Goals And Objectives

The Salt Lake Area Gang Project was established to identify, control, and prevent criminal gang activity in the jurisdictions covered by the Project and to provide intelligence data and investigative assistance to law enforcement agencies. The Project also provides youths with information on viable alternatives to gang membership and educates the public about the destructiveness of the gang lifestyle.

Organization

Governing Board

The Salt Lake Area Gang Project is administered by a Governing Board that is made up of police chiefs and administrative personnel from the agencies that participate in the Project including:.

• South Salt Lake Police Department
• Cottonwood Height Police Department
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
• Community Advisory Board
• Department of Corrections
• Law Enforcement Bureau
• Department of Public Safety
• Draper City Police Department
• Granite School District Police Department
• Juvenile Justice Services
• Murray City Police Department
• Salt Lake Area Gang Project
• Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
• Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
• Taylorsville Police Department
• United States Attorney's Office
• United States Marshals Service

Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board is comprised of community leaders from many different backgrounds. It serves as a link between the Governing Board and the community. This board is responsible for providing community input, supporting constructive legislation, and working to resolve community problems.

The Community Advisory Board includes:

• Salt Lake Area Gang Project
• Unified Police Department
• Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
• Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services
• Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Citizen's Advisory Board
• SHOCAP
• Criminal Justice Services
• Juvenile Justice Services
• Salt Lake Valley Detention
• Taylorsville Police Department
• Midvale Peer Court
• Salt Lake Peer Court
• 3rd District Juvenile Court
• Jordan School District
• Granite School District
• Murray City School District
• Salt Lake City School District
• Canyons School District
• Utah State Office of Education
• Boys and Girls Club
• Colors of Success
• DiverCity
• LDS Community Support Services
• Neighborhood Action Coalition
• NeighborWorks Salt Lake
• Poder Para La Familia Hispana
• Project 180
• State Ethnic Affairs Office
• Fathers & Families Coalition of Utah
• Job Corps
• City of Midvale
• Department of Workforce Services
• Utah Council for Crime Prevention

Gang Unit Personnel

Sworn Personnel. A Unified Police Department lieutenant serves as the Project Director and is responsible for every aspect of the Project's operation. Three sergeants report to the lieutenant and the daily operation of the Project is their responsibility. Each sergeant commands a squad of detectives. The detectives' duties include:

• Suppression and street enforcement
• Follow-up work on gang-related cases
• Collecting intelligence through contacts with gang members
• Assisting local agencies with on-going investigations
• Answering law enforcement inquiries about gang members
• Providing presentations to community groups
• Publishing a weekly, law enforcement only, newsletter

Civilian Personnel. The Project employs an office manager, a criminal analyst, and a community coordinator.

In an emergency please dial 911. Please report criminal incidents to your local law enforcement agency.

Contact Information

You can reach the Salt Lake Area Gang Project by telephone at (801) 743-5864.

Our address is:
3365 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119