No Colors is a Warning No community wants to admit it has a gang problem. Yet that denial and the unwillingness to address youth violence as a community problem will have tragic consequences. If your community does not address the crisis, the epidemic of youth violence will erode your city or town with a potential that is both frightening and tragic. We cannot wait on government to solve this problem. We must approach the solution as a unified community. No COLORS is a story of hope. Many cities are winning this battle for the minds and hearts of our youth. No COLORS brings these success…mehr
No Colors is a Warning No community wants to admit it has a gang problem. Yet that denial and the unwillingness to address youth violence as a community problem will have tragic consequences. If your community does not address the crisis, the epidemic of youth violence will erode your city or town with a potential that is both frightening and tragic. We cannot wait on government to solve this problem. We must approach the solution as a unified community. No COLORS is a story of hope. Many cities are winning this battle for the minds and hearts of our youth. No COLORS brings these success stories to you to help you shape your community's plan… Citizens and Community Leaders-Discover 100 benchmark ways to save our kids from gangs Educators and Parents-See how See how we can "gang proof" our schools and recognize early warning signs Law Enforcement-Broaden our role beyond punishment to rewarding interventions Church Communities-Learn from faith-based initiatives across America that are saving our youth No COLORS will move you to action Ultimately, No COLORS, and the significant research and effort on which it is based, represent the many voices and experiences-including the authors' own-that Ramey and Kipper have brought together to share with you. At the very least it will inform you. At best it will enlighten you. And if you are open to its compelling message, it will move you to action.
Bobby Kipper is founder of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence. He is a battle-hardened ex-cop with a quarter century of community policing in one of America’s toughest gang environments. Kipper organized one of the most effective crime prevention programs ever developed by the Justice Department. He has consulted for the White House, for Congress, for governors and for communities across the nation. Bud Ramey is the 2010 Public Affairs Silver Anvil Award winner of the Public Relations Society of America - the highest public affairs recognition in the world. His grassroots public affairs and humanitarian successes stretch across three decades.
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Dedication Foreword Part One: AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE The Problem The Denial Why Now? Just How Bad Can This Get? How Are Communities Responding? What Is Working Part Two: 100 TACTICS FOR SAVING YOUR COMMUNITY FROM GANGS 1 Proclaim a New Social Norm: Citizens Set the Strategy Executive Summary 2 Face Down Community Denial 3 Develop Overall Community Ownership of the Plan 4 “View the Seeds of the Problem” 5 Pick a Civic Group Champion 6 Empower Your Mayor to Lead — Or Elect a New One Who Will 7 Reach Deep into the Community for Your Plan 8 Separate, Empower the Operational Council 9 Focus on the Worst Problems First 10 Create the Vision and Clear Goals 11 Tear Down the Walls — Relationships Matter 12 Fund Measured Programs That Work 13 Expect Resistance after Years of Heads Buried in the Sand 14 Harness Faith-Based Interventions 15 Set Clear Goals from 10,000 Feet 16 Measurement Is Everything — Indicators to Steer By 17 Assure an Independent Audit 18 Conduct Baseline Survey of Student Perceptions 19 Make Sure the News Media Understands 20 Train Community Leaders as well as the Providers 21 Communicate Aggressively, Continuously 22 Partner with Your Local University 23 Reconnect Community and Schools 24 Publish a Gang Awareness Resource to the Community 25 Expand After School Activities, Police Athletic League 26 Seed Each High School with Student Leaders Trained in Mediation,Inclusiveness, Race Relations, Non-Violence 27 Let the Kids Design “Stop Bullying” Programs 28 Small School Efforts Pay Dividends 29 Deflect Violence with Non-confrontational Conversations 30 Create Safe Street Teams 31 Camps Build Trust with Police 32 