John Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, was quoted in a Nov. 5 Ebony story about anti-violence programs that ...

Editor's note: This is part of the annual Outlook publication looking ahead to the coming year. To read the full publication, view the e-Edition. Laredo is set to continue operating its regional ...

The picture of smiling politicians along with the headlines regarding the continuing stalemate over what to do about gang violence is so L.A. The same faces appear as they rotate from county to city ...

A Montgomery County anti-gang program that has been under fire for its vague mandate and unclear results may still be able to expand if local elected officials are able to obtain a federal grant.

Even before the riots of 1992, street gangs were commonplace in Los Angeles. So were drug dealing and violent crime, including gang killings. After the riots, several gangs signed treaties, which held ...

Despite twenty-three anti-gang programs costing eighty-two million dollars a year, the gang problem in Los Angeles is getting worse. Today Mayor Villagraigosa made good on his promise to name a single ...

The Forsyth County Youth Detention Center is getting $450,000 in federal money to boost its anti-gang programs, U.S. Rep. Mel Watt said yesterday.