(short answer one paragraph is fine)( due in 1 hour)

Gangs are an ever present destructive force in the community. To effectively deal with gangs the police and citizens must work together to divert youth from joining gangs and keep gang members who are returning to the community from incarceration from resuming their association with gangs.

Using peer reviewed articles and other professional publications find examples find examples find examples of community policing programs that have dealt with this problem and evaluate their effectiveness.

1) Was gang activity the reason the community policing effort got started or was gang activity recognized as a problem along the way?

2) What were some of the most effective counter actions taken by the community policing effort against gang activity?

3) What was done specifically to deter young people from joining gangs?