Presymposium Workshops
Tuesday, June 7

Specialized workshops will be offered on June 7, before the symposium begins. These workshops are included in your symposium registration and will allow you to spend the entire day learning about a specialized subject of your choice. Each presymposium workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:30 p.m., with a break at 12:00 Noon for lunch (on your own).

You do not have to attend these workshops; however, participation is limited, based on space availability. Participants must preregister for these classes and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Presymposium Workshop Descriptions

National Gang Trends (Gangs 101)

Learn about specific types of gangs across the United States, including an overview of current gang activities. Topics include Crips, Bloods, Sureños, Norteños, Mara Salvatrucha, Folk and People Nation gangs, and Asian gangs.
Maximum Participants: 300

Prosecuting Gang Cases
Sponsored by the National District Attorneys Association

Gang affiliation of suspects, witnesses, and victims in violent incidents can “up the ante” of prosecutorial complexity. Presenters will cover lessons learned in prosecuting violent gang crimes, from investigation to trial, while discussing innovative prosecution strategies utilized by some of the nation’s most successful gang prosecutors. This class is appropriate for both investigators and prosecutors.
Maximum Participants: 100

Mi Vida Loca: Intervening With Girls in Gangs

Young women who become involved in gangs pose unique challenges for intervention professionals. This workshop will provide you with in-depth ideas for engaging and intervening with gang-involved girls.
Maximum Participants: 60

Conducting a Comprehensive Gang Assessment

This workshop provides a step-by-step approach to conducting a communitywide gang assessment. Topics will include the types of data to be collected, how data should be analyzed and reported, and lessons learned by communities that have used this process to create targeted responses to local gang problems.
Maximum Participants: 60

Gangs in Schools: Planning, Programming, and Policies

Gangs—on and around the school campus—create special challenges for school staff and administrators. You will learn the basics of establishing appropriate school/gang policies, creating effective gang prevention and intervention programming, engaging school staff members to address gang activity, and creating a learning environment that is resistant to gangs.
Maximum Participants: 100

Gang Intervention Through Targeted Outreach (GITTO)

Discover how to develop a comprehensive strategy to reach youth who are most at risk for gang involvement. This workshop will cover the four components of Targeted Outreach: community mobilization, recruitment techniques, mainstreaming and programming, and case management.
Maximum Participants: 60

Managing Gang Populations: From Arrest to Reentry
Sponsored by the Community Corrections Institute

Learn best practices for the management of gang members in youth and adult correctional settings. This workshop will start with arrest and will cover gang issues in pretrial supervision or detention, the presentence process, incarceration, and supervised release. Presenters will discuss policies and procedures, intelligence collection, creating intervention strategies and programming, and managing the offender’s transition back into the community.
Maximum Participants: 60

Gang Outreach 201: Beyond the Basics

Effective outreach builds the bridge that allows gang members to walk away from the gang lifestyle. In this workshop, you will go beyond the fundamentals and use active-learning strategies to maximize your outreach effectiveness with gang members and their families. The course is designed for both outreach personnel and supervisors.
Maximum Participants: 40

Measuring Your Success: Tailoring Performance Measures to Gang Strategies

Many programs and agencies struggle with creating ways to measure their effectiveness. This hands-on workshop will allow you to identify appropriate data sources, link those data sources to appropriate performance and outcome measures, create logic models for planning purposes, and strategically use these practices for long-term sustainability and program management. You will leave this class with tools you can use immediately to improve program effectiveness and design.
Maximum Participants: 40

June 6–7, Certified G.R.E.A.T. Instructors Only

G.R.E.A.T. Families Training

This specialized two-day training is available for certified G.R.E.A.T. instructors who are interested in delivering the Families Component of the G.R.E.A.T. Program. This intensive training will prepare instructors to conduct the research-based, family-strengthening G.R.E.A.T. Families program.