Posts Tagged ‘Crime’

From inside the Maricopa County Jail, one of the nation’s largest, Frank Marcell sees straight into the future…and the view isn’t pretty. Among the trends he believes have become “more fully corroborated” in the last several months are these: Understanding the full impact of these trends and how they affect law enforcement, Marcell says, begins…

The thwarting of inmate plans for escape, drug trafficking, gang activity or assaults does not occur by chance. It’s no secret to any officer that drug cartels, gangs and other forms of organized crime are alive and well in many of our nation’s jails and prisons. The flourishing drug trade in the United States has…

Five key factors make up the mission of security threat group intelligence gathering operations in a correctional setting. n the first article in this series, I discussed the reasons why intelligence gathering in jails and prisons is needed: the growing number of inmates with ties to drug cartels, gangs, extremist groups and other security threat…

When analyzed in abstract terms, the intelligence process sounds vague, complicated and difficult to execute. This need not be the case. In the first article in this series, we examined the “why” of security threat group intelligence operations in jails, and in the second article, we defined the “what”—the mission and process. To come full…

Known as “cyberbanging,” gangs are recruiting new members, intimidating rivals, promoting criminal activity and advertising their brand online. The ever-expanding reliance on social media has transcended banal conversation between friends and family to the more sinister realm of gang-related criminal activity, requiring law enforcement to stay ahead of emerging trends and platforms. “If your law…

A partnership between an investigator, an analyst and a prosecutor to share data and collaborate on cases is reducing gang crime in Georgia. Gangs operate across agency boundaries often exploiting the fact that each police department will have its own data on gang members and that it’s difficult to share this data between agencies. Of…

n resource-strapped times, intelligence-led policing is a key to identifying and investigating gang activity. This special coverage series reviews strategies departments can deploy to take a data-driven approach to reducing gang-related crime. Intelligence-led policing is more than just the latest buzzword and magnet for grant money. In an age where law enforcement agencies are compelled…

Atlanta sees 21% drop in homicides after gang, gun crackdownAtlanta PD Chief Schierbaum said officers removed 3,000 guns from city streets in 2023 while charging 140 documented gang members with 560 crimesJanuary 18, 2024 10:32 AMUS-NEWS-ATLANTA-HOMICIDES-DROP-21-AFTER-1-AT.jpgDecember 15, 2023 Atlanta: One person is dead and another is injured after an argument led to gunfire early Friday…

Some kids may be fascinated by the gang lifestyle and love the rush and adrenaline of breaking the law, according to Robert Ontiveros, former gang member and mentor who partners with Learn4Life, a network of 80+ free public high schools. “Everything we do is planting seeds in their minds. They may not understand now, but…

The MS-13 members had been cruising all night in a gray Mercedes, searching for rival gang members to kill in Maryland or Virginia so they could bolster their street cred and expand their turf. Then they spotted Antonio Kaoul Smith, 37, leaving a 7-Eleven convenience store in Dumfries, Va. He was a stranger carrying a…