Clark County decided to use this opportunity to take a fresh look at problems affecting young people and to begin a 3-year project called the Special Intervention Program (SIP). In developing the program, the focus was on specific areas of concern: increasing rate of serious crimes being committed by juveniles; growing problem of gang activity and gang-related crimes; increased drug abuse by youth; and disproportionate use of criminal justice resources for adults instead of youth. The goal of SIP is to reach at-risk youth, specifically to keep first-time offenders from breaking the law again and keep them from growing up to be adult offenders. An effort has been made through SIP to increase cooperation among juvenile justice providers, social services agencies, public education, and law enforcement.