CCJ 2511 INTERVENTION AND PROSECUTION TECHNIQUES FOR GANGS 3 credits

Prerequisite: permission of the program director. This course provides the student with the knowledge and strategies to vigorously target, investigate, prosecute and prevent resurgence of criminal street gangs. This course provides an overview of the origins of gangs, the relationship between gangs and organized crime, and the identification and investigation of criminal street gang members and organizations. The student will explore the factors and programs that can deter and impact gang membership, and the prosecution of encountered criminal street gangs throughout the country. 47 contact hours.