Youth involvement in violence and criminal gang activities impacts
all of society. While several projects and programs target at-risk and gangentrenched
youth, it is critical that prevention and focus on youth strengths
also remain part of the solution.
The goal of this summary report is to highlight the outcomes of a
collective effort involving eight academic researchers and eleven
community agencies. Together they planned academic research,
developed evidence based violence prevention programs, and
implemented these in several community agencies.
The report is divided into eight sections, each providing an easyto-
follow summary of salient research findings followed by their
implications for future programs to protect youth from antisocial,
violent and criminal gang influences. In the final section, sample youth
programs implemented by a variety of service and community agencies
are described
Information on accessing the original sources of research and resources is
provided at the end
