Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)

The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program's primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. lessons focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems.

In 2004, Congress reassigned overall program administration of the G.R.E.A.T. Program to the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). BJA awarded a grant to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) to provide national training coordination services and related tasks.

For additional information, please visit the official Web site for the G.R.E.A.T. Program: http://www.great-online.org.