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This perverse mentality has gained a significant foothold in Ontario. It is not contained or limited by geography, race or economic status. Spurred forward through popular culture where ‘no snitching’ and ‘gangsta’ are as commonly heard in playgrounds as they are in jails, law enforcement and communities face dire challenges.
It is the challenges of breaking the cycles of gang criminality as well as addressing attitudes towards gang and gun violence that the Ontario Gang Investigators Association seeks to address. This is accomplished through contributing to the safety of committed law enforcement professionals who have made the valiant decision to serve their communities by providing these altruists with the most up to date resources and tools available worldwide to properly assess risk. Just as important, the Ontario Gang Investigators Association also involves community partners, educators, and parents in the fight against gangs by offering information and support in order to identify individuals and communities at risk and provide harm reduction tools and strategies.
I am tremendously proud of the accomplishments of the Association through its all-volunteer Board of Directors, but more needs to be done. Countless hours of personal time and services are expended for the public good. Real differences are made daily by the Association and its members, but as a not-for-profit association we need your help. We need to get our message out onto the streets, the hallways and into the heads of the very individuals that have such a negative, demoralizing affect on others around them.
My thoughts can best be measured in the motto of the Ontario Gang Investigators Association:
Learn, Share, Stay Safe
Jim Aspiotis
President, Ontario Gang Investigators Association
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