Correctional Strategies in Gang Management [Videoconference Held July 19, 2000]
Publication year:
2000
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: This videoconference presents information regarding effective ways to combat gangs, security threat groups (STG), and disruptive groups. Administrators from the following agencies discuss what is working for them in the management of gangs -- Massachusetts Department of Correction, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Connecticut Department of Correction, California Department of Corrections, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Detailed attention is paid to:- Key components of gang management;
- Goals of gang management programs;
- Management strategies;
- How gang management has changed;
- And future concerns.
An extremely violent prison gang called the Nazi Lowriders (NLR) is profiled.