2008 Gang Crime Prevention/Intervention Summit
University of Northern Colorado hosted the Gang Crime Prevention/Intervention Summit in May 2008 organized by the Center for Honors, Scholars, and Leadership. The summary from the 2008 Summit is attached here in PowerPoint format. Additional resources from the Summit Facilitator are posted on the Gang Summit documents page and links to youth-based prevention programs are listed below.
Summary Points from 2008 Summit
Gang Crime Prevention/Intervention Summit May 19-20, 2008, Greeley Powerpoint Summary
SUMMIT FACILITATOR
Consensus Building Institute
Consensus Building allows parties with differing interests and values to produce agreements that are better for everyone than their "no-agreement" alternatives. Consensus is reached when all "joint gains" have been explored, and explicit efforts have been made to meet the needs of all parties—though parties are never asked to give up pursuing their own self-interest. At the vanguard of the consensus building revolution for more than 14 years, the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) offers a wealth of consensus building, negotiation, and facilitation expertise. Our skilled staff can help your group solve problems and make crucial decisions.
YOUTH-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Changing Lives
Changing Lives - Cost-Effective Delinquency Prevention: Making that Dream a Reality
PowerPoint prepared for 31st National Conference on Juvenile Justice by Peter W. Greenwood, Ph.D
Gang Resistance Education & Training
The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. With prevention as its primary objective, the program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership.
National Youth Gang Center
The proliferation of gang problems in large and small cities, suburbs, and even rural areas over the last two decades led to the development of a comprehensive, coordinated response to America's gang problem by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The OJJDP response involves five major components, one of which is the implementation and operation of the National Youth Gang Center (NYGC).
Real Solutions to Youth Violence
Chapter 8 from Real Solutions to Youth Violence: Evidence-Based Practices, published by The Justice Policy Institute, a public policy institute dedicated to ending society’s reliance on incarceration and promoting effective solutions to social problems.
Youth Gang Programs and Strategies
Report published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Youth Gangs Programs Summaries
Gang Summit Contact
Michael Kimball, Director Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership
michael.kimball@unco.edu / 970-351-2277
Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership
Campus Box 13
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639-0072
(970) 351-2940
(970) 351-2947 fax