Proactive Strategies
Undercover Ops.
Gangs
Gang Control
Drug Control/Treatment
100
What T.V. shows assist in proactive police strategies?
What is America's Most Wanted, COPS and Dateline.
100
What are the four broad categories of police work in undercover operations?
What is overt and nondeceptive, overt and deceptive, covert and nondeceptive and covert and deceptive.
100
What gang is prominent in central Los Angeles and has over 30,00 members across North America?
What is 18th Street.
100
Who is responsible for the disproportionate share of gangs and is the general population associated with gangs?
What is African American and Latino youth.
100
Approximately how many violent crimes occur in which a victim was sure and offender had been drinking or using drugs?
What is 1.2 million.
200
What alert system was created in Texas to help in the recovery of a 9 year old youth?
What is Amber Alert.
200
What are some of the biggest problems with undercover operations?
What is deception by offenders, officers befriend criminals, weakend relationships, encourages deviant behavior.
200
What gang was started with weapons training and have moved on to more serious crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking?
What is MS-13.
200
What system is used to present an unbiased and complete picture of gang incidents and to establish a baseline of their activity?
What is Geographic Information Systems.
200
What are the four strategies under the supply-reduction strategy?
What is buy and bust, disruption, penetration, intense enforcement.
300
What are 3 acts or threats of violence investigated by Behavioral Analysis Unit?
What is crimes against children/adults, corruption and arson.
300
Who are general selected for undercover ops?
What is new recruits and whoever would fit the investigation.
300
What gangs incorporate the Chinese (triad/tongs) and Vietnamese?
What is Asian Gangs.
300
Some police agencies have partnered with outside organizations to enhance what?
What is cultural competency.
300
What are the four goals developed in the demand-reduction strategy?
What is prevention, treatment, enforcement and integration.
400
What are the 3 components of NCAVC?
What is Behavioral Analysis Unit, CASMIRIC and VICAP.
400
What are some giveaways that might lead to detection?
What is too sure about prices, making phones calls, over eager, familiarity and body language.
400
What type of gang has loose structure, transient leadership/membership, easily passed down code of loyalty and informal member roles?
What is youth gangs.
400
The deportation of members of the MS-13 gangs who are routinely deported to El Salvador is an action referred to as?
What is mano dura or the hard hand.
400
What is the overall thought around the treatment for drug addicts and incarceration?
What is Treatment is cost-effective as compared to incarceration.
500
What aresome of the main priorities of the VICAP?
What is solved or unsolved homicides, missing persons and sexual assault.
500
What agency requires written procedures for conducting vice, drug, and organized crime surveillance, undercover, decoy, and rapid operations?
What is CALEA?
500
What is the estimated number of gang members that reside in almost 3,000 police jurisdictions?
What is 732,000 gang members.
500
What are some useful strategies for social or police agencies to employ to deter youths from gangs?
What is partnering with schools, employment programs, criminal justice agencies, religious groups and grass roots organization.
500
What does evidence show us about treatment programs?
What is evidence suggests treatment does not necessarily reduce drug abuse or recidivism.
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