The Role of a Gang Expert in Court

Taylor-Austin, Lisa

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Lisa Taylor-Austin M.S. Ed., N.C.C., L.P.C., L.M.H.C., C.F.M.H.E.³

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Taylor-Austin, L. “The Role of a Gang Expert in Court.” (2012): 1–11.

This chapter discusses the role of a gang expert in criminal cases going to trial. The chapter describes various definitions of a “gang,” federal laws, and the use of the RICO Act to prosecute gangs. Case examples were given to explain examples of why a gang expert may be needed in court. The summary concludes that hiring a gang expert is important for gang-related cases being tried before a jury.

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Lisa Taylor-Austin M.S. Ed., N.C.C., L.P.C., L.M.H.C., C.F.M.H.E.

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Lisa Taylor-Austin M.S. Ed., N.C.C., L.P.C., L.M.H.C., C.F.M.H.E.
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Correspondence to Lisa Taylor-Austin M.S. Ed., N.C.C., L.P.C., L.M.H.C., C.F.M.H.E. .

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Nursing and Health Sciences, California State University, East Bay, San Francisco, California, USA
Stephen J. Morewitz
College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mark L. Goldstein

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Taylor-Austin, L. (2014). The Role of a Gang Expert in Court. In: Morewitz, S., Goldstein, M. (eds) Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7178-3_8

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