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Gang Assessment
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For Schools
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I. Establish a Task Force
Gang Task Force
Name Position/Agency Role
School Administrator
Certificated Staff
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Classified Staff
Campus Security
Custodial
Bus Driver
Campus Aide
Noon Duty
Other:
School Counselor/Psychologist
School Resource Officers
Other Law Enforcement:
Probation
Social Services
Parents/Community Leaders
Community-Based Organizations
Faith-based organizations
Other
II. Assessment
Gather data on gangs in the community.
Number of documented gangs:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Is the number of documented gangs increasing, decreasing or maintaining the same level? Yes No
Explanation:
Number of documented gang members:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Are the number of documented members increasing, decreasing or maintaining the same level? Yes No
Explanation/Narrative:
Gather data on undocumented or unofficial gangs, crews, taggers, cliques and groups in the school and community.
Number:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Describe your reasons for concern over these groups:
Number of members:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Are the number of members increasing, decreasing or maintaining the same level? Yes No
Explanation/Narrative:
Gang Information
Gang Name Identifying Identifying Territory/Location Name of Rivals
Symbols/Graffiti Colors/Attire
Hand-signs (Insert picture or drawing):
Graffiti Documentation File
Picture Description Date Discovered Location Other
Number Monikers Comments/Observations
Do you have a protocol for graffiti documentation and removal?
Do you have a protocol for sharing graffiti information with law enforcement?
Number of gang members on probation around the school:
What gangs do the probationers represent?
Probationer/Ward Gang Affiliation Zip Code/Neighborhood
What target dates will documented gang members be released from prison back into the community?
Gang Member Affiliation Release Date
What does your Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance and Healthy Start Survey report tell you about gang involvement?
Name Date Conducted Analysis/Trends
Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance
Healthy Start Survey
Have you conducted other surveys (Staff and parents)? If yes, what does the data indicate?
Name Date Conducted Analysis/Trend
Name of staff survey:
Name of parent survey:
Other survey:
Have you conducted focus groups? If yes, what does the data indicate?
Have you conducted observations? If yes, what issues and behaviors have you seen that may contribute to gang-related activities?
Clicking or grouping Name calling
Racial name calling Intimidation
Stare-downs Hand-signs
Taunting Use of colors, signs, symbols
Graffiti Unsupervised areas
Other (Describe):
Summarize your observations:
Number of school incidences by month of gang involved youth
2004-05
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Referrals
Other
Reports
Suspensions
Expulsions
Fill in the number of gang related incidences you have documented over the past five years.
Number of school incidences by year
1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Referrals
Other Reports
Suspensions
Expulsions
Determine if your rates are increasing or if you are seeing an increase due to the growth of the student population using the following
formula. Incidences/Student Population X 1000 = Rate
Rate of gang incidences by year
1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Referrals
Other Reports
Suspensions
Expulsions
Capacity Assessment
What activities, programs, trainings and curricula do you have in place to reduce gang activties?
List and describe activities:
Activity Description Date Conducted
List and describe programs:
Program Description Number of students
served
List and describe trainings:
Training Description Number trained Date Conducted
List and describe curricula:
Curricula Description When and how delivered
Assessment Summary Form
Based upon your assessment, list your top five concerns:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
If needed, how will you collect additional data for assessment?
Data Needed Person Responsible Timeline
III. Gang Dress Code and Behavior Policy
Do you currently have a board adopted policy?
Is your definition of a gang adequate?
How have/will you train staff on the policy and protocol?
How have/will you inform parents and students of the policy and consequences?
IV. Site-based Protocol
How will you document the infraction(s)?
Will you document non-gang infractions that involve gang members as “gang-related”?
Violation Form
Violation Action
First Violation Warning
Second Violation
Third Violation
Fourth Violation
DOCUMENTATION FORM
Perpetrator Name(s):
Victim Name(s):
Violation:
o Fighting
o Dress Code Violation
o Flashing Hand-sign
o Gang Shout-out, Whistle or Hoot
o Stare-down/Intimidation
o Graffiti/Vandalism
o Other:
If Fight, was fight gang related?
o Yes
o No
Name of gangs involved:
Where did this take place?
Bus Stop Cafeteria
Bus Classroom
Playground/Athletic Field Locker room
Other (List):
When did this take place?
Day: Time:
Description/Narrative
Briefly describe sequentially what occurred (Use back if needed):
Witnesses/By-standers:
Immediate action taken (Victim and Perpetrator):
Perpetrator: Victim:
Referred to principal Referred to principal
Parents/guardians called Parents/guardians called
Other: Other:
Report Written By:
Signature:_____________________________________ Date:______________________
Interview Form
Name:
Statement:
Do you claim a gang?
Do you back-up a gang?
Why did violation occur?
Does perpetrator know the victim(s)?
Do they share any classes (If so, list classes and teachers)?
Did teachers notice any negative behaviors leading up to the event (If they shared classes)?
Have the students had problems before?
Describe problems?
Immediate actions taken:
Interviewed by:
Interviewer Signature:_________________________________ Date:_________________
Victim Interview Form
Name:
Victim Statement:
Do you claim a gang?
Do you back-up a gang?
Why was he/she targeted?
Does victim know the perpetrators(s)?
Do they share any classes (If so, list classes and teachers)?
Did teachers notice any negative behaviors leading up to the event (If they shared classes)?
Have the students had problems before?
Describe problems?
Immediate actions taken:
Interviewed by:
Interviewer Signature:_________________________________ Date:_________________
V. Training
List current training activities for school staff, parents, students, etc.:
Topic Target Audience Date Trained Number Trained
List trainings needed for staff, parents, students and potential resources:
Topic/Description Target Audience Person Responsible Costs Potential Resources
VI. Prevention
What are you currently doing to prevent gang activities?
1. Social Environment
Objectives Activities Persons Responsible Date
Completed
2. Physical Environment
Objectives Activities Persons Responsible Date
Completed
VII. Intervention
Intervention Plan Perpetrator
Behavioral Contract
Parent Meetings
Individual Meetings With Perpetrator
Counseling/Mental Health
Skill Development
Impulse Control
Anger Management
Conflict Resolution
Empathy
Re-entry plan
Student Assistance Program
List school-based intervention services you currently have that can reduce recidivism:
Intervention Plan Victim
Skill development
Support
Mentoring
Follow-up
List school-based intervention services you currently use to support the victim:
Intervention Action Plan
Objectives Activities Persons Responsible Date
Completed
VIII. Suppression
SARB
Expulsion
Education Code 48900 and 48915
Citation
Arrest
Penal Code 422. Making Terroristic Threats
Penal Code 415. Disturbing the Peace
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the county
jail for a period of not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than four
hundred dollars ($400), or both such imprisonment and fine:
(1) Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or challenges
another person in a public place to fight.
(2) Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by
loud and unreasonable noise.
(3) Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are
inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.
Temporary Restraining Order
Involuntary Transfer
Re-entry
What do you currently do for suppression?
Do you have a re-entry contract with the perpetrator?
IX. Evaluation Plan
How will you measure your efforts?
Measure against baseline data
Positive changes in student, teacher and parent surveys
Positive changes in focus groups
Observations
Process data
Number of teachers trained
Number of parents trained
Curriculum in classrooms
Programs implemented
List other:
Impact data
Reduction of gang referrals
Reduction of gang related fights
Reduction of negative behaviors of gang involved youth
Gang members involved in positive activities
Safer campus
Greater attendance
Reduction of suspensions
Reduction of expulsions
List other:
