THE GANG FREE NM PROJECT

A Community Outreach Initiative

The Gang Free NM Project is the Prevention/Intervention branch of the New Mexico Gang Investigators Association, dedicated to educating the public that they themselves might be better protected by supporting the development of partnerships between criminal justice agencies, the private sector, and communities with the goal of working towards reducing gang crime, the involvement of youth in criminal gang activity and the prevention of any organized criminal activity.

The GangFreeNM Project partners with community organizations, outreach initiatives, prevention/intervention programs and has dedicated resources available to commit participating members to become G.R.E.A.T Officers or Facilitators. Funding for G.R.E.A.T Officer or Families training is only available to actively participating GangFreeNM Project members, who have been in good standing for at least one (1) year.

International Gang Awareness Week

The International Gang Awareness Week is designed to bring global awareness to the violent problems criminal gangs pose to communities and reach at-risk children who are susceptible to gang recruitment.  Administered by NAGIA and its 25 member associations across the US, Canada, Mexico, South America and Africa, includes a full week of events to coincide with the beginning of the school year.

Community Forum

The NMGIA has dedicated resources to bring criminal justice and private sector partners to the table to address security threat concerns posed by gangs in the community. With your help, we can focus enforcement efforts to contribute to a safer community.

Public Training

We offer training programs to members of the community who are concerned with the threats posed by criminal gangs. These programs are designed to help parents/guardians and families identify warning signs of child involvement in criminal gangs, awareness of negative influencers contributing to gang involvement and preventative measures to intervene in child involvement with criminal gangs.

School Resources

We support and promote a mix of Prevention, Intervention, Education, and Enforcement programs and initiatives to identify and deter at-risk youth from involvement in criminal gang activities.

Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T)

An evidence-based and effective gang and violence prevention program built around school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula. The Program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership for children in the years immediately before the prime ages for introduction into gangs and delinquent behavior.