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They may seem disorganized, they may act stupid, they may look really young, but they are deadly and cunning as sharks.
https://www.policemag.com/339945/never-underestimate-a-gang-member
Sometimes separate local, state, or county police are used for physical surveillance. Occasionally when intercepted communications seem to have gone...
https://www.policemag.com/374031/gangs-and-electronic-surveillancepart-i
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Curtis Jackson pioneered a different way to attack gangs. Instead of using "show of force" suppression patrols, Jackson...
https://www.policemag.com/373501/going-beyond-suppression-patrols-to-eradicate-gangs
The Mexican Mafia is composed of cell-like cliques united in a coalition under the umbrella name. These cliques or sub-groups are led by informal...
https://www.policemag.com/373919/exploiting-the-mexican-mafias-weaknesses
In recent years, attacks against police officers have increasingly become sneaky ambushes rather than direct confrontations. They may involve improvised...
https://www.policemag.com/373805/booby-traps-death-by-trick-or-device
"End of Watch" provides a refreshing avoidance of the Hollywood formula. This production has captured the most realistic depiction of everyday police...
https://www.policemag.com/374245/will-end-of-watch-shift-the-perception-of-cops
The Mexican press estimates that 19.5% of the official ballot boxes were installed in areas controlled by the drug cartels. Many voters avoided the poles...
https://www.policemag.com/374111/mexicos-deal-with-the-devil
No matter which big bad bloody band of barrio bad boys you might be dealing with, I'll bet they are taking their orders from prison-gang inmates. And when...
https://www.policemag.com/373488/mexican-mafia-the-most-dangerous-gang
I've always marveled at this irony. Young men who rebel against authority and parental control, who commonly hate school, hate memorizing verses and...
https://www.policemag.com/373799/understanding-inmate-codes-of-conduct
In April, I joined many other local, state, and federal law enforcement experts in Washington D.C. to voice opposition to the flawed amnesty bill misnamed...
https://www.policemag.com/374330/a-path-to-citizenship-for-gangs-and-terrorists
The word "war" is not just hyperbole; it correctly describes what is going on. It's estimated that the violence—kidnapping and murder—has driven 400,000...
https://www.policemag.com/373537/the-border-war-with-mexican-cartels
Operation Black Flag was another "staggering and comprehensive blow" to California's most powerful gang, according to U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte. However,...
https://www.policemag.com/373888/taking-down-mexican-mafia-cliques-in-the-o-c
Based on my experience, I'd say my paintball games were more realistic and useful training experiences than any contrived multiple-target drill, falling...
https://www.policemag.com/373670/paintball-wars-effective-reality-based-training
Jose "Bat" Marquez received a life sentence for trafficking methamphetamine from a prison cell. Most law enforcement officials would consider this a...
https://www.policemag.com/373968/how-a-cartel-enforcer-thrived-in-lockup
Web Extra: Read the National Gang Intelligence Center's Feb. 15 report on gang infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies.
https://www.policemag.com/373460/gangs-in-the-military-loyalty-to-homeboys-or-homeland
In prison, forms of black slang and African languages are used to code conversations to prevent non-black inmates and staff from understanding the...
https://www.policemag.com/373720/do-you-speak-swahili
Every victim or witness had heard the stories in the ghetto about gang retaliation against those who were foolish enough to snitch on gang members. Most of...
https://www.policemag.com/374187/gangs-in-the-courtroom
Mexicans and Mexican Americans who can barely say taco are being taught dialects of the ancient Aztec language Nahuatl. In California prisons both the...
https://www.policemag.com/373714/do-you-speak-nahuatl
One afternoon about five years ago, I was summoned from my desk at the detective division of a major Southern California urban sheriff's department and...
https://www.policemag.com/339501/murder-ink
For undercover police work or even off-duty use, a small gun that can easily be concealed yet fires a reasonably powerful cartridge is essential. Kel-Tec...
https://www.policemag.com/339855/kel-tec-pf-9-pistol