CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM INTRODUCES THE GANG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 101721Z AUG 10 BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 266/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JUL// SUBJ/CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM INTRODUCES THE GANG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN// REF/A/DOC/DOD/27NOV2009// AMPN/REF A IS DODINST 1325.06, HANDLING DISSIDENT AND PROTEST ACTIVITIES AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES// RMKS/1. THE CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM (CRP) IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO REDUCE CRIMINAL THREATS AFFECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON). IT IS LED BY THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NCIS) AND INCLUDES BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS WITHIN DON. EACH QUARTER, THE CRP IDENTIFIES A RELEVANT ISSUE TO HIGHLIGHT THROUGH A ROBUST BRIEFING PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. FROM 1 JULY - 30 SEPTEMBER 2010, THE CRP WILL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS ON GANG ACTIVITY WITHIN THE NAVY. 2. REF A UNDERSCORED THE POLICY THAT A SERVICE MEMBER'S AFFILIATION WITH A GANG IS NOT A CRIME. HOWEVER, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL GANG OR EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE OR DISCIPLINARY PUNISHMENT. THE INFLUX OF GANG CULTURE INTO THE DON POTENTIALLY THREATENS THE GOOD ORDER, DISCIPLINE, AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT THE NAVY REPRESENTS. 3. WHILE THE NUMBER OF SAILORS KNOWN TO BE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL GANGS OR EXTREMIST GROUPS IS LOW, THERE HAVE BEEN UNSUBSTANTIATED REPORTS THAT GANG MEMBERS ARE JOINING THE MILITARY TO RECEIVE COMBAT AND WEAPONS TRAINING. GANG MEMBERS WITH MILITARY SKILLS MAY PRESENT A SERIOUS THREAT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN COMMUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THESE SKILLS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO TEACH URBAN WARFARE TACTICS TO THEIR FELLOW GANG MEMBERS. 4. THROUGHOUT THIS THREE-MONTH CAMPAIGN, NCIS CRP REPRESENTATIVES WILL VISIT A VARIETY OF COMMANDS TO PROVIDE GANG AWARENESS BRIEFINGS. BY HIGHLIGHTING THIS THREAT TO THE NAVY, NCIS, NAVY COMMANDS, AND ALL NAVY PERSONNEL CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE IT. 5. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL SAM J. LOCKLEAR III, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #0001 NNNN