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At which level(s) does the Comprehensive Gang Program Model aim to reduce gang involvement and crime?

A) individuals
B) communities
C) families
D) gangs

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Which of the following are examples of criteria for program effectiveness?

A) When implementing a new program, a city adheres to the original model's organizational structure.
B) Ten years later, participants in a program are far less likely to have become involved in gang activity.
C) A program's structure takes influence from social disorganization theory.
D) A city creates a gang prevention program without considering other existing programs.

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Another word for a "model" program is a/an ______ program.

Which of the following evidence-based programs stands out for demonstrating effectiveness among imprisoned gang members?

It is implied that "carrots" offered in Boston's Ceasefire program are meant to ______.

Compare and contrast "intervention" and "suppression" approaches to gang involvement. For each approach, provide an example of a program and describe how it demonstrates these differences in practice, noting evidence in favor or against that program's evaluated effectiveness.

Anti-gang strategies should be considered by community leaders before an assessment of the community's specific gang problem is made.

All evidence-based gang programs are Level 1 (Exemplary).

Boston's "Operation Ceasefire" is a problem-oriented policing deterrence project that instituted a zero-tolerance policy for any lawbreaking behavior.

Which of the following is an actor in the administrative structure of the Comprehensive Gang Model Program whose primary responsibility is to build relationships with program clients and with other gang-involved and at-risk youth in the community?

The Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit is most known for which of the following outcomes?

Which of the following is a newly popular venue for gang violence intervention?

What is the primary difference between a "project coordinator" and an "outreach worker" in the Comprehensive Gang Program Model?

Describe the evaluation designs generally considered to be acceptable for a program to be deemed "evidence-based" and the program levels associated with each evaluation design.

What do the key findings from the "Little Village" project imply about future gang intervention strategies?

Which of the following actors is NOT a part of the National Gang Center's (2010) administrative structure for a Comprehensive Gang Program Model?

It is implied that the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) program is gender-specific.

In order to exhibit positive effects in combating gang crime, anti-gang programming must be specifically designed for combating gang crimes.

Which of the following is NOT a program component of Aggression Replacement Training (ART) ?

In which of the phases of gang programming is random assignment possible?