Review of the Department of Justice's Anti-Gang Intelligence and Coordination Centers

Download or read book Review of the Department of Justice's Anti-Gang Intelligence and Coordination Centers written by Michael D. Gulledge and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gang membership and gang-related criminal activity has increased over the past 10 years, and gang violence is making increased demands on law enforcement resources. In Jan. 2007, the DoJ announced the establishment of three new entities: (1) the Nat. Gang Intell. Center (NGIC) integrates the gang intell. assets of all DoJ agencies and other partners; (2) the Nat. Gang Targeting, Enforce., and Coord. Center (GangTECC) serves as a coordinating center for multi-jurisdictional gang invest.; and (3) the Gang Unit develops and implements strategies to attack the most significant gangs. This report examined the intell. and coord. activities of NGIC and GangTECC and assessed the effectiveness of their contributions to DoJ¿s anti-gang initiatives.