Strategy: Gang Prevention Through Community Intervention With High-Risk Youth

 

Strategy Coordinated intervention by the community and law enforcement personnel reduces the likelihood that high-risk youth with become involved . . .

Strategy

Coordinated intervention by the community and law enforcement personnel reduces the likelihood that high-risk youth with become involved in gangs. Involvement of police agencies, educators, job-training resources, parents, and community groups is essential to success.

Crime Problem Addressed

An estimated 4,881 violent youth gangs with nearly 250,000 members were responsible for 46,359 crimes in 1991. Communities in which gang activity is most prevalent generally have high concentrations of poverty and joblessness and poor coordination of prevention services among local government agencies and community organizations. This strategy addresses those conditions through a comprehensive approach that links the community and government in providing positive opportunities and demonstrating clear consequences for youth at risk for gang involvement.

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Source: The National Crime Prevention Council