Street Gangs and Organized Crime

Street Gangs and Organized Crime

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.

Daily content and course schedule / agenda:

Day One:

National and Local Gang Trends
Gang Definitions / Gang Mentality
Gangs and Music
Hate Gangs / White Supremacists
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Asian Gangs

Day Two:

Hispanic Gangs
African-American Gangs
Russian Gangs
Nigerian Gangs
Officer Safety / Interviewing Techniques

There are no pre-requisites to this course.

Evaluation

The evaluation process will consist of class participation and active involvement in class exercises and discussion.

Cost: (2) day course consisting of two [8] hour days:

Limitations / Special Needs: None

Any audio/visual or POSTC/Academy facility or staff needs will be addressed on a case-by-case basis, but might include the use of an electronic projection unit, VCR, audio or marker board materials.

Police Officer Standards and Training Requirements

This program has met the rigorous standards of many POST / POSTC certifying authorities across the United States

Student Materials

Depending on student understanding, a wide range of video, audio and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the training session, and the instructors will come prepared with everything they will need to make this an informative, fast-paced learning experience. The materials will range from commercially driven video, personal case studies of the instructors, and detailed hands on training exercises.

Detailed lesson plans are available as needed, and copies of the [473 page] Street Gangs and Organized Crime course, and PowerPoint presentations will be available to those in attendance.

Due to publishing restrictions, these training materials are not enclosed for a review!

Evaluations of Past Courses

Evaluations of past presentations are available upon request if this material and telephonic interviews are not satisfactory.

In addition, we are happy to provide the names of references from all across America to assist you in your decision.