, high-tech crimes, violence in schools and
other topics. The site includes the latest statistics, research,
model practices, useful action steps, funding sources, upcoming
events and links to other state and national sites. SAFESTATE
also provides county related violence data.
http://www.safestate.org/statreports/index.cfm?navid=395
City of Los Angeles Police
Department-Gangs:
Provides information on
local gangs, awareness, warning signs, & prevention.
National Gang Crime Research Center:
Formed in 1990,
the NGCRC exists today as a non-profit independent agency. We
carry out research on gangs and gang members, disseminate
information through publications and reports, and provide
training and consulting and speaking services.
National Youth Gang Center:
The Center
conducts assessments of the scope and characteristics of youth
gang activity in the United States, develops resources and makes
them available to the field, and provides training and technical
assistance in support of community-based prevention,
intervention, and suppression efforts.
National Youth Violence Prevention
Resource Center:
National Youth Violence Prevention
Resource Center web site,
www.safeyouth.org,
and call center, 1-866-SAFEYOUTH (723-3968), serve as a
user-friendly, single point of access to Federal information on
youth violence. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and other Federal partners, the Resource Center
provides current information developed by Federal agencies or
with Federal support pertaining to youth violence. A gateway for
professionals, parents, youth and other interested individuals,
the Resource Center offers the latest tools to facilitate
discussion with children, to resolve conflicts nonviolently, to
stop bullying, to prevent teen suicide, and to end violence
committed by and against young people. Resources include fact
sheets, best practices documents, funding and conference
announcements, statistics, research bulletins, surveillance
reports, and profiles of promising programs.
Depression and Suicide
·
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Fact Sheet
·
Depression Research and Statistics
Resources
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Youth Suicide Fact Sheet
·
Youth Suicide Statistics and
Research Resources
School Violence
·
School Violence Fact Sheet
·
School Violence Statistical Reports
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School Violence Federal Data
Sources
·
Resources for School Violence
Researchers and Evaluators
Dating Violence
·
Intimate Partner and Family
Violence Fact Sheet
·
Dating Violence Surveillance -
Federal Data Sources
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Youth Dating Violence - Information
and Resources
Bullying and Physical Fighting
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Bullying Facts and Statistics
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Physical Fighting Facts and
Statistics
·
Federal Surveillance Data on
Fighting
·
Datasets on Physical Fighting Among
Youth
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Conflict Resolution Education and
Program Evaluation
·
Youth Firearm-Related Violence Fact
Sheet
Media Violence
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Media Violence Facts and Statistics
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Media Violence Reports and Research
Articles
Substance Abuse
·
Youth Substance Abuse Fact Sheet
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Substance Abuse Research and
Evaluation Tools
·
Youth Substance Abuse Research
Article Sources
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Federal Substance Abuse Data
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Youth Substance Abuse - Risk and
Protective Factors Research
·
Substance Abuse Prevention -
Program Evaluations, Best Practices and Model Programs
·
Substance Abuse Surveillance Data
Sources
Gang Violence
·
Gangs Fact Sheet
·
Gang Statistics
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Gang Research Summaries
After School Programs
·
After School Programs Fact Sheet
·
Resources for Evaluators of After
School Programs
·
Youth Development as a Violence
Intervention Model Fact Sheet
More Tools for Researchers
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Responding to Terrorism and War:
Information for Researchers, Health Practitioners and Other
Professionals
·
Federal Activities Addressing
Violence in Schools
·
Community-Based Collaboration Fact
Sheet
Violence in General
Dating Violence
Teen Depression
Suicide
Programs Help Prevent Youth Violence:
After school programs
and other extra-curricular programs which help prevent youth
violence convene regularly and offer safe, structured activities
to help kids
learn new skills and develop
responsibility. After school
and extra-curricular programs
reduce the potential for youth
violence, Many resources are
available online to help you
start a program to prevent youth
violence in your school or
community. More
resources on after school programs
are available in our Violence Prevention Topics section. Because
substance abuse
greatly increases the risk of youth violence,
effective substance abuse education
programs can be a key element
of violence prevention.
Conflict resolution
also provides students with the skills to avoid or resolve
potentially violent situations.
Tools for Educators:
Gangs Fact Sheet:
An overview of scope
and prevalence of gang violence, and prevention efforts.
