1. Norfolk gang suppression

2. Norfolk gang suppression
Why do I do this job?
Fun
Exciting
Challenging
Scary

3. What you will learn What is a Gang?
the difference between Homegrown and National Gangs?
How do we combat gangs?
How does social media play a role in Homegrown Gangs?

4. State of Virginia Gang Definition
Definitions. “Criminal Street Gang” means any ongoing organization, association group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, (i) which has as one of its primary objectives or activities the commission of one or more predicate criminal acts, (ii) which has an identifiable name or identifying sign or symbol, and (iii) whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity.

5. Simply Stated, a gang is…
A group of 3 or more people
Who associate with each other
They have some type of identifier
- name, symbol or sign
Involved in specific predicate acts

6. Is this a CRIMINAL STREET Gang?
JABBAWOCKEEZ…
IDENTIFYING SIGN
SYMBOLS
HAND SIGNS

7. HOME GROWN vs National gangs
National gangs are large-scale gangs that have numerous sections, often closely related and are found in cities throughout the United States Homegrown gangs can imitate the signs and culture of national gangs to gain respect from other local sets, but these gangs are not necessarily affiliated with national gangs For example, BLOODS –National Gang Highly structured. Homegrown Gang- Local Gang no set leader or structured normally neighborhood gangs.

8. How do we combat gangs Understanding What a gang is... Why kids Join…
What they are fighting for…

9. Why do they Join

10. What they are fighting for

11. How do we combat Gangs
Awareness
Community…
Individual & Family

12. Awareness Community School Talks for all students
School Staff briefings
Civic League Presentations

13. Graffiti Tells what gang is claiming that territory
Tells which gangs are friendly and which are not
Tells us names and roughly how many members

14. Awareness cont… Individual & family Home visits
Understanding Social Media
Understanding Verbal & nonverbal communication
Knowing the company you keep

15. Social Media

16. Group Pictures

17. How do we combat gangs Suppression
Timely and Accurate Intelligence
Rapid Deployment of Personnel & Resources
Innovative & Modern Tactics
Relentless Follow- Up & Assessment to Ensure Problem Resolution

18. Timely and Accurate Intelligence
Develop Confidential Informants from within the gang, or close enough to the gang to know what's going on.
Employ members of the community to become Sources of information. These sources know what's going on in the community, and can tell you when an individual or group diverts from their norms.

19. Rapid Deployment of Personnel & Resources
You cant investigate from your armchair Respond to every crime scene and seek out the potential gang angle
Partner with resources from other units to help get the job done. Crime Analysis Narcotics Field operations Federal Agencies Community Leaders

20. Norfolk Home grown gangs

21. Innovative & Modern Tactics
Housing authority – Agreed to terminate the lease if anyone within the household is found to be involved in gang activity.
Probation – Agreed to violate gang members on probation that we fund on social media holding firearms

22. Relentless Follow-Up & Assessment to Ensure Problem Resolution
Every suspect, victim and witness is interview and vetted for gang affiliation. Pursue Gang participation charges
Like Who video shoot and firearm recovery

23. Norfolk Home grown gangs

24. Norfolk Home grown gangs

25. questions
CONTACT INFORMATION Sergeant J.T. White