Add your conference to our Justice Events calendar

PUBLICATIONS

Stay Informed
Register with NCJRS to receive NCJRS's biweekly e-newsletter JUSTINFO and additional periodic emails from NCJRS and the NCJRS federal sponsors that highlight the latest research published or sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs.

NCJRS Abstract

The document referenced below is part of the NCJRS Virtual Library collection. To conduct further searches of the collection, visit the Virtual Library. See the Obtain Documents page for direction on how to access resources online, via mail, through interlibrary loans, or in a local library.

1 record(s) found

NCJ Number:	254465

Title:	Functional Family Therapy-Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To Reduce Gang Involvement

Document:	HTML

Journal:	NIJ Journal Volume:282 Dated:2020

Author(s):	Mary Poulin Carlton

Date Published:	March 2020

Annotation:	This NIJ Journal article discusses gang crime and violence, and the effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy in reducing youth gang involvement.

Abstract:	Gang crime and violence remain pressing problems in communities. Researchers are exploring whether Functional Family Therapy, an evidence-based program demonstrated to reduce delinquency and substance abuse in a general delinquency population, can be modified for a population at risk of gang involvement or currently involved in gangs. They developed and implemented the new modified program, Functional Family Therapy–Gangs, and NIJ-funded researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial with encouraging results. A new, second-phase study supported by NIJ aims to address some of the questions left unanswered from the first study, including whether the new program reduces gang involvement and whether positive outcomes can be sustained over time.

Main Term(s):	Gangs

Index Term(s):	Gang Crime; Gang Prevention; Gang violence; Juvenile gang behavior patterns; Juvenile/Youth Gangs; National Institute of Justice (NIJ); NIJ Resources; Violent Crime

Sponsoring Agency:	National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Washington, DC 20531

Corporate Author:	National Institute of Justice (NIJ) US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America

Page Count:	8

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America



	To cite this abstract, use the following link: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=277709

*A link to the full-text document is provided whenever possible. For documents not available online, a link to the publisher's website is provided. Tell us how you use the NCJRS Library and Abstracts Database - send us your feedback.

PUBLICATIONS

NCJRS Abstract

Find in a Library