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Podcast: Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories
Episode: Street Gangs and Crime, About To Get Much Worse?
Description: Street Gangs and Crime, About To Get Much Worse? Retired L.A.S.D. Gang Expert talks about the alarming growth of violent criminal gangs across America. Richard Valdemar is our guest. He retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) in 2004, where for most of his 33 years he fought gangs and gang violence. Richard grew up in the gang environment of Southern California. He’s an internationally recognized expert in both traditional and non-traditional gangs, having worked as a law enforcement trainer in a number of “gang” schools. He was a technical advisor to many Gang programs on tel...