The National Gang Center is a coordinated project of three federal agencies, the Office of Justice Programs

Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that focuses on crime prevention through research and development, assistance to state and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies through grants, and assistance to crime victims.The major bureaus...

 (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, within the United States Department of Justice.On Monday, December 13, 2010, President Barack Obama sent to the U.S. Senate the nomination of Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be the Director of the Bureau, in...

 (BJA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs....

(OJJDP). (This agency is distinct from the National Gang Intelligence Center {established 2005}.)

In the agency's statement on its website, it concedes that gang activities go beyond ages of gang members. The state says that the agency's strategies vary from prevention to intervention, suppression, and follow-through. http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/