Links to web sites that provide further information about youth gangs and violence, research and programs.
Web Links
Directory of Youth Justice Services in Ontario.
The Directory of Youth Justice Services in Ontario
is a service of Community Information Toronto (CIT), funded by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
It is a project of 211Ontario.ca. http://www.211toronto.ca/yjs/search.jsp
National Youth Gang Center™ (NYGC).
List of publications with web links on Comprehensive Approach to Youth Gangs; Crime, Violence, and Schools;
Gangs and Drugs/Violence and Drugs; OJJDP'S Youth in Action Series and Youth Gangs Series; Surveys, Statistics,
and Analysis; Victim-Witness Rights and Advocacy; Violence and the Community; Youth Gang Prevention and
Intervention; and Youth Gang Suppression. http://www.iir.com/nygc/PublicationLinks.htm#CAYG
National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
(U.S. Department of Justice) Links to State and local level gang initiatives and programs in The United States.
http://www.ncjrs.org/gangs/programs.html
Robert Walker's Gangs OR US.
The goal of Gangs OR Us is to provide law enforcement and
corrections personnel, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens, the assistance and
knowledge necessary to determine if street or prison gangs are in your community or
corrections facility. On this site you will find sixty-one (61) pages containing over
900 well organized external links to other sites. You will also find information from
my own experience and training that will assist in providing you with some of the indicators
of the presence of gangs. In addition to the identifiers, you will also find pages on street
gangs, prison gangs, female gangs, state gang statutes, court decisions, research links, and more.
http://gangsorus.com/
Gangstyle.
Since 1998 Gangstyle has provided a resource for street gang members and those involved in
street gangs. The site allows gang members to tell their stories, express themselves through
their writing and share their experiences of gang life with others. Gangstyle also offers
outreach allowing those involved with street gangs to get assistance and support.
http://gangstyle.com/
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.
(safeyouth.org) Interpersonal violence is one of the most important issues facing our nation's youth. Although
many institutional and community-based efforts have been directed towards alleviating this problem,
information about these efforts is not always easy to find. To fill this need, the National Youth
Violence Prevention Resource Center web site, www.safeyouth.org, and call center, 1-866-SAFEYOUTH
(723-3968), serve as a user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth violence .
Facts about youth gangs and violence. http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/faq/youthgang.asp
Justice4youth was established in 1999 by some Calgarian (ex. Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
youth that wanted to educate their peers about their rights as well as more about the issues
that contributed to youth crime - and young peoples lives in general. http://www.justice4youth.com/main/index.php
Northeast Communities Against Substance Abuse.
(Connecticut, USA)
Tips for Parents — Drugs and Alcohol.
Some of these fact sheets are provided by the Connecticut Clearinghouse, a program
of Wheeler Clinic, Inc. which is funded by the Department of Health and Addiction Services. Other facts sheets originated
from: the Governor's Prevention Partnership, the American Council for Drug Education, the FBI, Kids Risk (a program of
Harvard University), and the Anti-Defamation League. http://www.ctprevention.org/necasa/tips_parents/tipsparentsmain.html
Aboriginal Gangs.
The Youth Council for Just Relations (Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations). A newly created
advisory body for the FSIN Justice Secretariat, the Youth Council for Just Relations (YCJR) was designed to give a
voice to the urban and rural youth at First Nation forums. The YCJR develops materials for youth in areas of: Addictions,
Gang awareness/prevention/support, and Youth Transitions (reintegration from youth detention facilities and from the gang lifestyle)
http://www.fsin.com/justice/youthcouncil_justrelations.html
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
