Youth Gang

The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) of Public Safety Canada is committed to developing and disseminating practical knowledge to address the problem of youth gangs. The resources and information provided on this web page are designed to assist people interested in learning more about preventing children and youth from becoming involved in gangs. To receive alerts about new information being posted on this page, please register on the mailing list.

Building the Evidence - Youth Gang series

• Promising and Model CP Programs - Programs for Addressing Youth Gang Involvement
• Youth Gangs in Canada – What do we know? (April 2007)
• Youth Gangs – What are the Risk Factors? (April 2007)
• Addressing Youth Gang Problems: An Overview of Programs and Practices (April 2008)

Building the Evidence - Evaluation Summaries

• Family Adolescent Straight Talk (FAST) - Day Suspension Program (March 2011)
• The Breaking the Cycle Youth Gang Exit and Ambassador Leadership Program (December 2009)

Research Reports

• Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence: The Role of Gangs, Drugs and Firearm Accessibility Research Report: 2007-3

Youth Gang Prevention Fund

 
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund

Crime Prevention in Action series

Interested in finding out what kind of work is underway across Canada to help prevent youth from joining gangs? This series of Information Sheets provides overviews of youth gang prevention projects supported by Public Safety Canada through the National Crime Prevention Centre.

These Crime Prevention in Action Information Sheets are based on data from a variety of sources. Updates will be made as new information becomes available. Contact information for each of the projects is provided at the end of the documents and further details on the work can be provided by the project sponsors.

• Regina Anti-Gang Services (RAGS) (CPA-01)
• Durham Youth Gang Strategy (DYGS) (CPA-02)
• Programme de suivi intensif de Montréal – Gangs de rue (CPA-03)
• Just TV (CPA-04)
• Gang Prevention Strategy (CPA-05)
• Youth Alliance Against Gang Violence (PA Outreach) (CPA-07)
• A Positive Alternative to Youth Gangs (CPA-08)
• Preventing Youth Gang Activity in Toronto (P.I.T.) (CPA-09)
• Project O.A.S.I.S.(CPA-10)
• Youth Options for Success – Project Y.O.S (CPA-11)
• Eastside Aboriginal Space for Youth (EASY) (CPA-12)
• Wraparound Surrey: A Youth driven Comprehensive Plan for Gang Violence Prevention (CPA-13)
• Youth Advocate Program (YAP) (CPA-14)
• Circle of Courage (CPA-15)
• Youth at Risk Development Program (YARD) (CPA-16)
• West Central Youth Outreach (CPA-17)
• Turning the Tides: Community-Led Gang Prevention through Mentorship (CPA-18)
• X-Roads Crime Prevention Program (CPA-19)
• MY Regent Park (CPA-20)
• Effective Community Response to Immigrant Youth Gang Crime (CPA-21)
• Abbotsford Youth Crime Prevention Project (CPA-22)
• LINK (LINKing Refugee Youth and Families to Positive Social Supports) Crime Prevention Program (CPA-23)
• Waterloo Regional Gang Prevention Project (CPA-24)