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Street Gangs and Organized Crime

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This is a two day course, that will teach those in the criminal justice profession a basic Gangs 101 approach to national and local gang trends, definitions, gang mentality, why people join gangs, how music affects gang activity, and the different types of gangs, which include Hate gangs, Outlaw Motorcycle gangs, Prison gangs, Hispanic gangs, African American gangs, Asian gangs, and White street gangs.

Training Goals and Objectives

The goal of this training program is to provide the student with basic gang awareness, which will give the student the ability to identify and understand gang graffiti, gang symbols, gang language, and basic interviewing techniques. The course will also include Russian and Nigerian organized criminal activity. The course will stress officer safety techniques, plus introduce intervention, prevention, and suppression methods.

Training Audience, Format and Content

This is an informational development course designed for the law enforcement, correctional and Prosecutorial professionals. Students are encouraged to participate in detailed discussions.

This course is most successful when taught and received with audiences of 30 officers or fewer, but has been given in groups of 100 or more with successful reviews. The smaller groups enable officers to have more direct dialog & contact with the instructor and each other.

The course is designed in a two day format with each day involving the exploration of a different topical areas and reinforcement of previous learned material. The course is generally designed to run from 0800 to 1600 hours daily, but can be manipulated for evenings and extended days as needed.

3540 Crain Highway ¦ Suite 343 Bowie ¦ MARYLAND 20716 ¦ 1301-218-3986 ¦ USA