A gang intelligence unit (GIU) (also known as an anti-gang unit, gang suppression unit, gang task force, or simply a gang unit, among many other terms) is an American law enforcement unit tasked with investigating, suppressing, and combatting gangs within a geographical location. [1]

A Gang Unit is defined as a specialized unit with at least two officers primarily assigned to handle matters related to criminal street gangs. Approximately four in ten law enforcement agencies with a gang problem operated a gang unit in 2006, including 54 percent of larger cities.

The Gang Investigations Unit (GIU) was developed to investigate gang-related crimes committed by members of criminal street gangs as defined by California Penal Code section 186.22.

Apr 14, 2018 · To combat that, the Everett Police Department is now working on putting together a new gang unit. There’s talk of the same thing in King County after 13-year-old Elizabeth Juarez and 19-year-old Eveona Cortez were shot and killed in Burien in late March.

Over 500 hours of observation were conducted in the two sites of gang unit activities. This report describes the missions and functions of the gang units in each jurisdiction and the specific types of activities engaged in by gang units-- documenting the time …

This document provides guidance to agencies seeking to establish and operate a gang task force or gang intelligence unit within their jurisdiction or those agencies that participate in a gang task force.

The Violent Crime and Racketeering Section (VCRS) within the Criminal Division was established in late 2010 as a merger of the (former) Organized Crime and Racketeering Section (OCRS), Gang Unit, and the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center (GangTECC).

The Violent Gang Safe Streets Task Force is the vehicle through which all of the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies collaboratively address the violent crime plaguing communities.

The Gang Intelligence Unit is an element of the Gang Intelligence Unit and is comprised of two (2) sergeants and twelve (12) officers. The mission of the Gang Intelligence Unit is to identify and document known gang members and associates.

The goal of the Gang Intelligence Unit is to identify, investigate, and apprehend violent criminal gang members and to disrupt and dismantle criminal gang organizations which attempt to operate within the City of Miami.