Lopez Gang Experts

Dr. Jose Lopez
joselopez@gangexperts.com
(714) 458-0355
(714) 524-7323

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I am a Professor of Emeritus, California State University, Long Beach, where I teach classes on comparitive gangs and Chicano/Latino and the law. I have taught in the department of Chicano/Latino Studies for more than 32 years. I have also taught at the University of California, Riverside, and at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. I recieved my Ph.D. from Claremount Graduate School in California. I have publised several articles and a book on street gangs.

My interest in gangs began on a personal level, when as a teen,gang experience eventually landed me at Deuel Vocational Institute for Men in Tracy, California. I served three and one half years there and was released to serve four and a half more years on parole. While at Tracy, I graduated from highschool and upon my release, began my professional education at Fullerton College. I then attended California University, Fullerton, for my B.A. and Master's degrees. I began my teaching career at Cal State Fullerton on January 30, 1969.

I have been called upon by the courts to research, consult and to testify to my findings in cases involving criminal street gangs. I have worked on more than25 homicide cases invoking the STEP Act or California P.C. Section 186.22. I have shared my research over the years with police chiefs of California, police academies, probation, parole and prison guard associations, and academic and community organizations.

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