Federal Partner: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center
Youth Gangs Fact Sheet for Teens:
Facts for teens about
gangs, gang violence, and gang violence prevention. Federal
Partner: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Strategic Risk-Based Response to
Youth Gangs:
This article presents
a framework for a strategic risk-based response to youth gangs
that can be adopted even without full communitywide
collaboration and regardless of whether the primary focus is
prevention, intervention, or suppression or a combination of
these methods.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Highlights of the 2002 National
Youth Gang Survey:
The 2002 National
Youth Gang Survey is the eighth annual survey conducted since
1995 by the National Youth Gang Center. The 2002 survey used a
newly selected sample of law enforcement agencies based on
updated data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Comparing the Criminal Behavior of
Youth Gangs and At-Risk Youth:
This brief describes
a study that explored the differences between the criminal
behavior of youth gang members and nongang, but similarly
at-risk, youths. Federal Partner: National Institute of Justice,
U.S. Department of Justice
Modern-Day Youth Gangs:
The proliferation of
gangs into smaller cities, towns, suburbs, and even rural
communities has led experts to question whether modern-day youth
gangs differ significantly from their inner-city predecessors.
Drawing on data from the 1996 and 1998 National Youth Gang
Surveys, this Bulletin reveals systematic differences between
communities with earlier and later onset gang problems. Federal
Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
U.S. Department of Justice
The Task Force On Gangs And Youth
Violence:
The Southwest Missouri Interagency
Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence is committed to the
prevention and reduction of gangs and youth violence by
facilitating partnerships between social services, educational
institutions, juvenile and criminal justice systems, and members
of our community.
Youth Gangs in Schools:
This bulletin
presents results of analyses of gang-related data gathered by
the 1995 School Crime Supplements (SCS) to the National Crime
Victim Survey. It describes characteristics of gangs in schools,
and discusses contributory factors to gang prevalence in
schools. The impact of gang presence in schools on victimization
is also reviewed.
Preventing Adolescent Gang
Involvement:
After describing the key
characteristics of youth gangs, this Bulletin examines risk
factors for gang membership, including individual and family
demographics, personal attributes, and peer group, school, and
community factors. Gang prevention strategies are presented and
illustrated with examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary
prevention programs. Primary prevention targets the entire
at-risk population, while secondary prevention focuses on those
identified as being at greatest risk for delinquency. Finally,
tertiary prevention efforts involve juvenile offenders and youth
gang members.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Female Gangs: A Focus on Research:
This bulletin
summarizes past and present research and tracks the rise in the
number of female gangs and the increased public recognition of
female gang involvement as a significant social problem. The
authors consider the motivations for female gang membership,
assess the delinquency and criminal activity of female gang
members, examine the influence of ethnicity and gender norms on
female gang behavior, and discuss the long-term consequences of
gang membership. Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Youth Gangs in Indian Country:
This Bulletin
describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian
country. The findings presented are the result of a 2001
National Youth Gang Center survey. Researchers found that youth
gangs in Indian country did not differ greatly from youth gangs
in comparably sized communities. Indian country youth gangs,
however, were noticeably different from youth gangs as depicted
through national statistics.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Listserves
SafeYouth Listserve:
The listserve of the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center (NYVPRC) posts announcements from list members and the
moderator about events, opportunities, and new materials related
to youth violence prevention.
GangInfo:
This
listserve from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention’s National Youth Gang Center discusses the study,
suppression, intervention, and prevention of youth gang crime.
Comprehensive
Health Education Network (CHEN):
To sign up, e-mail Marty Bush at
martyb@ccsso.org
This listserve, hosted by the Council of Chief State School
Officers, connects state education agency staff and colleagues
around the U.S. who work on school health issues.
Promising Practices in
Afterschool (PPAS) Discussion Board:
The Promising Practices in Afterschool Listserv is a virtual
community of afterschool program staff, youth workers,
school-age care providers, educators, researchers, policymakers,
and others with an interest in keeping up-to-date on the latest
in afterschool.
E-Newsletters and E-Mail Announcement Lists
JUVJUST:
JUVJUST is an electronic newsletter containing the latest
information from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention at the Department of Justice. Announcements are sent
when new publications are received or for other important
newsworthy events.
JUSTINFO:
This electronic newsletter, distributed on the 1st and 15th of
every month by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS),
provides information from the NCJRS sponsoring agencies,
including news about publications, upcoming conferences,
available grants and funding opportunities, and other recently
available resources that address a wide range of justice and
drug policy issues. Archived issues of JUSTINFO are available at
www.ncjrs.org/justinfo/dates.html.
National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) News and Announcements:
The CDC’s Injury Center e-mail list for news and events
announcements.
HHS Weekly Report:
This e-newsletter brings you the latest news and announcements
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA) News Room Updates:
Sign up to receive new HRSA press releases by e-mail.
U.S. Department of Education
Newsletters and Journals:
8 e-newsletters including a weekly press release digest, No
Child Left Behind Act news, and education statistics.
