NCJ Number
180381
Date Published
1999
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This report details the structure, philosophy, goals and progress of the Tri-Agency Resource Gang Enforcement Team (TARGET) as of 1998.
Abstract
The report includes data on: (1) Ethnicity and Age Distribution of Gang Members Verified Since 1990; (2) Gender and Age Distribution of Gang Members Verified Since 1990; (3) Gangs Meeting STEP Act Criteria; (4) Gang Member Field Contact and Information Use; (5) Arrest Activity of Police Detectives; (6) Target List Activity 1992-1998; (7) Number of Target Subjects by Gang Affiliation; (8) Demographic Data on Target Subjects; (9) Subject History of Most Serious Arrest Prior to Target Selection; (10) Subject Involvement in Violent Crime Prior to Target Selection; (11) Most Serious Charge Filed Against Targeted Subjects; (12) Target Subjects' Most Serious Conviction; (13) Outcomes of Most Recent Prosecution of Target Subjects; (14) Outcomes of Penalty Phase of Prosecuted Cases; (15) Custody Status of Target Subjects; (16) Frequency of Gang Crime in the City of Westminster 1991-1998; (17) Frequency of Violent Gang Crime in the City of Westminster 1991-1998; (18) Frequency of Gang Crime Reports in the City of Westminster; (19) Comparison of Gang-Related and Non-Gang-Related Violent Crime in the City of Westminster; (20) Trend in Gang Crime in the City of Westminster 1991-1998; (21) Trend in Custody Status and Gang Crime; and (22) Trend in Gang Crime and Non-Gang Crime. Tables, figures