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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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Ohio officer shot outside bar

Veteran Dayton undercover police officer was on gang duty - Full Story

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Chicago homicides up nearly 60% in 2012

Police blame street gangs for increase in violence, nonfatal shootings also up - Full Story

Columns

3 key attributes of successful gang investigators Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: All Units...

3 key attributes of successful gang investigators

If your intention is to one day work the gang unit, you can develop (or further refine) the skills and expertise you will need - Full Story

Columns

Gang codes: Not hiding in plain sight Gary Klivans - Cracking Gang Codes

Gang codes: Not hiding in plain sight

The following gang code sample was confiscated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in New York - Full Story

Tips

Situational awareness: Gangs targeting cops

Do you know how the gangs in your city and on your beat are they recruiting? Gangs are targeting police... - Full Story Secure - Law Enforcement Only

Videos

Gangs use social media to find members

When you join social-networking sites like Facebook, be careful who you become friends with. More gang members are joining the networks and operating online.
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Gangs Columnists

Cracking Gang Codes Cracking Gang Codes
with Gary Klivans
10-8: Life on the Line 10-8: Life on the Line
with Charles Remsberg