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Gang Crime Gets a New Definition in SLC

By Chris

Police is Salt Lake City have a new tactic to track gang crime that will likely show a boost in gang activity in the city. The new policy broadens the scope of what qualifies as gang-related crime, and is the result of a three-year study on the issue, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. “We’re not looking at it as overstating gang problems,” said Lt. Isaac Atencio. “We look at it as getting a clearer picture of gang problems.” The new definition no longer looks at motive when tracking criminal gang activity. In the city’s old definition, gang crime had to show a clear motivation for the gang’s interests, such as murder of a rival gang member or robbery to finance the gang. The new definition includes any crime in which either the perpetrator or the victim is a gang member...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on May 20, 2009 (boomark / email).