Students at Southern Oregon University with a major in Criminology and Criminal Justice take the CCJ 321 CSI and CCJ 462 
Forensic Criminal Investigation classes and practice crime scene investigation skills for a future career as a Crime Scene Investigator 
Contact with Outside Agencies: It takes a team to accomplish policing. One federal, state, county, or 
city police agency cannot do it all alone. In order to succeed the agencies must work together. Whether a 
narcotics division works with the ATF or an entire SWAT team comprised of officers from various city and 
county departments, the team concept in policing is unwavering. 
Oregon has a lot of examples of coordination between different agencies to make things happen.  For 
example, in Jackson County (Oregon) there is The Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) 
Unit; there was a need in Jackson County, to work towards controlling the gangs and drugs in the valley, 
and one department could not complete the mission alone. Therefore, MADGE was created to engage the 
following agencies: 
Medford Police, Ashland Police, Central Point Police, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State 
Police, Jackson County Community Corrections, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security 
Investigations Division, and the Oregon Army National Guard. Not only does the job get done more 
efficiently and more effectively but also the communication that occurs when nine different agencies 
converge is awe-inspiring. 
In the News: MADGE is proactive in gang intelligence and gang prevention. In 2015, MADGE and 
Medford Police Department investigated 247 gang-related crimes; a strong majority of these crimes were 
graffiti cases. With the continued help of CSO Todd Sales, this graffiti is removed or painted over with 
the assistance of youth offenders completing their community service hours, for their part in graffiti. In 
2015 there was a 140% increase in gang-related aggravated assault cases, from 5 in 2014 to 12 in 2015. 
Current numbers of documented gang members have leveled off from past years. In 2015, MADGE 
and Medford Police have identified 315 documented gang members and associates that participate in 
organized crime activities. This information is compiled for the furtherance of an investigation involving 
organized criminal gang activities http://Madge Task Force Retrieved from http://www.ci.medford.or.us/
Page.asp?NavID=2400 i City of Medford (2018, September 23). Madge Task Force Retrieved from 
http://www.ci.medford.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=2400 
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