Gang Division

There are several reasons why gang members pose a special challenge to parole and probation officers supervision in the community. One of the reasons is gang members are master predators of the urban landscape and can become a repeat offender. Their ability to instill fear into people of a community knows no bounds. Gangs have spread through our country like a plague and now exist in rural, suburban and inner cities. The strategies for dealing with the gang problem are suppression, intervention, and prevention. One of the strategies of supervising is creating a demographic of gang members such as activities and any tattoos in relation to a gang group. Since gangs have a strong appeal for many children who live in communities where gangs thrive.