I am Gabriel Morales. I have worked in the area of gang prevention and intervention, both in the adult and juvenile system, for aprox. 30 years. My experience includes working with at-risk kids in Seattle, in suburbs, rural areas, and L.A. youth gang diversion programs. I worked many years as a Correctional Peace Officer at Folsom State Prison in California, as well as classifying and dealing with violent offenders in the jail setting of a large city. I am the Lead Gangs Instructor at the WA State Academy for police agencies and most corrections staff and have taught at numerous conferences around the country. I was the Founder and a current Advisor of the Int’l Latino Gang Investigators Association. I was invited to speak at the 2006 Chicano Correctional Workers Association Conference in Ontario, CA. In 2007 I presented gang classes in Leavenworth, WA, Madison, WI, and Raleigh, NC. In 2008, I was most contracted by the California Highway Patrol to provide gang training. I was also invited to speak at the 35th Annual National Latino Peace Officers Training Institute in Denver, CO, where I presented “Current U.S. Prison Gang Trends for Law Enforcement”. In 2009, I was invited to speak at the 47th Annual International Association of Women Police Conference. In 2010, I spoke at the Youth Gang Symposium in Tennessee, at Colorado-STING, KGIA in Kansas, and for ILGIA in Alabama. In 2011, I taught for the New Jersey Gang Investigators Association on “Sureno & Norteno Gang Migration” and presented on gangs in Spokane, WA as well as Cle Elum, WA, and many other places.

I have been quoted in multiple news interviews and am the author of numerous articles on the subject of street and prison gangs. I also wrote two books called “Varrio Warfare: Violence in the Latino Community” and “La Familia-The Family: Prison Gangs Across America”, and co-authored a third book coming out called “BEST-Barrio Eighteenth Street, Mara Salvatrucha & Other Sureno Gangs Across America”. GPS produced a DVD film on Gang Prevention called “For Our Kids, For Our Community” in 2010. In 2004, I was given the Distinguished Service Medal by King County for my work in the area of gangs. I was also appointed to the WA State Gang Study Work Group 2006-2007 by state officials in Olympia, WA. In 2008, I was named “Best Expert at Keeping Kids Off the Street” by Seattle Weekly. In 2010, I received a Diversity Award from King County for my work with at-risk-youth.

GPS also teaches about Black gangs, Asian gangs, White Supremacists, and other Security Threat Groups. We have taught gang classes to many groups, including police, corrections, probation and parole officers, juvenile workers, social workers, schools, Job Corps, church groups, etc. if you are interested in our services. GPS has generously donated to groups like the Boys Club, Safe Streets, Mothers Against Violence in America, United Servicemen’s Organization, and many more groups impacting social and gang problems in America. If you are interested in instructing please send your resume and class outline to the below address.