OJJDP's National Youth Gang Center To Merge With National Gang Center

Since 1995, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) National Youth Gang Center has addressed issues involving juvenile gang members, featuring prevention and intervention efforts and promoting a comprehensive strategy to combat gangs.

On October 1, 2009, the National Youth Gang Center will merge with the National Gang Center, currently funded by the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance. The functions performed by the National Youth Gang Center will continue, but its incorporation into an expanded National Gang Center will leverage resources more efficiently, while enhancing OJJDP's response to the needs of researchers, practitioners, and the other concerned citizens.

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Visit the National Gang Center Web site at www.nationalgangcenter.gov.