In-person meeting of the Governor's Crime Commission's Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force.
Purpose:The task force focuses on reducing the presence and impact of gang activity in North Carolina, including keeping young people out of gangs. It brings together law enforcement, education leaders, legal representatives, mental health and substance use organizations, and people who have successfully left gangs.
Agenda:Streaming Link: youtube.com/@NCPublicSafety/streams
The Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet on March 24th, 2026 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held at 1201 Front Street, Raleigh, NC, 27609 and can be streamed at youtube.com/@NCPublicSafety/streams.
9:00 AM
Welcome
Call to Order
Ethics Reminder
Secretary Leslie Dismukes, Task Force Co-Chair, Secretary, Department of Adult Correction
Director Siarra Scott, Task Force Co-Chair, Director, Office of Violence Prevention, Department of Public Safety
Due to inclement weather, the gang task force meeting originally scheduled for January 27 is cancelled.
1:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Roll Call, Ethics Reminder, Approval of 8/20/2025 Minutes
Karen Howard, Vice Chair
1:10 p.m.
GCC Staff Updates
GCC Staff
1:25 p.m.
Domestic Violence Data Trends
Lizzie Sager, Director of Evaluation, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1:55 p.m.
Violence Against Women Act, STOP Implementation Plan Update
Daun Brown-Hairston, VAWA Lead Planner
2:10 p.m.
Member Updates
CVS Committee
Virtual meeting of the R/
Co-chairs Leslie Cooley Dismukes, secretary of the Department of Adult Correction, and Siarra Scott, director of the NC Office of Violence Prevention, will lead the first meeting of the 20-member Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force.
For more information about this meeting, please see the Private Protective Services Board's website.
For more information about this meeting, please see the Private Protective Services Board's website.
For more information about this meeting, please see the Private Protective Services Board's website.