Crime Prevention

The National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) CrimeSolutions.gov site provides ratings of justice-related programs and practices, including those aimed at stopping gun violence. Visit the Crime & Crime Prevention and the Juveniles sections of the CrimeSolutions.gov site to access program information. Additional information on programs aimed at preventing juvenile gun violence can be found in the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) report Project Safe Neighborhoods: America's Network Against Gun Violence.
 

• Related resources on gun violence prevention:
• OJP: Crime: Gun Violence
• OJP: Youth Violence Special Feature
• Department of Justice: SchoolSafety.gov
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Statistical Briefing Book: Offending By Juveniles

Access information on school-based prevention efforts and their interaction with law enforcement and/or juvenile justice organizations in these publications:

• Toward Safe and Orderly Schools--The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools
• National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools, Final Report
• Effectiveness of School-Based Violence Prevention Programs for Reducing Disruptive and Aggressive Behavior
• Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence
• Gangs in Schools

• View these additional resources on school safety and violence:
• The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): SchoolSafety.gov
• OJP: School Safety Special Feature

Resources on youth gang prevention include the following:

• Gang Violence Prevention
• Helping At-Risk Youth Say "No" to Gangs
• Best Practices to Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model
• Parents' Guide to Gangs
• OJJDP Strategic Planning tool
• Special Feature: Youth Violence - Gangs

Additional resources are available on the Juvenile Justice: Gangs section of our site and the National Gang Center (NGC) website.