Prevention  Programs -
Gangs

Instructional programs can influence student choices about gang behaviours. This section of the framework discusses such educational programs. See the section on non-instructional responses to gangs discussed later in the framework.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Gangs in Schools: Breaking Up is Hard To Do
• Huff CR, Trump KS, (1996). Youth violence and gangs: School safety initiatives in urban and suburban school districts, Education and Urban Society
• Burnett G, Walz G, (1994). Gangs in the schools, ERIC Digest
• Gaustad J, (1990). Gangs, ERIC Digest
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education. (nd). Developing a Gang Prevention Program.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education. (nd). Developing a Gang Prevention Program.
• Burnett G, Walz G, (1994). Gangs in the schools, ERIC Digest
• Solicitor General Canada. (1994). Youth Violence and Youth Gangs: Responding to Community Concerns.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

-Planning Guides

• Developing a Gang Prevention Program.

-Programs and Materials

• ADOL. Conflict and Violence
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, (1995). Conflict & Gang Violence Prevention Using Peer Leadership: Training Manual for CHAMPS
• Thurman QC et al, (1996). Community-based gang prevention and intervention: An evaluation of the neutral zone, Crime and Delinquency

-Policy Examples