anti-gang
adjective
an·ti-gang
ˌan-tē-ˈgaŋ 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to gangs : designed to prohibit gangs or to prevent or punish criminal behavior by gang members
anti-gang laws
Following on the heels of recent weekend street gang sweeps by Los Angeles police, anti-gang units from the Sheriff's Department conducted their own operation last weekend, arresting 33 people on a variety of charges.—
The Los Angeles Times
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Image And yet, whatever its chances of being put into practice, Mr. Bukele’s announcement immediately sparked concern among human rights groups in the United States and beyond, which warned that the Bukele administration’s anti-gang crusade has come at the expense of human rights.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Last week, several police advisers hired by the U.S. government to assist the Haiti National Police and the Kenyans in operations, intelligence gathering and other areas critical to the anti-gang fight were informed that they were laid off until further notice.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Officials from the Trump administration had said earlier on Friday that one of Grenell's top aims for the visit was to secure the release of Americans detained in the country, at a time when the Trump administration has been driving a deportation and anti-gang push in the United States.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
At the time, the U.S. ambassador said the attack, which didn’t injure anyone, was a reaction to a change in Haitian police’s anti-gang operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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Annie Correal, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Last week, several police advisers hired by the U.S. government to assist the Haiti National Police and the Kenyans in operations, intelligence gathering and other areas critical to the anti-gang fight were informed that they were laid off until further notice.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Officials from the Trump administration had said earlier on Friday that one of Grenell's top aims for the visit was to secure the release of Americans detained in the country, at a time when the Trump administration has been driving a deportation and anti-gang push in the United States.
—Trevor Hunnicutt and Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
At the time, the U.S. ambassador said the attack, which didn’t injure anyone, was a reaction to a change in Haitian police’s anti-gang operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gang. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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