Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
In an NIJ podcast, LEADS Scholars from three police departments discuss how they worked with community organizations and used evidence-based policing to reduce gun violence
Communities far from the border are confronting complex criminal issues spawned by the unbridled flood of illegal migrants
SWAT
While SWAT and community policing naturally feels to be in conflict with each other that does not have to be the case
A gang in L.A.'s Eastside orchestrated the thefts, according to LAPD detectives
Several of the gang’s members are charged in the slaying of off-duty Officer Fernando Arroyos
Police Superintendent David Brown said the bulk of the homicides are the result of conflicts between rival gangs
Police also seized nearly $300,000 in cash and over 100 firearms
The use of the federal racketeering law to go specifically after violence has ramped up since 2017
Chiefs and sheriffs may need to consider greater enforcement efforts while not injuring police-community relations
The move acknowledged that a key component of crime-fighting efforts was not working effectively and in need of adjustment
Some may shudder at the words “consent to search.” But hear me out
The Dream Keeper Fellowship will give high-risk individuals $300 a month to avoid violence
By studying gun violence like we study disease, the police can improve the chances of discovering who has a greater chance of being shot
Multi-agency collaboration aids in thwarting violent criminal activity in central S.C.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea says the NYPD is pulling out all the stops in curbing violence committed by warring street gangs
“I have to commend the four officers for the incredible restraint that was shown on [body camera] video,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea
A 28-year-old Chicago man is accused of shooting and wounding three law enforcement officers
Some city council members objected. “We are not looking to have civilians do exactly what police officers do”
Statutes define gang crime as involving persons committing crimes for the benefit of the gang. But what if the crime is committed by a lone wolf?
When analyzed in abstract terms, the intelligence process sounds vague, complicated and difficult to execute. This need not be the case
Five key factors make up the mission of security threat group intelligence gathering operations in a correctional setting
The thwarting of inmate plans for escape, drug trafficking, gang activity or assaults does not occur by chance
Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements said it involved an “ongoing feud” involving two groups known to authorities
Quality of life degrades with unenforced animal cruelty protections
Investigators believe the shooting was gang-related
“These are not just low-level disputes,” Police Chief Moore said. “They are amplifying quickly into multiple shootings, multiple victims”
Authorities arrested 50 members of the prison gang as part of a statewide crackdown, officials said Friday
The deputies were searching the area for the suspect, a white supremacist gang member, when they were ambushed and returned fire
Authorities found explosives that had been “fashioned to look like they would detonate,” but were in fact fake, when someone opened the door
The alert from FBI officials in Chicago alleges certain gang members may be targeting police who draw their weapons
Officers who didn’t make a gang or gun arrest or identify gang members on field interview cards for two days were told their “production” wasn’t good enough, the suit alleges
The officers were charged with falsifying records in the database known as CalGang
