Article: REPORT DETAILING GANG ACTIVITY IN NEW JERSEY FURTHER REINFORCES IMPORTANCE OF FEDERAL ANTI-GANG LEGISLATION THAT SEN. MENENDEZ HELPED AUTHOR

Article: Gang activity increasing in the county
Press of Atlantic City;  December 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... s heavy recruiting taking place right now." Gang activity in New Jersey has historically been confined to the state's ... prostitution, have emerged as major mechanisms in funding gang activity. Bridgeton police, working with county and federal ...

Article: Gang activity increasing in Cumberland
Press of Atlantic City;  December 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... s heavy recruiting taking place right now." Gang activity in New Jersey has historically been confined to the state's ... prostitution, have emerged as major mechanisms in funding gang activity. Bridgeton police, working with county and federal ...

Article: SEN. GIRGENTI'S MEASURE REQUIRES TEACHERS TO SPOT POTENTIAL ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 15, 2007 ;     448 words ...The New Jersey State Seante Democrats ... to spot signs of gang activity in their students ... crucial for protecting New Jersey from gangs. "We ... to spot signs of gang activity and student involvement ... hand on gangs in New Jersey. The bill was released ...

Article: GANGS LEGISLATION PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE; BILL INCLUDES ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 14, 2007 ;     606 words ... ... two specific provisions from the New Jersey legislators' bill that would provide ... shown a commitment to fighting gang activity," said Menendez. "Gangs are ... reported that gang activity in New Jersey is increasing and becoming more ...

Article: NEW JERSEY SEES RISE IN GANG-RELATED VIOLENCE
Organized Crime Digest;  September 28, 2007 ;     568 words ... ... members. At the New Jersey Gang Summit conference ... departments have reported gang activity in their jurisdictions ... five homicides in New Jersey is gang-related. Due to the rise in gang activity and related crimes, New Jersey in 2002 created ...

Article: Gang presence growing in suburban New Jersey
Press of Atlantic City;  October 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... According to figures released by the New Jersey State Police, the percentage of gang activity in suburban and rural areas in New Jersey increased by 12 percent and 6 ... respectively, from 2001 to 2004 alone. Gang activity in urban areas over this same ...

Article: SEN. GIRGENTI GETS TOUGH ON THOSE WHO TRANSPORT GUNS INTO ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 10, 2007 ;     465 words ...The New Jersey State Seante Democrats ... full Senate today.. "New Jersey has some of the most restrictive ... bringing firearms into New Jersey. This bill is necessary ... gun violence, reducing gang activity and cracking down on those ...