Juvenile Female Gangs

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Gang issues

2 core workbooks (14 sessions) and 8 key lessons (16 sessions) address needs and risk factors underlying gang activity, the gang "mind set," and selected gang issues.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Female gang issues

2 workbooks (24 sessions) address issues specific to young women and gangs.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Anger and violence program resources

6 workbooks (46 sessions) address the risk factors underlying gang aggression and violence. Additionally, students identify their personal triggers and risk factors - and develop action plans to address these issues.

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Women’s issues

8 workbooks (36 sessions) address women’s issues in relationships, domestic violence, and substance abuse.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Returning Home

14 workbooks and four short activities (75 sessions) address common issues involved in community reintegration. These are highly interactive materials, and critical to successful gang-avoidance, violenceavoidance, and recovery.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Vocational Program Resources

20 lessons addressing work and employment issues.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Managing your anger

36 one-hour lessons, addressing anger and violence management, basic communication skills, refusal skills, and conflict resolution.

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Identifying and Changing your Stinking Thinking

52 specific issues, including issues underlying gang activity and criminal values (criminogenic thinking).

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Phoenix Gang Intervention Curriculum: Program Activities

This series of 60 program activities is designed to facilitate class participation, group involvement and cooperation, and self-disclosure. Many are based on traditional experiential learning approaches. They range from 10-50 minutes, and provide a "change of pace" for participants and staff.

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New Freedom Program Binder #1 (female secure care program)

6 workbooks (28 sessions) and 4 activities (6 sessions) address issues underlying gang activity and other problem behaviors. Topics include violence at home, problems at home, multiple dependencies, and individual risk factors.

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New Freedom Program Binder #2 (female secure care program)

7 workbooks, and 4 program activities (53 sessions) addressing feelings and issues underlying problem behaviors, including gang activity. The materials focus on accelerating the process of individual change (moving from "contemplation" to "action").

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New Freedom Program Binder #3 (female secure care program)

6 key wordbooks (54 sessions) and supplementary workbooks and individual lessons (18 sessions) guide the development and application of critical coping skills (refusal skills, escape skills, conflict avoidance, relaxation skills, longer-term life planning, and risk factors management. The goal of these materials is the development of "self-efficacy," critical to success in avoiding future problems.

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- Teacher’s Manual

- Security Staff Manual

Designed for initial staff development and in-service training.

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Community Aftercare

25-40 hour program.

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Community Programs

Selected resources from the above programs.

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Substance abuse program resources (female)

Selected resources from the above programs, supported by detailed treatment planning guidance.

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Community detention and diversion program materials

30-session program.