March 24 - 26, 2009, A four-member team from Fresno County attended a training in Orlando, Florida hosted by the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention and facilitated by the National Youth Gang Center.

The training was an in-depth overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model. It featured presenters and speakers from OJJDP pilot site communities from around the country that have been implementing the Model.

County of Fresno adopted the Model as its key approach to addressing gangs at a launch meeting in February 2008. Since that time we have received a grant from The California Endowment to assist with completion of a county-wide assessment and development of an Implementation Plan. A Preliminary Report and video can be seen here. The final report is slated to be completed this year.

For more information on the training and next steps identified for Fresno County download the attached newsletter (below). For additional information and a copy of the Comprehensive Gang Model Manual click here.

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