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Gangs

National Gang Center

The Impact of Gangs on Communities

Date Published
August 2006
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Youth Violence

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Gangs

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

Juvenile Arrests, 2018

Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
NIJ, OJJDP
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic)
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In Focus: Youth Gangs

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

National Gang Center: Rescuing Youth, Restoring Communities

 

Pierce Gangs

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...

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