About Measure Y

• 2.2: Overview
• 2.3: Success Stories
• 2.4: Evaluation: Why it works
  • 2.4.1: Evaluation Reports

  • Current page is 2.4.2: Best Practices

    • 2.4.2.1: Community Policing
    • 2.4.2.2: Crisis Response
    • 2.4.2.3: Gang Intervention/Prevention
    • 2.4.2.4: Family Violence Intervention
    • 2.4.2.5: JJC/OUSD Wraparound Strategy
    • 2.4.2.6: Re-entry Programs
    • 2.4.2.7: Re-entry Employment
    • 2.4.2.8: Restorative Justice
    • 2.4.2.9: Street Outreach
    • 2.4.2.10: Youth Employment
  • 2.4.4: Past Evaluation Reports
• 2.5: Oversight Info and Members
• 2.6: Partnerships
• 2.7: Sign up for our Newsletter
• 2.8: Violence Data/Stressors Report
• 2.9: Oakland Gang Prevention Plan
• 2.10: FAQ

Links to Best Practices

Measure Y Violence Prevention programs are based on national best practices. Best practices for each of the Measure Y programs strategies can be viewed by using the menu on the left.  Below are links to general best practices for violence prevention.

• National League of Cities' California Cities Gang Prevention Network: www.nlc.org

• National Council on Crime and Deliquency: www.nccd-crc.org

• Prevention Institute: http://www.preventioninstitute.org

• National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/

• Center for Disease Control - Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices/chapter2a.pdf

• Urban Strategies Council: http://www.urbanstrategies.org/programs/csj/index.html

• U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency: http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm