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program's primary objective is prevention. It is intended to immunize young people<br />

against delinquency, violence and gang membership.<br />

Read more about G.R.E.A.T.Exit Notice<br />

An evaluation of G.R.E.A.T. lead to significant changes in the curriculum; the new<br />

curriculum is currently being evaluated. The evaluators are monitoring program fidelity<br />

and tracking students from sixth grade through eleventh grade in seven cities to<br />

understand the impact the revised curriculum is having.<br />

Read the results of the previous evaluation of G.R.E.A.T.<br />

Evaluating the Impact of the Comprehensive Anti-<strong>Gang</strong> Initiative<br />

The Comprehensive Anti-<strong>Gang</strong> Initiative (CAGI) is based on the strategic problemsolving<br />

model used in Project Safe Neighborhoods. Under CAGI, the Department of<br />

Justice made competitive awards to multiple sites to implement anti-gang prevention,<br />

enforcement and reentry strategies. The NIJ-sponsored evaluation of CAGI is assessing<br />

the implementation and impact of anti-gang efforts at these sites.<br />

Learn more about CAGI.<br />

Evaluation of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention<br />

Chicago's Operation CeaseFire uses prevention, intervention and communitymobilization<br />

strategies to reduce shootings and killings. The program is managed by the<br />

Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. This NIJ-sponsored process and outcome<br />

evaluation detailed the program's approaches to building collaborations at the<br />

CeaseFire sites and examined the efficiency and effectiveness of variations in<br />

CeaseFire's local implementation.<br />

Learn more about Chicago CeaseFire and the findings from the NIJ evaluation.<br />

Evaluation of <strong>Gang</strong> Hot Spots Policing in Chicago<br />

Hot spot policing plays a central role in many violence reduction initiatives. NIJ<br />

sponsored a process and outcome evaluation of gang-specific hot spots policing in<br />

Chicago. The researchers examined when and how it was most effective. They also<br />

summarized best practices for applying the hot spots strategy to reducing violent gang<br />

activity.<br />

Read more about hot spot analysis.<br />

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