The Criminal Street Gang Interdiction and InvestigationAdvanced course is designed to go beyond the Criminal Street Gangs course by providing the student officer with the knowledge, skills and tactics that can make any  law enforcement officer more effective in their gang interdiction and investigation efforts, especially against gangs involved in the drug trade.  This course will instruct student officers on a variety of techniques to interdict gang-related crimes and gang-related violence as well as conducting successful gang investigations.

·         Synergistic Approach to Gang Intelligence, Interdiction and Investigation

·         Gang Intelligence: A Proactive Method

·         Gang-Mapping and Charting in Gang Interdiction and Investigation

·         Dealing with Gangs in the Street Safely and Effectively

·         Innovative Gang Interdiction and Gang Investigative Techniques

·         Gangs on Net: Investigating Net-banging and other Gang-related utilization of the Internet

·         Surveillance considerations for Gang interdiction and investigation

·         Gang-related Undercover operations

·         Gang Expert Testimony and Tactics

·         Court proceedings to enhance gang investigations and prosecutions

·         Interviewing/Interrogating/Debriefing Gang Members

·         Cultivating Gang-related Confidential Informants

·         Deploying Confidential Informants

·         Acquiring Gang-related evidence

·         Identifying and Deciphering Secret Gang Communications

·         Gang-related Search Warrants

·         Conducting RICO Investigations against Gangs

·         Conspiracy Investigations

·         Identifying Armed Gang Members

·         FIELD INTERVIEW Method: Conducting Safer and more Effective gang Contacts

·         Handling Witness Protection and Intimidation

·         Safety and Survival: The Triumphant Mindset

This course is designed for law enforcement officers ONLY.  Police officers, Federal Agents, Corrections Officers, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, Probation Officers, Prosecutors or other law enforcement officers with the need to conduct or become involved in gang interdiction or investigation efforts should attend this class.