NCJ Number
114071
Date Published
1986
Length
119 pages
Annotation
Futures research methods were used to analyze probable future patterns of Asian street gang crime in California and to recommend actions by law enforcement agencies to address it.
Abstract
The paper also includes both a strategic plan and transition management plan to help California law enforcement agencies to prepare for the impact Asians may have on the incidence of street gang crime. The growth of street gang activity in recent years has been accompanied by the use of more sophisticated weapons, violent turf wars, narcotic trafficking, and witness intimidation. The traditional gang problems of malicious mischief, petty theft, and occasional confrontations with other gangs have given way to increased sales and use of narcotics, assassinations, and criminal marauding. Asian gangs are increasingly involved in more sophisticated crime. They have also become more mobile. Law enforcement cannot correct the underlying conditions conducive to the growth of gangs, but it will be a critical ingredient in community efforts to reduce gang crime. Law enforcement thus must reach out and become more actively involved with other established groups and community institutions focusing on prevention. A parochial law enforcement approach designed to contain gangs will not eliminate the violence.