This episode shares lessons learned from Jay Franklin, a gang prevention and intervention expert from Riverside, California, with decades of experience working with gang-involved youth in communities impacted by serious gang and gun violence.

Related Resources:

• Webinar: Effective Street Outreach | Community Violence Intervention—Addressing Gangs Series
• NGC Bulletin: Street Outreach and the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model
• NGC Info Sheet: Outreach Worker Safety Tips

The National Gang Center is committed to informing, equipping, and training communities to prevent gang violence, reduce gang involvement, and suppress gang-related crime.

This presentation was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2020-MU-MU-K002, awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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