Public Forum on Gangs

The Dalton Police Department will host a second public forum on Gangs.  The time and location for this forum is set for June 26, 2007 at Dalton's City Hall located at 300 Waugh Street in Dalton from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

The first Gang forum was held earlier this year and had approximately 50 persons in attendance.  Due to the recent events in our community, there seems to be a renewed concern over street gangs in Dalton and this forum is being repeated for those interested.

The session will be geared toward educating the public, particularly parents, on:

• How to recognize if their child is participating in a gang
• Steps they can take to minimize their child from becoming a gang member
• How to recognize gang activity in their neighborhood
• Proactive steps citizens can take to reduce and eliminate gang activity in our community

The format will be the same as the first forum with members of the Police Department giving a brief presentation followed by a question & answer session.

The police department is very interested in educating the public on how to recognize gang activity.  This presentation is geared toward parents recognizing gang behavior in their children and increasing a citizen's ability to recognize gang activity in their community.  Once recognized, steps can then be taken to eliminate this behavior.