Prevention programs target youth at risk of gang involvement and help reduce the number of youth who join gangs. Intervention programs and strategies provide sanctions and services for younger youth who are actively involved in gangs to push them away from gangs. Law enforcement suppression strategies and intensive services target and rehabilitate the most violent gangs and older, criminally active gang members. -"Gang Prevention: An Overview of Research and Programs," James C. Howell Complete the paragraph by choosing from each drop- down menu. Riley is a community official trying to fight gang violence in her community. Her town has a high rate of youth who are committing minor offenses. She decides to implement as a way to directly reduce this number. One strategy is to provide sanctions to youth who are active gang members. However, a different official suggests using in order to attack the heart of the matter: youth who are interested in joining a gang.​