Youth Gangs
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Youth gang involvement in the community can impact school behavior and increase violence during school, on the school campus, and at after school events. Comprehensive solutions to prevent gang violence, and reduce gang involvement requires a whole community approach. The following resources provide information about research and best practices in this area.
Resources & Support
The following resources are intended to supplement information in support of a comprehensive approach to school safety.
National Gang Center
The National Gang Center is a federally funded project with a mission to inform, equip, and train communities to prevent gang violence, reduce gang involvement, and suppress gang-related crime.
Visit the National Gang Center
Anti-Gang Initiatives at the FBI
The FBI is dedicated to disrupting and dismantling the most significant gangs through intelligence-driven investigations and initiatives and partnerships such as Safe Streets Task Forces, the National Gang Intelligence Center, and Transnational Anti-Gang Task Forces.
Parents' Guide to Gangs
This guide is designed to provide parents with answers to common questions about gangs to enable them to recognize and prevent gang involvement.
Get the Parents' Guide to Gangs
Office of Justice Programs' Information on Gangs
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs offers information about gangs and how to prevent gang involvement.