Archive for the ‘Gangs’ Category

Austin Police Report Wave Of Random Gang Violence

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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Maryland Law Enforcers Ask Pols For Better Anti-Gang Laws

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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How Tennessee Is–And Isn’t–Fighting Its Gang Problem

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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A Look At How Gangs Disrupt Learning In Tennessee Schools

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

A 2009 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report, released only to law enforcement, found gang activity in schoolyards across the state, reports The Tennessean in the second in a series. Local gang recruitment efforts are part of a national problem on the rise this decade, says the 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment. The gangs instigate fights, frighten and intimidate students, and disrupt normal activities. In some schools, classroom instruction has been lost to the threat of violence and resulting grief when violence occurs. In other schools, gangs are not on the radar until something happens. (more…)

Organized Criminal Gangs Taking Hold In Suburban Areas

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Overwhelmed police officers admit gangs have taken hold in all corners of Tennessee to sell drugs, steal, and kill, reports The Tennessean in the first of a series. What was once largely an urban crisis has spread to suburban and rural communities. The gangs are no longer just graffiti-spraying  delinquents. They are armed and dangerous criminal enterprises that recruit young people with the allure of fast money, street status, and a sense of belonging — even if the group they join may get them killed or sent to prison. (more…)

Christopher J. Mumola

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Policy Analyst, Corrections Statistics Program

Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20531

PH: 202-353-2132

FX: 202-514-1757

christopher.mumola@usdoj.gov

Press office contact, Kara McCarthy.  She can be reached at Kara.McCarthy@usdoj.gov or at 202-307-1241.

Justice Department To Focus More On International Organized Crime

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

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Cities Group Offers Advice On Forming, Funding Antigang Plans

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

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Chicago Youth Crime: Black 2-Parent Families Needed

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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NC Antigang Motto: “Nothing Stops A Bullet Like A Job”

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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