NGCRC's 2012 Fifteenth International Gang Specialist - Thrasher Award

[KENETH DAVIS]

The Thrasher Award is named in honor of Frederic Milton Thrasher, the
1927 author of the classic study of Chicago gangs, who generated the
first social scientific analysis of gangs. Some say he started a new
field of study: gangology. Thrasher is known for his book The Gang:
1,313 Gangs in Chicago. Some 50 copies of this book will be given away
free of charge at the 2012 Conference: in one of the “door prize
drawings”. The Thrasher Awards recognize outstanding contributions in
research, scholarship, service, leadership, and other related
accomplishments in dealing with the gang problem.

Thrasher Awards will be made at National Gang Crime Research Center's
2012 Fifteenth International Gang Specialist Training Program for
persons who have made outstanding contributions in research,
scholarship, service, leadership, and other accomplishments in dealing
with the gang problem. Thrasher Awards will be held during the 2012
Conference in Chicago, 7:00 am Opening Ceremony for the Conference),
tentatively scheduled for Monday, 7:00am, July 23nd, 2012. Some of the
Thrasher Award Recipients for 2012 include the following:

James A. Anderson, Minnesota Deputy State Fire Marshall; “Superior
Research in Gang Arson Investigation”.

Robert Berlin, Du Page County State’s Attorney, “Superior
Accomplishments in Gang Prosecution”.

Brent Carmichael, Four U Academy, Lewisville, TX; “Superior Service in
Gang Prevention”.

Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA;
“Superior Service in Public Education for Gang Prevention” –
specifically recognizing their video entitled The Big Lie: Unmasking the
Truth Behind Gangs.

Det. Kenneth A. Davis, Yonkers Police Dept., Yonkers, NY; "Superior
Service in Gang Investigation".

Bobby Farley, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, Murfreesboro, TN;
“Superior Service in Gang Prevention”.

Barry Groesch, Linden Oaks/Edwardsville, IL; “Superior Service in Gang
Prevention”.

Mary Lou Mastro, Linden Oaks/Edwardsville, IL; “Superior Service in Gang
Prevention”.

Rebekah B. Melnick, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Denver, CO;
"Superior Accomplishments in Gang Prosecution".

Mengie Michaux Parker, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University, Durham,
NC; "Superior Service in Gang Prevention".

Deepa Patel, Multicultural Clinical Center, Springfield, VA; “Superior
Service in Gang Prevention”.

Pierce County Multi Agency Regional Gang Task Force, Tacoma, WA;
"Superior Service in Gang Prevention".

Douglas L. Semark, Ph.D., Gang Alternatives Program, Los Angeles, CA;
“Superior Service in Gang Prevention”.

Gang Alternatives Program, Los Angeles, CA; "Exemplary Gang Prevention
Program".

Selim Sunguroglu, Besiktas, Istanbul, TURKEY; “Superior Accomplishments
in Gang Research”.

St. Paul Police Department's Gang/Gun Unit, St. Paul, MN; "Superior
Service in Gang Prevention".

Detective William Woolf, Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax, VA;
"Superior Service in Gang Prevention".