Police Gangs Of Americ Policing Gangs - 872 Words

Policing Gangs in America This book primarily focused on ways police reacted to gang presence, problems, and illegal activity, based on the way America views gangs. Gangs are described differently by people based on geography, class, age, race, and personal agenda’s. Statistic’s based on research, help grasp the whole situation and soak in the problems for society and also police. Police forces may change up tactics to respond to a certain gang compared to a different police force and different gangs. After reading this book you get a true sense of the officers specialized in confronting these gang members. Along with a touch of characteristics from actually gang members and activity. Chapter Review Chapter one goes over the history of a gang, with California in the 1980’s being the root in the gang problem in the United States. With 280 known gangs, consisting of 26,000 active members, its no surprise why the murder rate went from 200 to 800 homicides per year. The LAPD CRASH unit officers pioneered tactics, raid techniques, and interventions in gang infested areas. Their harsh and sometimes illegal activity set the bar on how to handle a gang problem in a major city. Research showed that in today’s gang problem, gangs are fighting a deadly game of cat and mouse with police. They have their hands on serious weapons, and fight each other nonstop, for territory and drug sales. Much of this chapter discusses research that would help police to move from media sources to