United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-09-06 monographic deposited born digital 28 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-150 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150 P0b002ee1803a41d8 f:gg96150 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150 GGD-96-150 Gangs Federal aid for criminal justice Law enforcement agencies Crimes or offenses Arrests Intergovernmental relations DOJ Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Los Angeles (CA) Letter Report GGD GAO reviewed how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies worked with local law enforcement agencies to target gangs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.<p/>GAO found that: (1) FBI provided assistance to local law enforcement in the Los Angeles area through the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Crime; (2) federal assistance provided through the task force included the use of federal laws and authority not otherwise available to local law enforcement, personnel, overtime pay, office space, various types of equipment, and funding for law enforcement activities; (3) local law enforcement officials believed that the task force enhanced their ability to conduct long-term, proactive investigations into entire gangs rather than short-term, reactive investigations; (4) local law enforcement officers believed that, overall, federal assistance helped to reduce gang violence; and (5) local law enforcement officers believed that the number of FBI agents assigned to the task force was insufficient, agent turnover hindered operations, and a lack of cellular telephones hindered operations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150.pdf GAO/GGD-96-150 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-150 Letter Report GAO/GGD-96-150; Violent Crime: Federal Law Enforcement Assistance in Fighting Los Angeles Gang Violence; Gangs Federal aid for criminal justice Law enforcement agencies Crimes or offenses Arrests Intergovernmental relations DOJ Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Los Angeles (CA) Public Law 103-322