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Gangs

TECHBeat, Winter 2012

Date Published
February 2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of Programs to Reduce Gang Membership, Crime and Violence

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking proposals to conduct process and outcome evaluations on programs aimed at reducing gang membership and gang-related crime and violence for both adults and juveniles. Since 2000, there has been a steady increase in gang membership and in gang-related crime and violence (Dinkes, Cataldi, Kena et al., 2006). Faced with increasingly limited resources, many communities are struggling to address this problem. Although there...