Deliver Creative School Interventions in Elementary,Middle and High School 33 Gang Exit Centers – Rescuing Kids from Gangs 34 Middle Schoolers Targeted as Key Rural Strategy 35 Generate Amazing Results with Restorative Justice in Schools 36 Teach Business English, Social Skills in Elementary School 37 Take Truancy Interventions to the Homes 38 Go With Special Efforts to Target Hard to Reach Hispanic Youth 39 Train School Board Members and “Student Advocates” 40 De-Glamorize Gang Culture 41 Consider Fifteen Absolutely Essential School Anti-Gang Initiatives 42 Challenge and Reward At-Risk Elementary and Middle School Kids Directly 43 D.A.R.E. Works – Bring It Back. Strengthen It. 44 Deploy the Boys & Girls Clubs in Targeted Schools 45 Lights On After School 46 Remove Graffiti Immediately 47 HireAt-RiskYouth 48 GPS Gang Members like High-risk Sex Offenders 49 Hold Regular Gang Prevention Community Meetings 50 Engineer Second Chances for Exiting Gang Members 51 Bring Civil Suits Against Gang Members 52 Open and Program Your Recreation Centers at Night 53 Send a Strong Message to Teens That They Are Important to the Community 54 Develop a Support Program for Parents of Gang Members 55 Create a Youth-Led Movement Against Violence 56 Use Great Resources Well – But Don’t Over Complicate Your Plan 57 Strengthen Prevention with the Arts 58 Cool Bus Picks Up Kids for After School Activities 59 Create Interventions for the 19- to 25-Year-Olds 60 Proclaim Youth Violence Prevention Week 61 Create a Funding Strategy and Build Neighborhood Centers 62 Operate a Confidential Telephone Tip Line 63 Develop Violent Crime Suppression Teams 64 Operate a Confidential Texting Program 65 Create Sporting Events Especially for At-Risk Kids 6 Bring in the Hospitals for Powerful Interventions 67 Form a Prisoner Re-entry Council 68 Create a Focused Strike Team for a Hardened Base of Crime 69 Work with Your State Elected Officials.Much Can Be Done 70 Create Special Events to Raise Funds and Awareness 71 Get Business Fired Up 72 Study CeaseFire as a Strategic Option 73 Mainstream At-Risk Kids into Normal Channels 74 Create a Season of Peace Campaign 75 Offer Life Altering Tattoo Removal 76 Call in a Warning to the Gang Leaders 77 Enforce Curfew with Sweeps 78 Get At-Risk Kids into Outdoor Adventure, Exploration 79 Create Robust Summer Activities, Jobs for At-Risk Kids 80 Insist On a Planned Budget for Gang Prevention Strategy 81 Nurture Growth of Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs 82 Set Up Family Days and Neighborhood Nights 83 Explain the Situation in Detail to Your Citizens 84 Quit Imprisoning Nonviolent Offenders 85 Work Closely with Neighboring Jurisdictions 86 Know At-Risk Kids by Name 87 Promote Your Initiatives Using Websites and Social Media 88 Expand the Role of Police with Community Policing 89 Deploy Prosecutors in the Neighborhoods with Community Prosecution 90 Call for Injunctions Against Specific Gangs 91 Don’t Let Gangs Take Over Your Shopping Mall 92 Check your State Gang Statutes –Prosecute Gang Recruitment 93 Cultural Targeting of Parenting Classes Creates Support Groups 94 Consider the Judicial Innovation of Community Courts 95 Attack Poverty’s Impact on Young People with a Youth Enrichment Zone 96 Share, Communicate, Cooperate with Regional Gang Summits 97 HouseCalls 98 Confront Gangs with a Trained Ministers Ride-Along Campaign 99 Walking School Bus Creates Safer Neighborhoods 100 Honor the Heroes – Create Peace Prize for Interventionists Endnotes Bibliography About the Authors
Dedication Foreword Part One: AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE The Problem The Denial Why Now? Just How Bad Can This Get? How Are Communities Responding? What Is Working Part Two: 100 TACTICS FOR SAVING YOUR COMMUNITY FROM GANGS 1 Proclaim a New Social Norm: Citizens Set the Strategy Executive Summary 2 Face Down Community Denial 3 Develop Overall Community Ownership of the Plan 4 “View the Seeds of the Problem” 5 Pick a Civic Group Champion 6 Empower Your Mayor to Lead — Or Elect a New One Who Will 7 Reach Deep into the Community for Your Plan 8 Separate, Empower the Operational Council 9 Focus on the Worst Problems First 10 Create the Vision and Clear Goals 11 Tear Down the Walls — Relationships Matter 12 Fund Measured Programs That Work 13 Expect Resistance after Years of Heads Buried in the Sand 14 Harness Faith-Based Interventions 