Publications

2011 National Gang Threat Assessment - Emerging Trends The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) prepared the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment (NGTA ) to examine emerging gang trends and threats posed by criminal gangs to communities throughout the United States..

Texas Gang Threat Assessment 2010 The purpose of this assessment is to identify and evaluate the threat posed by gangs and gang-related criminal activity in Texas, by examining several key aspects of gang activity.

Project Save Neighborhoods - What's Available? This article provides a listing of the Project Safe Neighborhoods training partners and the steps to apply for training for your agency. It outlines the services available and gives information on the training and technical assistance application process.

Findings from the Evaluation of OJJDP’s Gang Reduction Program Researchers from the Urban Institute conducted an independent evaluation of the impact of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Gang Reduction Program (GRP) on gang-related crime in Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; North Miami Beach, FL; and Richmond, VA.

Gang Prevention: An Overview of Research and Programs (USDOJ) This bulletin presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services. The author summarizes recent literature on gang formation and identifies promising and effective programs for gang prevention.

Best Practices for Addressing Community Gang Problems This Report provides guidance for communities that are considering how best to address a youth gang problem that already exists or threatens to become a reality.

Guns, Safety and Proactive Supervision The information in this monograph is intended to raise concerns and issues that agencies and officers should consider in decisions about proactive supervision as it relates to dealing with prohibited offenders who may possess guns.

The History of Street Gangs in the United States This document reports the history of street gangs in the United States beginning with their emergence on the East Coast around 1783,to the present.

New Approaches to Staff Safety This revised edition of New Approaches to Staff Safety helps community corrections agencies and trainers evaluate current training needs relating to officer safety. While the information is targeted to officers, many training areas apply to all staff working in a community corrections setting.

Quick Guide to Gangs This Quick Guide to Gangs is designed to give the field officer a basic overview of symbols and identifiers of some of the major street gangs across North America.

Gangs: Awareness, Prevention, Intervention This report, created by the State's Attorney of Will County provides information on gang awareness directed at prevention and community safety.

Street-Gang Mentality: A Mosaic of Remorseless Violence and
Relentless Loyalty To help officers better understand gang members, the authors share some observations from their recent study, Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers.