Publications

GANG INVESTIGATOR'S HANDBOOK
Street gangs, prison gangs and biker gangs -- made up of every kind of criminal, from vandals and drug dealers to the most violent predators -- present an especially difficult problem for law enforcement. Gang Investigator's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to combating these dangerous groups, based on the successes of many of the best gang detectives in the field.

Matthew O'Deane has been a California police officer since 1992, and over half of that time he has been tasked with targeting gangs. He worked for the National City Police Department for 10 years before moving to the San Diego District Attorney's Office, where he has served in the Gang Prosecution Unit since 2002. He earned his Ph.D. in public policy, master's degree in public administration and bachelor's degree in criminal justice. O'Deane has investigated hundreds of serious gang crimes, including more than 40 gang-related murders, and continues to investigate and research gangs on a daily basis.   For Sales Click Here

Lessons From a Gang Cop is not a book about the history of gangs, how they communicate, or how they operate in North America. Many of these kinds of books already exist so in contrast, this book will be one that is focused on high-impact success principles and real-life inspirational stories from the field that will help you to be a more effective, productive and healthy law enforcement officer.

A 27-year veteran with the LAPD and CGIA Instructor, Tony Moreno is a qualified gang specialist who has devoted a career to developing information on gangs, investigating gangs and gang-related crime, and providing training to countless law enforcement professionals, agencies and private companies.

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Bob Morrill started working street gangs in East Los Angeles in 1966 as a policeman for the Monterey Park Police Department. He along with three members of the California Department of Corrections (Parole Department) put together the original Prison Gang Task Force, originally called the MTF (Monterey Park Task Force).  He was the first coordinator of this group, which had its start in 1972.  In the beginning it was the PGTF members who trained some of the CDC security officers and educated many Police officers about the group known as the Mexican Mafia or “La eMe”. Bob has also participated in numerous seminars pointing out the dangers of the “prison gangs”.  Although the Task Force was an intelligence gathering group, Bob was involved in the arrests of many of the top “shot callers” of the Mexican Mafia, including the “Honorary” Godfather Joe Morgan.  For Sales Click Here

Bob's website is here: http://freewebs.com/behindprisonwalls/

 
Gang Investigations: A Street Cop's Guide
Derrick Watkins, Richard Ashby
Long before international terrorists threatened our borders, local gang members terrorized community streets. Today, street gangs continue to destroy neighborhoods and keep citizens held hostage in their homes. Gang Investigations: A Street Cop’s Guide provides a step-by-step guide to gang identification, arrest, search and seizure, prosecution, and other programs that have been used successfully by criminal justice agencies nationwide. Anti-gang strategies are discussed along with the results of their implementation.  This guide will better prepare every police officer and detective to deal with the modern street gang. With Watkins’ and Ashby’s knowledge, departments and officers can develop better strategies to curb gang violence and the fear of street terrorists.   For Sales Click Here
 
Varrio Warfare: Violence in the Latino Community
Gabriel C. Morales
Is now in reprint! To order send $20.00 check or money order to: 
Gabe Morales
P.O. Box 98685
Des Moines, WA 98198
Price includes tax and shipping costs. Please wait 2-3 weeks for delivery. A portion of the proceeds will go to Prevention/Intervention programs.
 
How did Graffiti get started? What do those words say and what's their meaning? How do you locate the vandals if they're not caught in the act? Once they are caught what happens? Why do they tag? These are all questions that will be answered when you read Understanding and Investigating Graffiti.

Graffiti ranks consistently within the top three problems in neighborhoods and communities, yet most every city and law enforcement agency has failed to take any type of real action. Is this really serving the needs of the community? Although many agencies will provide a graffiti removal team to paint over some of the graffiti, the crime itself goes unpunished in some communities. What kind of message is this sending to the vandals who seek to damage and sometimes destroy property?

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There is no gang turf more desperately unique than that hidden among the 464 square miles that make up the City of Los Angeles. It is a fragile place; both tantalizing and repulsive, where wild fires can scorch hilltop celebrity homes as easily as gang members decimate a housing project with automatic rifle fire. 

The Gangs of Los Angeles is a classic, real life account of American crime. From the early Tomato Gangs of 1890's Boyle Heights to the modern Crips and Mara Salvatrucha, with side trips through an Irish Dogtown, the gang wars of "Happy Valley", Sleepy Lagoon and the yellow journalism of the Hearst Press, and a tragic murder at Sunset and Vine, Dunn recounts the events and notorious denizens that spawned LA's gang subculture. 

About the Author

William Dunn is a Detective Sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department. A former CRASH officer and renowned gang expert, Dunn has instructed law enforcement nationwide regarding the current MS-13 gang epidemic. A UCLA graduate, Dunn lives near L.A. 
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