Gang Reduction Program: Interim Evaluation Findings from Four U.S. Cities

Four U.S. cities—Los Angeles, Milwaukee, North Miami Beach, and Richmond—were sites for a $10 million federal Gang Reduction Program (GRP) evaluated by the Urban Institute. The report presents interim findings on collaboration levels, implementation successes, and mixed effects on crime reduction. The evaluation was conducted by researcher Meagan Cahill, with data collected through at least late 2007.

Use Cases

• Analyzing variation in inter-agency collaboration levels based on the program evaluation findings.
• Evaluating the implementation success of a multi-site federal crime reduction initiative.
• Assessing the mixed effects of a community-based program on crime levels in different urban contexts.
• Studying the sustainability of federally-funded programs beyond their initial grant period.

Strengths

• Evaluation of a $10 million federal initiative provides a substantive case study.
• Findings are based on a multi-year study across four distinct geographic sites.
• Report includes analysis of program sustainability efforts beyond the funding period.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific program sites and evaluation period.

Provenance

Source

Urban Institute evaluation authored by Meagan Cahill.

Collection Method

Program evaluation of a federal initiative, likely involving qualitative and quantitative data collection.

Time Range

Evaluation period through at least late 2007.

Geography

Los Angeles, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; North Miami Beach, Florida; and Richmond, Virginia, USA.