Identifying Various Gang Prevention and Intervention Program to Reduce Gang Violence and Understand Why Youth Join Gangs

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Gang Prevention

Community-Based Gang Prevention and Intervention: An Evaluation of the Neutral Zone

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quint C. Thurman ◽  
Andrew L. Giacomazzi ◽  
Michael D. Reisig ◽  
David G. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Neutral Zone ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Safe Alternative ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Gang Prevention ◽  
Late Evening ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Official Crime

This article presents an assessment of the Neutral Zone, a community-based gang prevention and intervention program developed in Mountlake Terrace and now operating in several other Washington communities. The Neutral Zone offers youths at risk of joining a gang or already gang-affiliated an attractive and safe alternative for productively spending their time. An evaluation suggests that this late evening program provides viable recreational and social service activities to some 190 youths each Friday and Saturday night. Data from direct observation, focus group interviews with participants and program staff, and official crime statistics indicate that the Neutral Zone is an effective alternative to traditional law enforcement approaches which typically rely on police crackdowns and curfews to regulate gang activity.

Empowering Students: Using Data to Transform a Bullying Prevention and Intervention Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Young ◽  
Valerie Hardy ◽  
Christina Hamilton ◽  
Kristen Biernesser ◽  
Li-Lin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Using Data

I’ve Had Enough: Exploring Gang Life From the Perspective of (Ex) Members in Alberta

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Marie Chalas ◽  
Jana Grekul
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Gang Prevention ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Gang Life ◽  
The Impact

Administrators and frontline workers in correctional centers and in the community search for effective gang prevention and intervention programs. To this aim, semistructured interviews with 175 male and female adult (ex) gang members in correctional centers and community corrections exploring a range of topics were conducted. Presented here is an overview of the childhood experiences of the sample, gang experiences, and prevention and intervention strategies identified as helpful by participants. Street–prison gang connections and the impact of gang desistance are explored, as is the influence of local context on the types of gangs and the implications for programming.

scholarly journals Peripartum Depression: Efficacy of a Prenatal Prevention and Intervention Program

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (4, Part 2 of 2) ◽  
pp. 105A-105A
Author(s):  
Robert Locke ◽  
Mark Maxwell ◽  
Janet Leatham ◽  
Alan Schwartz ◽  
Kathleen H Leef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Peripartum Depression

scholarly journals The Efficacy of the Tabby Improved Prevention and Intervention Program in Reducing Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization among Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sorrentino ◽  
Anna Baldry ◽  
David Farrington
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Approach Method

Background. This article presents results from the evaluation of the Tabby Improved Prevention and Intervention Program (TIPIP) for cyberbullying and cybervictimization. TIPIP is theoretically designed to address cyberbullying and cybervictimization. It is the first program in this field developed combining the Ecological System Theory and the Threat Assessment Approach. Method. The Tabby Improved program was evaluated using an experimental design with 759 Italian students (aged 10–17 years) randomly allocated via their classes to either the Experimental or Control Group. Results. Repeated measures ANOVAs showed a significant decrease both in cyberbullying and cybervictimization among students who received the intervention with a follow-up period of six months. The program was more effective for boys than for girls. Conclusions. Because cyberbullying is a cruel problem negatively affecting those involved, validated interventions that prove their efficacy in reducing the problem using experimental designs should be widely tested and promoted, paying particular attention to implementing a program fully to increase and guarantee its effectiveness.

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