SAMHSA's Information Mailing System:
This e-mail announcement list from the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration - of interest to
scientists, health care professionals, and concerned citizens -
provides information about new Federal grant and contract
announcements, new publications, policy, and data on mental
health services, substance abuse prevention, and addiction
treatment.
Johns Hopkins Center for the
Prevention of Youth Violence – Items of Interest:
This e-mail list will keep you up to date on Maryland and
national program and funding opportunities, opportunities for
youth, calendars, research, resources, news, and notices
relating to the prevention of youth violence and positive youth
development. The Johns
Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence is a
CDC-funded
Academic Center of Excellence on
Youth Violence Prevention.
SAMHSA’s Family
Guide Update: The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
developed the educational Web site A Family Guide To Keeping
Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free to support
adults-parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, and other
youth mentors -in their efforts to promote mental health and
discourage drug use among children aged 7 to 18. The Family
Guide's e-mail Update provides highlights of new items on the
Web site.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Health eNews:
This e-newsletter provides up-to-date news and information the
healthcare industry’s domestic violence prevention efforts,
groundbreaking research, programs, policies and technical
assistance materials. This publication is funded in part by the
Family and Youth Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families.
SafetyLit Injury Prevention
Literature Update:
This
weekly e-mail update lists the latest research summarized on the
SafetyLit Web site. The Web site offers abstracts of English
language reports from researchers in several disciplines
relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence, and
self-harm. SafetyLit is a free service of the Center for Injury
Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State University,
which receives partial support from the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Free Government E-Mail Newsletters:
Sign up to receive free government e-mail newsletters covering
subjects including health, safety, and consumer protection;
education, employment, and benefits; taxes, and more
Children’s
Defense Fund E-mail Lists:E-mail
alert lists address topics including child health, early
childhood development, child welfare and mental health,
grandparents and other relatives raising children, youth
development, and education.
The Future of Children E-Newsletter:
A publication of the Children, Families, and Communities Program
of the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, this e-newsletter
provides policymakers, service providers, and the media with
timely, objective information based on the best available
research.
Building Blocks for Youth E-Mail
List: Press
releases and events announcements from Building Blocks for
Youth, an alliance of children’s advocates, researchers, law
enforcement professionals, and community organizers.
After-School
Institute E-Newsletter:
The After-School Institute is a partner
of Baltimore’s After-School Strategy, whose mission is to
improve the quality and increase the quantity of after-school
and out-of-school programs
Know Gangs: The
Nation’s Leading Gang Experts
Know Gangs is
the nation's leading private organization specializing in gangs
and dealing with gang-affiliated individuals.
Gang Prevention Incorporated
To provide superior quality training, consulting services and
expert testimony to the law enforcement, military, corrections,
probation, parole, prosecution, judicial and educational
entities in the areas of street gang awareness, activity and
identification as well as all aspects of lethal and non-lethal
force applications.
Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence
Prevention
Girls and Gangs: Identifying risk
factors for female gang involvement
(Walker-Barnes, et al, 1998)
Women & Girls in the Criminal Justice System - Publications
Guiding Principles for Promising
Female Programming: An inventory of best practices
Girls, Gangs, &
Crime — Profile of the Young Female Offender
Gang Prevention Media
Intermedia's selection of Violence Prevention titles includes
programs for abusers, victims and award winning tools for
professionals. Online clips are available for many titles and
most titles are available for FREE 30 day evaluations
VARIOUS GANG
INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Preventing Adolescent Gang
Involvement
Gang Resistance Education and
Training
Gang-Free
Schools and Communities Program
Gang Reduction through
Intervention, Prevention, and Education
Gang
and Violence Prevention Partnership
Gang
Violence Bridging Project
The
California Wellness Foundation
Teens
& Violence
Texas
Youth Commission
Gang
Out
Let Our Violence End
Gang
Prevention/Intervention Program
Juvenile
Justice Evaluation Center-Gang Prevention/Intervention
LEAGUE
OF MUNICIPALITIES
GANG AND PREVENTION AND YOUTH VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
StreetGangs.Com
Task
Force On Gangs And Youth Violence
Stop Gang
Violence Santa Monica
Gang
Prevention & Children-Awareness
Operation
Safe Streets (OSS)
Teen
Line Online (Gang Prevention Page & Other Injury Prevention
Hotline)
Gang
Prevention Resources:
The "Get Rid of Gangs" page is a
part of the Department of Justice and The National Youth
Network. Their website contains tips for youth on how to avoid
joining a gang, as well as an outreach to those who are already
in gangs. Visitors can also get information, publications and
statistics through a link to the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse.
Gang Prevention Media
Online Gang Prevention Education
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