Suggested Readings

• Welcome
• Comprehensive Gang Model
• Suggested Readings
• FAQ
• Assessment Guide
• Implementation Manual

Please see the suggested readings below for information about youth gangs, their causes, correlates, definitions, and youth risk factors. Together, these readings provide a more accurate assessment of youth gangs than popular perceptions or misconceptions.

Selected OJJDP Bulletins (Adobe)

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• Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement
• Youth Gang Programs and Strategies
• Youth Gangs in Schools
• The Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Pilot Sites
• Youth Gangs: An Overview
• Youth Gangs
• Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs

Selected Books on Youth Gangs (HTML)

• Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community
• Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence
• Gangs in America
• The American Street Gang
• The Modern Gang Reader
• The Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach