mayor’s office of homeland security and public safety gang reduction program los angeles
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Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security
and Public Safety
Gang Reduction Program
Los Angeles
Overview A cooperative agreement between the U.S. Dept of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs and the City of L.A. Mayor’s Office.
$2.5 million grant Incorporates a broad spectrum of proven research-based
practices. Addresses full range of individual, family, and community
factors that contribute to high levels of youth gang crime and violence.
Overview… Identifies existing resources, overall and gang crime
trends, and economic data. Integrates local, state, and federal resources to
incorporate proven prevention, intervention, and suppression services.
Target communities are limited geographic areas ( 5 sq. miles) characterized by high levels of crime & gang activity, strong indicators of citizen involvement, and significant existing program investment.
Primary Goals
1 - Establish a one-stop service and resource center that facilitates effective distribution of coordinated gang prevention, intervention, and suppression services.
2 - Reduce youth gang crime and violence in targeted neighborhoods.
Who is our target population?
SUPPRESSION:Gang Leaders - Serious &
Chronic Offenders
INTERVENTION / REENTRY: Active Gang Members, GMs returning to the
community, and Associates
SECONDARY PREVENTION: Children and Adolescents at
High Risk for Gang Involvement
PRIMARY PREVENTION:General Population of Youth and Families
Living in High Risk Areas
Share of IllegalActivity
Relative Share of Population
GRP’s Five-Pronged Approach Primary Prevention Secondary Prevention Gang Intervention Reentry Gang Suppression
Primary Prevention Targets entire population in high-crime,
high-risk areas. Encompasses programs that effectively reduce risk
factors and provide protective factors. Key component is a one-stop service and resource
center. Activities may include prenatal and infancy support,
after school & summer programs, and truancy and dropout prevention.
Secondary Prevention Identifies high-risk children/youths and provides services
to prevent delinquency and gang involvement. Window of opportunity: about 7 years (age 7 to 14½).
Programs provide age-appropriate services and monitoring. Some youth will require periodic monitoring while others will require ongoing case management.
Involves schools, community-based organizations, and faith-based groups.
Intervention Targets active gang members, close associates at high
risk of furthering delinquency, and gang members returning from confinement.
Requires aggressive outreach, ongoing recruitment, and careful planning and coordination.
GRP Lead Team and Multidisciplinary Intervention Team provide risk and needs assessment, service plan, monitoring for accountability, and case management.
Activities may include drug treatment, community service, job training, education.
Reentry Targets serious and gang-involved offenders who face
multiple challenges to reentering their communities. Provides appropriate services and criminal/juvenile
justice supervision. Requires information sharing and coordination between
confinement facilities, probation/parole, and community intervention service providers – Multidisciplinary Intervention Team.
Suppression Targets gang leaders for aggressive suppression and less
serious offenders for graduated sanctions. Involves federal, state, and local law enforcement where
appropriate. Removes dangerous and influential gang members from
the community by effective use of enhanced sentences, federal charges, and vertical prosecution.
Develops a system of graduated sanctions (including community-based measures) for less serious offenders.
GRP Core Elements
One-Stop Service/Resource Center
Gen Population of Youth & Families
Accountability & Suppression Team
Less serious Offenders
Serious OffendersGang Leaders
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Targeting &
Enhanced Penalties
OutreachAssessment
Case Management
Active GMs, Gang-InvolvedYouth, GMs returning to Community & Families
Community Development& Primary Prevention
Projects
Community,High-Risk Youth
& Families
Primary and SecondaryPrevention Intervention Suppression
MultidisciplinaryIntervention Team
Who is involved? Dept of Justice, OJJDP Mayor’s Office National Youth Gang Center Urban Institute Community Partners: CD 14, Community Based
Organizations, Law Enforcement, Faith-Based Institutions, Criminal Justice Agencies, Businesses, Educational Institutions, Child Protective Agencies, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, etc.