Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Swathi Anantha Jeff R. Temple, Chorong Kim

2014-01-01otherEncyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity326 citationsclosed

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Crime Patterns and Interventions Youth Development and Social Support Community Health and Development

Abstract

Justice and Delinquency Preven tion (OJJDP) has attempted to strengthen the reach and breadth of its work on gangs. With the initiation in 2003 of OJJDP's Gang Reduction Program (GRP), millions of dollars have been invested in working in communities with large and growing youth gangs. Experi ence has shown us that gangs are, in part, a response to community dysfunction. Thus, a primary focus of OJJDP's anti-gang initiatives is to support community efforts to provide their citizens, especially their young people, with a safe and prosocial environment in which to live and grow. Gangs often lure youth with the promise of safety, belonging, economic opportunity, and a sense of identity. OJJDP is dedicated to helping communities replace this false promise with real opportunities for our Nation's youth.GRP brings three new ingredients to the classic Comprehensive Gang Model.First, in accord with the President's faith-based and community initiative, GRP prioritizes the recruitment of faith community members and representatives from small community organizations.Clearly, we must always recognize the value large organizations bring to any endeavor; however, it is the local churches and charitable organizations that will continue to live on in these communities long after the Federal Government or large organizations end their work.Indeed, many of the most successful large organizations now partner with small community and faith-based providers for that reason.These small local organizations are often very efficient, raise their own funds, have existing personal relationships with those in need, and understand the culture and language of the local community to a degree that may be difficult for outsiders to emulate.All of that translates into lower cost, faster impact, and longer lasting presence.Second, GRP emphasizes multiagency collaboration, not only locally in neighborhoods and commu nities, but across Federal agencies as well.Work on GRP was substantially easier because funding was extremely flexible.Funds used in this program came from flexible funding streams at OJJDP, as well as the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Health and Hu man Services.Grantees were able

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