Evaluation of the Riverside Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression: Building Resources for the Intervention and Deterrence of Gang Engagement (BRIDGE)

摘要

In 1994, in accordance with Sections 281 and 282 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974, as amended, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (O.J.J.D.P), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, developed a collaborative process to respond to America's gang problem (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1994). They wanted to implement a comprehensive approach of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression through local programs around the country. Five cities Bloomington-Normal (McLean County), Illinois; San Antonio, Texas; Mesa, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; and Riverside, California were selected and awarded funds for periods of four or five years to develop and conduct a series of coordinated efforts to assess the nature and extent of the local gang problem, and to plan and implement comprehensive, community-wide programs. The comprehensive initiative also provided funding for technical assistance, and for an evaluation of the development and impact of these programs. This report of the Riverside Project (BRIDGE) is the third of a series of evaluations of each of the five programs.