INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Course:

NGSCP – National Gang Specialist Certification Program

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This program is formulated with strict adherence to the primary objective of the National Center for Gang Training. That said, the formation of this course focuses on equipping officers with professional competency in combating criminal street gangs and enhancing the public's overall safety of the people.

This course will equip you with better insight into the work ethics of criminal street gangs, professional methods of information sharing related to gangs, and how to eradicate this curse from our society. Besides, the course work includes the reading and viewing of many documents, videos, and articles that are mandatory for course completion. You can always set the pace of the course as per your suitability.

We strongly encourage you to take notes as you go along through the course.  Good luck, and keep up the great work!

“The breeding ground for all gangs begins with an excluded group who feel victimized by poverty, by the establishment, or by some other real or imagined injustice. It is fed by an anti-establishment culture of drugs, crime, hate, and racial separatism”.

~Sgt. Richard Valdemar (Retired LASD)

Valdez, Al. Gangs: A Guide to Understanding Street Gangs. [San Clemente, Calif.]: Law Tech Pub., 2005. Print.