One of the most important aspects of classification and the subsequent housing of individuals being booked into your facilities is the ability to identify who is a security threat to your facility, inmates and staff. Street and prison gang members pose the greatest risk to the safe and secure operation of your facility if not classified correctly...Topics discussed include: interview versus interrogation; being prepared for the interview; preparing for the interview; gang interviews; making sure the questioning is not vague; and when an inmate requests to talk to you.
The overall purpose of this project was to investigate the nature and assess of the scope of gang involvement in sex trafficking in San Diego County.
In this paper commissioned by the National Institute of Justice, authors reviewed the available evidence on the impact of institutional programming on pre- and post-release outcomes, prison misconduct, recidivism, post-release employment, and costs avoided through the prevention of crime.
This National Gang Center newsletter (Winter 2014) features articles on probation and parole perspectives on gang member reentry, collaboration and information sharing for juvenile justice, OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model training details, and resources offered by OJJDP and BJA.
A documentary in the LA gang wars between the Crips and the Bloods.
This 50 min. video produced by the Documentary & Life Discovery HD Channel in May 2014 documents how most prison gangs do more than offer simple protection for their members. Most often, prison gangs are responsible for any drug, tobacco or alcohol handling inside correctional facilities. Furthermore, many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution, assaults, kidnappings and murders.
This Southern Poverty Law Center video was created to help law enforcement agencies better prepare for encounters with aryan prison gang members behind prison walls and on the streets.
This website from the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky features the Stalking and Harassment Assessment & Risk Profile (SHARP) tool.
This website provides easy access to local domestic violence shelters, along with resources on the topic.
This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences across the lifespan.