anti-gang
adjective
an·ti-gang
ˌan-tē-ˈgaŋ 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to gangs : designed to prohibit gangs or to prevent or punish criminal behavior by gang members
anti-gang laws
Following on the heels of recent weekend street gang sweeps by Los Angeles police, anti-gang units from the Sheriff's Department conducted their own operation last weekend, arresting 33 people on a variety of charges.—
The Los Angeles Times
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The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. After joining the department in 2004, Ensley was seen as a fast riser, earning a reputation as a hard-working cop who worked anti-gang assignments in Hollenbeck Division.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Haiti’s National Police, which boasts an aggressive new anti-gang unit, has seen some success in apprehending some criminal figures and holding back gang expansion in a key areas of the city, including next to the US embassy.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The department has also drafted a more robust anti-gang policy, the details of which are still being negotiated with the unions.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
His anti-gang measures are wildly popular, but his country’s economic position remains fraught — inflation is on the march, and El Salvador still has high rates of poverty and unemployment.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
The discipline doled out to the Industry Station deputies fell under the department’s old anti-gang policy.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Annmarie Drago, who's accused of fatally running over an anti-gang activist in a dispute over a memorial, had her trial ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict on the top count of criminally negligent homicide.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2023
While Bukele’s anti-gang crusade has led to human rights abuse allegations, securing the streets has helped his popularity soar.
—By
kejal Vyas, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2023
Salvadorans are euphoric over the sharp decrease in crime following the anti-gang roundups.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Haiti’s National Police, which boasts an aggressive new anti-gang unit, has seen some success in apprehending some criminal figures and holding back gang expansion in a key areas of the city, including next to the US embassy.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The department has also drafted a more robust anti-gang policy, the details of which are still being negotiated with the unions.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
His anti-gang measures are wildly popular, but his country’s economic position remains fraught — inflation is on the march, and El Salvador still has high rates of poverty and unemployment.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
The discipline doled out to the Industry Station deputies fell under the department’s old anti-gang policy.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Annmarie Drago, who's accused of fatally running over an anti-gang activist in a dispute over a memorial, had her trial ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict on the top count of criminally negligent homicide.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2023
While Bukele’s anti-gang crusade has led to human rights abuse allegations, securing the streets has helped his popularity soar.
—By
kejal Vyas, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2023
Salvadorans are euphoric over the sharp decrease in crime following the anti-gang roundups.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
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