For the next two years Caleb worked on a gang unit. In gang work you really have to get into the mindset and culture of gangs. You have to figure out their patterns of communication. Typically this training occurred in urban areas. The problem is that many local agencies are not really prepared for gangs.
Gangs can be quite mobile and therefore especially problematic.
Our job took several tacs to the problem. We sometimes did gang suppression sweeps or worked covertly from vehicles. What we were trying to do was let the gangs know that they were being watched. If they believed this then they either cut down on their activity or sometimes left the area. Subsequent to this Caleb was assigned to a criminal conspiracy unit.