DJS Flashcards
1
Q
Average cost to incarcerate a youth in MD
A
$500 per day
2
Q
Gang definition in Maryland
A
Miller (internal): Self-formed association of peers
bound together by mutual interests
with identifiable leadership
Well-defined lines of authority and other organizational features who commit illegal activity and control a particular territory
3
Q
GREAT program
A
Gang Resistance Education and Training: school-based
teaches youths to avoid membership, prevents violence and criminal activity, and assists youths in developing positive relationships with law enforcement
4
Q
5 strategies in OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model
A
- Community Mobilization
- opportunities provision
- Social intervention
- suppression
- Organizational change and development