National Youth Gang Symposium *

The 2005 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Youth Gang Symposium will take place June 7–10, 2005, in Orlando, Florida. This event will focus on innovative and successful gang-related programs and strategies and provide current information on youth gang activities and trends from top national experts.

The workshop and plenary sessions will be exciting and challenging and filled with cutting-edge information that can be used immediately in your community.

Pre-Symposium Workshop Descriptions (June 7, 2005):

• National Gang Trends (Gangs 101)
• Taking It to the Street: Gang Outreach Training
• Mi Vida Loca: The Evolving Role of Girls in Gangs
• All in the Family: Working With the Families of Gang Members
• Gang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach
• Making Dreams a Reality: Sustaining Your Gang Program
• Race, Ethnicity, and Gangs
• Gang Prosecution Strategies
• Wraparound: A Coordinated Response to Serving Hard-to-Reach Youth
• Creating Peace: Mediation With Gang Members
• Reading, Writing, or Revolvers? School-Based Strategies to Address Gangs

The program tracks include:

• Gang Awareness
• How To: Practical Strategies
• Prevention Strategies
• Intervention Strategies
• Law Enforcement
• Schools and Gangs
• Program Management
• Justice System and Gangs

The Institute’s national conference, Persistently Safe Schools 2005, ** will feature a Special Interest Workshop on gangs.

* http://www.gangsymposium.org/

** http://www.hamfish.org/conference/2005/index.html

Page Updated: May 23, 2005