Engaging Youth in Gang Prevention



About The Toolkit Youth Engagement and Leadership Development What You Need To Know Structural Supports for Gang Prevention Intiative Qualities of a Youth Serving Agency Leader Characteristics and Benefits of Community Engagement Youth Leadership Ideas for Working with Youth Promising Approaches for Working with Youth in PSN From Theory to Practice Computer Assisted Debate (CAD) Peers Organized to Support Student Excellence (POSSE) Kansas City, MI Urban Peace and Justice Sumitt Charlotte, NC Forum on Youth Gangs and Violence Rap Against Violence Talented Tenth It's Not Snitchin' Sowing Peace Youth Speak Up Media Initiatives: For Youth By Youth Message to the Leaders Rap Against Violence It's Not Snitchin' Sowing Peace Weathering the Storm Getting Started Strategic Planning Exercises and Activities Other Resources Training and Technical Assitance About the Institute for Law and Justice	From Theory to Practice Communities around the nation have developed a variety of initiatives to mobilize youth to help prevent gang violence and crime in their own communities. The initiatives, strategies, and models described below were selected because of their potential to be replicated by PSN Task Forces. Many of them were sponsored and funded by PSN, and at a minimum all work collaboratively with PSN in their district. ILJ will offer technical assistance to PSN Task Forces on the replication of these initiatives, using a Strategic Action Planning model that includes assessment of local needs and on-site training and TA. Please visit the Training and Technical assistance page for more information. Resource tools specific to each program or strategy in the Engaging Youth in Gang Prevention guide have been developed in a variety of formats to assist PSN Task Forces in replication. Many of these tools are described below, and can be downloaded from this site. New tools and programs will be added to the toolkit on an ongoing basis. School-Based Programs Computer Assisted Debate (CAD) Peers Organized to Support Students Excellence (POSSE) Outreach to Youth Kansas City, Missouri, Urban Peace and Justice Summit Charlotte, North Carolina, Forum on Youth Gangs and Violence Rap Against Violence Developing Leadership Talented Tenth Leadership Youth Awareness Initiatives It's not Snitchin' Sembrando Paz (Sowing Peace) Youth Speak Up
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From Theory to Practice

Communities around the nation have developed a variety of initiatives to mobilize youth to help prevent gang violence and crime in their own communities. The initiatives, strategies, and models described below were selected because of their potential to be replicated by PSN Task Forces. Many of them were sponsored and funded by PSN, and at a minimum all work collaboratively with PSN in their district.

ILJ will offer technical assistance to PSN Task Forces on the replication of these initiatives, using a Strategic Action Planning model that includes assessment of local needs and on-site training and TA. Please visit the Training and Technical assistance page for more information.

Resource tools specific to each program or strategy in the Engaging Youth in Gang Prevention guide have been developed in a variety of formats to assist PSN Task Forces in replication. Many of these tools are described below, and can be downloaded from this site. New tools and programs will be added to the toolkit on an ongoing basis.

School-Based Programs

Outreach to Youth

Developing Leadership

Talented Tenth Leadership

Youth Awareness Initiatives