Executive Summary Regarding California Gang Activity
In 2005, the California Criminal Intel Bureau reported the following Executive Summary regarding crimes committed by gangs and terrorists. This report is compiled in order to predict and stop these types of illegal criminal enterprises. Here are some of the trending behaviors the report found:
An increasing number of law enforcement agencies discovered the effectiveness of gang injunctions at curtailing specific criminal behaviors and providing community relief from street gangs and their illegal activities.
Historically, gang members have displayed a propensity for violence against rival gang members; however, in 2005, this focus was increasingly redirected at law enforcement authorities, resulting in the murders of more than 10 law enforcement officers in California.
A governmental anti-gang initiative known as Community Shield, has been active in targeting MS-13 members (which is a Sureno gang). Several MS-13 members have been arrested relating to various crimes both violent and non-violent. Some of these include: narcotics offenses, grand theft auto, and various violations relating to paroled individuals.
Asian gang members are frequently able to hide in other states outside of California to avoid law enforcement capture.
Prosecutors continued to successfully employ the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act to assist in indicting members and associates of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG). This legal tactic has resulted in multiple convictions of OMG members for crimes including conspiracy to commit murder, drug transportation & trafficking, and extortion.
California has not suffered an attack by al-Qaeda. Authorities successfully prevented plots in 2000 and 2002 aimed at Los Angeles. It is believed that law enforcement initiatives specifically targeting this group have been largely successful in preventing their activities.
Investigation of a prison-based group known as Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is Saheeh raised awareness of the potential for terrorist radicalization within the prison system, which will continue to garner significant attention from authorities in an effort to prevent the group from becoming a serious threat.
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