Commonly Used Measures of Gang Program/Strategy Performance

Process Measures

Number of after-school programs developed
Number of parent education classes provided
Number of services offered (e.g., tutoring/mentoring services, conflict resolution, cultural enhancement, and counseling)
Number of prosocial activities attended
Number of violence prevention sessions attended
Number of saturation patrols conducted
Proportion of program participants tested for drugs
Number of home visits by parole officer
Number of meeting held with community residents
Number of aggressive patrol strategies used (e.g., traffic stops, raids and surveillance)
Number of gang members prosecuted
Number of truancy violations addressed

Change in the number of disciplinary violations
Change in the number of validated Security Threat Group (STG) gang members
Change in the number of calls for service
Change in parental attachment
Change in school commitment
Percent change in gang membership
Percent change in gang-related delinquent behavior
Percent change in gang-related violent crimes
Percent change in gang-related drug crimes
Change in perceptions of inmate safety
Change in perceptions of prison staff safety
Change in attitudes toward police
Change in attitudes toward gangs
Change in rate of substance use
Change in percentage of gang-related arrests
Change in percentage of weapons violations arrests
Change in proportion of city-wide shots fired
Change in citizen perception of gang-related crime
Change in rates of institutional disciplinary violations (e.g., weapons, threats, and drug violations, rioting, fighting)

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