Criminal Street Gangs Strategic Operations

The goal of this course is to provide the investigator with the knowledge and strategies to vigorously target, investigate, prosecute and prevent resurgence of criminal street gangs. The concepts taught in this course include: the difference between tactical and strategic approaches toward gang investigations, the importance of law enforcement networking, the significance of good documentation and case file management on gangs and gang members, issues concerning expert witnesses and prosecution strategies, and also the prevention of resurgent gang activity. Additionally, a series of practical exercises will be utilized to demonstrate how these techniques can be applied to a successful investigation.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between tactical and strategic investigations.
• Understand the importance of resource networking in a gang investigation.
• Develop documentation and case file management techniques for organizing gang investigations.
• Identify successful investigative techniques for gang investigations.
• Understand the requirements of expert witnesses in prosecutions.
• Understand prosecution strategies useful for dismantling the more complex criminal street gangs.
• Identify techniques to prevent resurgence of gang activity in a community.

Overview of topics

• Law Enforcement Strategies and Prevention
• Gang Assessment
• Sophistication of Methods of Operation
• Gang Documentation
• Gang Suppression
• Legal Strategies
• Gang Investigations
• Interview and Interrogation
• Case Initiation
• Gang Experts
• Tactical Operational Plan

To register for a class, call the contact listed with that class below:

	Course Schedule and Contacts
Date Class ID Location Contact Name Contact Phone 9/27/2010 13413 SAN FRANCISCO, CA ALAN JOHNSON (415)436-8027

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