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Title: Gang Update 2004 Fairfax County, Virginia


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Gang Update 2004Fairfax County, Virginia
Lt. Colonel Charles K. Peters Deputy Chief of
Police
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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Overview of Fairfax County
  • Changes in Population Diversity
  • Current Status of Gang Activity Brief History
  • Core Police Programs
  • AntiGang Framework County, Region, State
  • Key Elements for Success

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Fairfax County 15 year comparison
  • 400 square miles
  • 1989 Population 810,000
  • 2004 Population 1,040,000

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Changing Diversity
  • 1989 82 White
  • 7 Black
  • 7 Asian
  • 4 Hispanic
  • 2004 62 White
  • 8 Black
  • 15 Asian
  • 13 Hispanic

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Recognized Increases in Criminal Gang Activity in
    the Mid-1990s
  • Neighborhood, Street / Turf Oriented Gangs
  • Asian, Hispanic, Others - 17 to 24 years old

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • By 1997
  • Formed a Centralized Gang Unit (7 officers)
  • Initiated a School Resource Officer Program (10)
  • Established an MOU with Neighboring Jurisdictions
    (Share Info Intel)
  • Set up a Regional Gang Intelligence Database
  • Established a Reporting Event for all
  • GANG ACTIVITY

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • 1998 to Current
  • Increases in Gang Graffiti Destruction Cases
  • Increases in Numbers of Gangs Members
  • Increases in Assaults, Stabbings, Weapons,
    Threats
  • Younger Gang Involved Youth (13 - 21)
  • Hispanic Gangs More Prevalent
  • More Organization in Both Gangs and Gang Crime

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Currently 80 Gangs 1500 Gang Involved
  • Number of Police Cases Doubled in 3 Yrs
  • MS13 and 22 Cliques have Grown to 800
  • Stabbings, Shootings, Assaults, Drugs
  • Influence (Leadership?) from other States
  • Still Turf-oriented Disrespect Retaliation
  • Recruiting in High Middle Schools, Libraries,
    Community

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • 3 Core Police Anti-Gang Programs
  • Police Gang Unit
  • School Resource Officer Program
  • Regional Police Gang Task Force
  • Each Program has Prevention, Education,
    Intervention, Suppression Elements

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Police Gang Unit
  • Centralized Information Intelligence Gathering
  • Maintain Regional Database of Gang Involved Youth
    and Gang Related Cases
  • Hub of Gang Information Conduit for Flow of
    Info
  • Street Deployable Team for Nightly Gang
    Interventions Special Target Operations for
    School Flights, Known Retaliations, Threats, etc
  • Follow-up Investigations and/or Support for
    Investigations
  • Training Resource for Police, Schools, Community,
    Govmt Agencies

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • School Resource Officer Program
  • 50 Full Time SROs All Middle High Schools
  • Focus on Prevention, Education, Information
    Sharing (both ways to/from Police Schools)
  • Gang Awareness Training for Schools, Parents, etc
  • GREAT Program Taught in All Middle Schools
  • Class Action Program Taught in High School
  • School Liaison Commander Assigned to Schools

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Northern Virginia Gang Task Force (Police)
  • All (10) Local Northern Virginia Jurisdictions
  • Fairfax County Supervisor Support
  • Full Time Federal Partners ATF, FBI, ICE
  • Full Federal Grant Funding
  • Works as a Team in Each Participating
    Jurisdiction (Regional Gang Unit)

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Critical Linkages
  • County Gang Prevention Coordinating Counsel (All
    Community Stakeholders)
  • School Framework (In School After School
    Programs)
  • Regional (COG NoVa), State, and Federal
  • Active Communication, Participation Engagement

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Fairfax County Gang Update 2004
  • Key Elements for Success Transferable
    Scalable
  • Gang Problem Acceptance, Awareness, Training
  • Capture Data, Reports, Intel Share Info
  • Communicate Internally Externally
  • Police Have an Important Role (along with others)
  • Ensure Police are Involved in Community
    Government Framework for Gang Education,
    Prevention Intervention

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Contact Information
  • Deputy Chief Charles K. Peters
  • Fairfax County Police Department
  • Phone 703-246-4488
  • Email charles.peters_at_fairfaxcounty.gov

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Gang Update 2004Fairfax County, Virginia
Lt. Colonel Charles K. Peters Deputy Chief of
Police
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