15 Set Clear Goals from 10,000 Feet 16 Measurement Is Everything — Indicators to Steer By 17 Assure an Independent Audit 18 Conduct Baseline Survey of Student Perceptions 19 Make Sure the News Media Understands 20 Train Community Leaders as well as the Providers 21 Communicate Aggressively, Continuously 22 Partner with Your Local University 23 Reconnect Community and Schools 24 Publish a Gang Awareness Resource to the Community 25 Expand After School Activities, Police Athletic League 26 Seed Each High School with Student Leaders Trained in Mediation,Inclusiveness, Race Relations, Non-Violence 27 Let the Kids Design “Stop Bullying” Programs 28 Small School Efforts Pay Dividends 29 Deflect Violence with Non-confrontational Conversations 30 Create Safe Street Teams 31 Camps Build Trust with Police 32 Deliver Creative School Interventions in Elementary,Middle and High School 33 Gang Exit Centers – Rescuing Kids from Gangs 34 Middle Schoolers Targeted as Key Rural Strategy 35 Generate Amazing Results with Restorative Justice in Schools 36 Teach Business English, Social Skills in Elementary School 37 Take Truancy Interventions to the Homes 38 Go With Special Efforts to Target Hard to Reach Hispanic Youth 39 Train School Board Members and “Student Advocates” 40 De-Glamorize Gang Culture 41 Consider Fifteen Absolutely Essential School Anti-Gang Initiatives 42 Challenge and Reward At-Risk Elementary and Middle School Kids Directly 43 D.A.R.E. Works – Bring It Back. Strengthen It. 44 Deploy the Boys & Girls Clubs in Targeted Schools 45 Lights On After School 46 Remove Graffiti Immediately 47 HireAt-RiskYouth 48 GPS Gang Members like High-risk Sex Offenders 49 Hold Regular Gang Prevention Community Meetings 50 Engineer Second Chances for Exiting Gang Members 51 Bring Civil Suits Against Gang Members 52 Open and Program Your Recreation Centers at Night 53 Send a Strong Message to Teens That They Are Important to the Community 54 Develop a Support Program for Parents of Gang Members 55 Create a Youth-Led Movement Against Violence 56 Use Great Resources Well – But Don’t Over Complicate Your Plan 57 Strengthen Prevention with the Arts 58 Cool Bus Picks Up Kids for After School Activities 59 Create Interventions for the 19- to 25-Year-Olds 60 Proclaim Youth Violence Prevention Week 61 Create a Funding Strategy and Build Neighborhood Centers 62 Operate a Confidential Telephone Tip Line 63 Develop Violent Crime Suppression Teams 64 Operate a Confidential Texting Program 65 Create Sporting Events Especially for At-Risk Kids 6 Bring in the Hospitals for Powerful Interventions 67 Form a Prisoner Re-entry Council 68 Create a Focused Strike Team for a Hardened Base of Crime 69 Work with Your State Elected Officials.Much Can Be Done 70 Create Special Events to Raise Funds and Awareness 71 Get Business Fired Up 72 Study CeaseFire as a Strategic Option 73 Mainstream At-Risk Kids into Normal Channels 74 Create a Season of Peace Campaign 75 Offer Life Altering Tattoo Removal 76 Call in a Warning to the Gang Leaders 77 Enforce Curfew with Sweeps 78 Get At-Risk Kids into Outdoor Adventure, Exploration 79 Create Robust Summer Activities, Jobs for At-Risk Kids 80 Insist On a Planned Budget for Gang Prevention Strategy 81 Nurture Growth of Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs 82 Set Up Family Days and Neighborhood Nights 83 Explain the Situation in Detail to Your Citizens 84 Quit Imprisoning Nonviolent Offenders 85 Work Closely with Neighboring Jurisdictions 86 Know At-Risk Kids by Name 87 Promote Your Initiatives Using Websites and Social Media 88 Expand the Role of Police with Community Policing 89 Deploy Prosecutors in the Neighborhoods with Community Prosecution 90 Call for Injunctions Against Specific Gangs 91 Don’t Let Gangs Take Over Your Shopping Mall 92 Check your State Gang Statutes –Prosecute Gang Recruitment 93 Cultural Targeting of Parenting Classes Creates Support Groups 94 Consider the Judicial Innovation of Community Courts 95 Attack Poverty’s Impact on Young People with a Youth Enrichment Zone 96 Share, Communicate, Cooperate with Regional Gang Summits 97 HouseCalls 98 Confront Gangs with a Trained Ministers Ride-Along Campaign 99 Walking School Bus Creates Safer Neighborhoods 100 Honor the Heroes – Create Peace Prize for Interventionists Endnotes Bibliography About the Authors
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