Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Practical Guide

Not only in big cities, street streets promote the generalization of drug trafficking and violent crime, even in suburbs and small towns.

The Justice Support Office (BJA) recognizes that programs designed to counter gang related activities must incorporate crime prevention and crime prevention measures into long-term effectiveness. Therefore, in October 1991, BJA began to develop a prototype model of integrated gang program.

As a result of this initiative, BJA is pleased to use this monograph 'Community Gang Solving: Practice Guide'. It is a useful tool to provide guidance to institutions and community groups to develop individual response to local gang issues. This practical handbook provides the basis for understanding the gang diversity, the problems they cause and the harm they cause and the two analytical models to solve gang related problems.

Two supporting monographs complement this point. Solving community gang problems: Problem solving models provide prototypes that help communities identify, analyze and respond to gang-related problems and evaluate the effectiveness of their correspondence. Urban Street Gang Enforcement will focus on law enforcement and prosecution strategies to prevent urban street gangs and suggest strategies to strengthen the prosecution of gang crimes

The community's response to the gang problem is a systematic study, plan and practice backed by gang's solid theoretical understanding - their social model and individual member's behavior - and a successful experience in this field It must be based. Once the community recognizes the existence of a youth street gang, it needs a comprehensive assessment to identify specific components of the problem, analyze the cause, identify currently available resources, and necessary resources Gang Model Evaluation Guide "). This assessment can reliably measure the extent and depth of youth and street gang issues in a particular community.

As a result of this initiative, BJA is pleased to use this monograph 'Community Gang Solving: Practice Guide'. It is a useful tool to provide guidance to institutions and community groups to develop individual response to local gang issues. This practical handbook provides a foundation for understanding the diversity of gangs, the problems they cause and the dangers they cause, as well as two analytical models for solving gang-related problems. Two supporting monographs complement this point. Solving community gang problems: Problem solving models provide prototypes that help communities identify, analyze and respond to gang-related problems and evaluate the effectiveness of their correspondence. Urban Street Gang Enforcement will focus on law enforcement and prosecution strategies to prevent urban street gangs and suggest strategies to strengthen the prosecution of gang crimes