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Youth gangs

National Gang Center Newsletter, Fall 2015

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

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

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

2020 National Police Week Resources

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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...

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...

Law Enforcement Listening Session

Date Published
July 2011
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Instructional Material, Conference Material