Understanding contemporary UK gang culture and its role in criminality, 14 November 2024
The Investigator is hosting the one-day CPD workshop that provides a contemporary snapshot of urban street gangs in the UK and their associated criminality as well as key investigative considerations and common misconceptions around gangs.
The workshop aims to provide investigators and analysts with vital intelligence that can help inform investigations.
It is very much operationally focussed and designed to provide investigators and analysts with key information that could provide vital to an investigation.
Our expert
It will be led by Dec James, a recognised urban street gang expert witness who has worked in a specialist gangs units in the Metropolitan Police in London where he has extensive experience of investigating numerous gangs and gang members who have been involved in the most serious criminality.
The day will include:
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An overview of contemporary issues around UK gangs and associated criminality
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A look at how gangs use social media sites to reinforce their criminal reputation and enflame existing tensions with rival gangs.
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Investigative considerations around gangs including how to prove if someone is a gang member. We’ll also look at whether or not it is necessary to prove that someone is a member of a gang in order to pursue an investigation.
We’ll explore the routes to admissibility and when a court will accept gang evidence to prove motive in an investigation.
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We’ll provide an overview of the role that slang, codes, gang-signs and music all play in contemporary gang culture.
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We’ll look at these in turn and provide up-to-date information about their role and provide advice to investigators on what to look out for in their investigations
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Slang, codes, social media and music are all important aspects that help gang members express themselves, communicate and demonstrate a sense of belonging
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They can also be used to demonstrate roles and rankings within a specific gang.
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We’ll provide advice on how to recognise the different slang, codes, and music and what they signify within that particular gang.
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We’ll also look at how many gangs can be secretive about their characteristic within gang-related music and social media content, and the extent they go to, to conceal them.
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Held online via Teams
AGENDA - GMT
9.50am-10am: Welcome and introduction, Carol Jenkins, The Investigator
10am-10.50am: Session One: An overview of contemporary issues around UK gangs and associated criminality, the use of social media to enflame existing gang-tensions. Investigative considerations around gangs including how to prove if someone is a gang member: a look at whether or not it is necessary to prove that someone is a member of a gang in order to pursue an investigation.
We’ll explore the issues around admissibility and when a court will accept gang evidence to prove motive in an investigation.
10.50am-11am: Questions
11am-11.20am: Break
11.20am-Noon: Session Two: The role that drill music, slang, codes, social media content all play in gang culture.
Noon-12.10pm: Questions
Noon-12.30pm: Break
12.30pm-1.20pm: Session Three: case studies to highlight and illustrate the key points from session one and two.
1.20pm-1.50pm: Questions and discussion
1.50pm: Workshop finishes
HOW TO BOOK
Cost: £189.99 + VAT (GBP) per delegate (LEA and Government Agency rate). £229.99 + VAT (Industry rate).
Group bookings: We offer various discounts for group bookings depending on numbers, please contact us for details.
Booking: Please send the delegates name(s), email address(es) and purchase order (made out to The Investigator) to booking@the-investigator.co.uk or telephone +44(0)844 660 8707 for further information.
Payment can be made by PayPal/debit/credit card (corporate card fees apply + 3%). The meeting link will be sent out 7 days before the event.