Reducing Youth Gang Violence: The Little Village Gang Project in Chicago - Paperbackby Irving a. Spergel (Author) In this book, Irving Spergel details the efforts of his Chicago youth gang project, a comprehensive, community based model designed to reduce gang problems, including violence and illegal drug activity. He offers an in depth description of the Little Village Gang Violence Reduction Project, revealing the successes and failures of intervention at each level: individual youths, the gang itself, and the community at large.