Efforts to fight gang crime in Los Angeles were bolstered Thursday with the signing of a $200,000 contract to establish the first Violence Intervention and Training Academy to formally train gang ...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduced a new gang intervention training academy on Thursday. The program will receive a one-year, $200,000 contract from the city. The non-profit Advancement ...

A city-sponsored training academy for gang intervention workers will open at least a year later than Los Angeles officials had hoped after a collision of philosophies and egos -- a hitch in the city’s ...

The city’s efforts to fight gang crime were bolstered Thursday with the signing of a $200,000 contract to establish the first Violence Intervention and Training Academy to formally train gang ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — The nation’s gang capital launched its official training academy for anti-gang workers on Thursday with a $200,000 contract and high hopes. By developing standards, curriculum ...

Los Angeles is set to open the first training academy in the nation for ex-gang members turned intervention workers. The City Council approved a $200,000 contract with The Advancement Project to open ...

Taking the first step to professionalize gang intervention workers, a Los Angeles city panel on Monday recommended paying a group $200,000 to create a training academy. The Los Angeles Violence ...