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(U) National Alliance of Gang Investigators’ Associations
partnerships with federal, state, and local law
enforcement; aids communities with emergent
gang problems; assists criminal justice
professionals and public figures in identifying
gang members, tracking gangs, and battling
gang crime worldwide.
(U) The National Alliance of Gang Investigators’
Associations (NAGIA) is a cooperative
organization formed in 1998. With more than
20,000 members representing 23 state and
regional gang investigator associations across
the country, the NAGIA integrates the expertise
of gang investigators nationwide, and combines
multiple resources to combat the threat gangs
pose to national security.
(U) The NAGIA does not serve to replace or
duplicate services provided by other entities,
but rather drives federal, state, and local
anti-gang initiatives and provides support to
regional gang investigator associations and the
Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)
Program.
(U) The NAGIA works to ensure public safety
and to fulfill the national need for a coordinated
response to violence, drugs, and other gangrelated
crimes that adversely impact the
quality of life within our communities. A unique
alliance of criminal justice professionals, the
NAGIA dedicates its efforts to the promotion
and coordination of anti-gang strategies and
provides leadership in the development and
recommendation of programs designed to
control gang crime.
(U) As part of its function, the NAGIA
consolidates and distributes intelligence;
advocates standardized training; provides
professional training; establishes uniform gang
definitions; advises policymakers; maintains
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