The
Task Force On
Gangs And Youth Violence
Who's On The Task
Force?
The Chairperson of the Task Force this year is Prosecutor Dan Patterson, Greene County Prosecutor's Office, Springfield, Missouri.
At any given time you will find a number of concerned citizens on the Southwest Missouri Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence. The public is cordially invited to attend our regular monthly meetings. In addition, although agency membership changes from time to time, as do the personal representatives from the agencies, the following are typically represented on the Southwest Missouri Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence
City Agencies (Springfield, Missouri)
Springfield Police Department
City Attorney’s Office
Springfield Community 2000 Teams
Springfield Public Schools
Springfield Boys and Girls Club
Various Neighborhood AssociationsCounty Agencies
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Greene County Circuit Court
Greene County Prosecutor’s Office
Greene County Juvenile ServicesMissouri Department of Probation and Parole
Community Partnership-Ozarks Fighting Back
Missouri State University
The Victim Center
The Missouri Division of Youth Services
Missouri Department of Family Services
The Greene County CommissionUnited States Attorney’s Office
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)