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OJJDP’s Comprehensive Response to Gangs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) logoThe National Youth Gang Center is funded by and operates under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The Center is a major component of OJJDP’s Comprehensive Response to America’s Gang Problem, which also includes:

  • Demonstration of the Comprehensive Communitywide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression and the Gang Reduction Program in selected communities.

  • An independent evaluation of the demonstration projects.

  • Training and technical assistance regarding communitywide responses to gangs.

  • Targeted acquisition and dissemination of gang materials via the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

For more information about the National Youth Gang Center, call (850) 385-0600.

For more information about gang literature and materials, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service:

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
(800) 851-3420
(301) 519-5500 (international callers)
(877) 712-9279 or (301) 947-8374 (TTY for the hearing impaired)
Web site: http://www.ncjrs.gov
Gang-related publications: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?topicid=147
In the Spotlight: Gangs: http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/gangs/Summary.html
Online contact form: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/QA/SubmitQuestion.aspx