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The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations. From cross-border incursions to cross-town rivalries, the scourge of “organized” crime perpetrated by gang members can be violent, bloody, and devastating to a community, and dangerous to officers.
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August 27, 2008
Are more violent clashes ahead with fearless super-gangs? Charles Remsberg - 10-8: Life on the Line

Are more violent clashes ahead with fearless super-gangs?

[Editor’s note: Two years ago, PoliceOne ran a two-part series on prison gangs and the career criminals... - Full Story
August 06, 2008
Connie Rice Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

Connie Rice "changing the paradigm" in addressing gang violence

Two weeks ago, PoliceOne brought to our readers part one of a two-part series on gang violence in Los... - Full Story
March 31, 2008
Homeland vs. Gangland Gary Klivans - Cracking Gang Codes

Homeland vs. Gangland

Law enforcement has “high speed, high tech” methods of collecting intelligence, but remember that David Berkowitz's killing spree was stopped because of a parking ticket - Full Story
March 24, 2008
Not just kid stuff: Handling juveniles on patrol Dr. Laurence Miller - Practical Police Psychology

Not just kid stuff: Handling juveniles on patrol

From the switchblade-wielding “JDs” of the 1950s to the 9mm-packing “boyz” of... - Full Story
August 28, 2006
Preparing to confront & combat career criminals Charles Remsberg - 10-8: Life on the Line

Preparing to confront & combat career criminals

By Chuck Remsberg PoliceOne Senior Contributor In Part 1 of this special PoliceOne interview with Frank... - Full Story
August 23, 2006
Are you prepared to win against today’s new career criminal? Charles Remsberg - 10-8: Life on the Line

Are you prepared to win against today’s new career criminal?

By Chuck Remsberg Senior PoliceOne Contributor Career criminals who have mastered the art of surviving... - Full Story
December 19, 2005
Understanding East Coast Mexican gangs, Part 2 Sgt. Lou Savelli, NYPD (ret.) - Tools of the (Crime) Trade

Understanding East Coast Mexican gangs, Part 2

In Part 1 of this special series, I shared background on the early stages of Mexican gangs taking root... - Full Story
December 02, 2005
Understanding East Coast Mexican gangs, Part 1 Sgt. Lou Savelli, NYPD (ret.) - Tools of the (Crime) Trade

Understanding East Coast Mexican gangs, Part 1

Names/alliances of U.S. Mexican gangs La Gran Raza The Mexican Boys Crazy Homies Chidos Picudos Cachandos... - Full Story
October 12, 2005
Finding informants in the Charles Remsberg - 10-8: Life on the Line

Finding informants in the "invisible army" on the street

Part 4 of a 4-Part SeriesWhen Trainer Pat McCarthy was working undercover for the Chicago PD, hanging... - Full Story
September 21, 2005
PoliceOne investigates claim of MS-13 Scott Buhrmaster - Topics & Tactics for Law Enforcement

PoliceOne investigates claim of MS-13 "Kill an Officer Day"

Alert found unsubstantiatedRecently an e-mail indicating that the MS-13 gang has declared Oct. 30 an... - Full Story



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with Pat McCarthy
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with Scott Buhrmaster