gang prevention
Stopping youth recruitment
Gang prevention refers to strategies and programs aimed at keeping young people from joining gangs.
These efforts typically target at-risk youth through education, mentorship, job training, and community intervention before gang involvement begins.
The city invested in gang prevention after youth violence spiked.
Prevention is distinguished from intervention (reaching active gang members) and suppression (law enforcement approaches).
- curfew enforcementEnsuring curfew compliance
- substance abuse counselingTherapy for drug dependency
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- job trainingTeaching skills for employment
- after-school activitiesPrograms following final bell
safe spaces · volunteer networks · community policing · neighborhood revitalization · community centers · career fairs · youth outreach · second chances · literacy campaigns · grassroots organizing · at-risk youth · mentorship programs · youth empowerment · restorative justice
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