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Like war, police work can be an ugly job. Like military service, it can be dangerous physically and psychologically. But who's better prepared to endure...
https://www.policemag.com/374318/why-we-should-hire-returning-veterans
Many of the Mexican cartel crimes in the illegal alien community go unreported. The ugly crimes of kidnapping, human trafficking, extortion, gang violence,...
https://www.policemag.com/374367/is-mexican-cartel-activity-in-the-u-s-exaggerated
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-conductNo traditional Hispanic gang member I ever knew would have dug up Grandma from her tomb, or desecrated a church altar or a statue of the Madonna.
https://www.policemag.com/373119/criminal-gangs-and-the-occultLess than 10 percent of the kids from even the worst neighborhoods join criminal gangs. Recognizing and giving gang members: “respect,” after they choose to...
https://www.policemag.com/373292/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-bad-boy
Edged-weapon gang culture flourished most prominently in American jails and prisons. Every inmate is expected to be able to defend himself. Gang members...
https://www.policemag.com/373726/edged-weapons-and-gang-cultureMaybe judges should be made to spend some time with prison staff inside the walls to educate themselves in a practical way on the true realities of life in...
https://www.policemag.com/373608/the-dangers-of-judicial-arrogance
Gang members belong to a gangster culture, believing that only lame punks do menial work for "the man." Why be a lowly worker, when you can be the boss? As...
https://www.policemag.com/373737/gang-finances-living-off-the-gridWe all fear that the justice system seems unable to protect us or punish the bad guys. When these conditions and feelings become extreme, self protection...
https://www.policemag.com/373329/vigilante-justiceI don't mean to sound like Los Angeles or I personally have all the answers to the world's gang problems, but during my more than three decades fighting...
https://www.policemag.com/373095/what-not-to-do-in-anti-gang-programs