Level 1 - Prevention Programs and services to keep youth out of the criminal justice system and gang involvement, includes targeted community engagement initiatives and education
- Youth up to 18 years of age
- No Involvement with Criminal Justice, exhibiting risky behaviors
- Client and family recommended for scholarship to appropriate services with emphasis upon CMPD sponsored prevention programs, such as PAL, RMFY, etc.
- Prevention education in community, school, and congregation
- Community engagement through surveys, meetings, resource fairs, call-in’s, and/or trainings in targeted neighborhoods
Level 2 - Diversion Programs and services to divert youth from the criminal justice system and gang involvement
- Youth up to 18 years of age
- Minimal Involvement with Criminal Justice, first-time
non-violent or status offender - Client and family recommended for scholarship to appropriate services with emphasis upon life skills, Teen Court, Youth Development Initiative, and other professional services
Level 3 - Intervention Programs and services to divert youth from continued involvement in the criminal justice system and gang involvement
- Youth up to 20 years of age
- Significant involvement with Criminal Justice
- Client and family recommended for scholarship to appropriate services, based upon level of criminality, with emphasis upon life skills, education, vocation, and employment and CMPD sponsored programs such as Community Services Association, Urban League, Q-Foundation, etc.
For brochures detailing our Community Services and Youth Engagement Programs,
click here. To learn more about our effort on Gang Education and Prevention,
view this brochure. We also have the "
Parents' Guide to Gangs," a guide designed to provide parents with answers to common questions about gangs to enable them to recognize and prevent gang involvement.
For more information on Prevention, Diversion and Intervention of the Youth Engagement Unit, contact
Diversion Inquiries
Sgt. Catina Odom
Juvenile Diversion Sergeant
Diversion & Youth Services Unit
704-432-2006
K. Frances Cook
Community Relations Manager
Community Engagement Unit
704-336-7331
Also, check out this
latest video from the National Gang Center about why youth join gangs.
Presentations and TrainingThe CMPD provides gang and violence resistance presentations for youth in all grades, gang awareness and recognition education for adults, and training for all professionals who work with or have contact with youth who are at risk for delinquency populations.