The majority of members said they would give up selling drugs for steady employment, even if it meant less money for them. Early programs that only found employment for members of gangs and did no additional methods of intervention were unsuccessful; however, in more recent years it has been found that paid employment does reduce recidivism for offenders who are not incarcerated. Gang Resistance Education and Training, or G.R.E.A.T, has been implemented in a number of schools to teach kids how to avoid becoming gang members as well as supplements a healthy relationship between the kids and law enforcement. G.R.E.A.T was implemented in seven cities and every city showed less numbers of kids in gangs who were part of the programs versus the kids who were not put through the program. In general, education is awareness, and awareness is prevention. When youth and their communities are more aware of possible offending, then they can more easily prevent
The majority of members said they would give up selling drugs for steady employment, even if it meant less money for them. Early programs that only found employment for members of gangs and did no additional methods of intervention were unsuccessful; however, in more recent years it has been found that paid employment does reduce recidivism for offenders who are not incarcerated. Gang Resistance Education and Training, or G.R.E.A.T, has been implemented in a number of schools to teach kids how to avoid becoming gang members as well as supplements a healthy relationship between the kids and law enforcement. G.R.E.A.T was implemented in seven cities and every city showed less numbers of kids in gangs who were part of the programs versus the kids who were not put through the program. In general, education is awareness, and awareness is prevention. When youth and their communities are more aware of possible offending, then they can more easily prevent