Gangs

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Gangs Violence
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What is a Gang??

• THREE or MORE persons having a common identifying
  sign or symbol or an identifiable leadership who
  continuously or regularly associate in criminal
  activities
• Hanging out with gang members is one of the
  strongest predictors of gang membership!

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Why do People Join a GaNG?

• Can meet needs that go unfulfilled in other
  aspects of a childs life
• A sense of security, structure, belonging
  discipline that is missing at home
• Appear loyal when others are not
• Lack of positive influence interaction
  w/parents adult role models
• Offer powerful group identity
• May offer protection
• May seem attractive to kids who are bored, lack
  outside interests direction, or low self-esteem

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Other Reasons

• Money
• Respect
• To Fit In
• For Fun
• Sibling/Relative in a Gang
• Forced to Join

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Stats

• More than 24,500 youth gang groups in the country
• More than 772, 500 teens young adults who are
  members of gangs
• Most gang members are between 12-24 years old
• Gang members are more likely to commit violent
  crimes
• Ex. Denver, COonly 14 gang members, but they
  were responsible for over 89 of serious, violent
  crime

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Levels of Involvement

1. Fantasy-admires perception of gang lifestyle, but
   limited knowledge
2. Fringe-Knows gang members 1st hand admires them
3. Associates-Regularly associates w/gang members
   gang activity is normal, serious about joining a
   gang
4. Member-official gang member Limited to
   associating with gang members family only
   Participates in Criminal Activity
5. Hardcore-Rejects anything but gang lifestyle,
   will commit any act with approval or demand from
   gang Rejects any authority outside of gang.
6. Leader-usually an adult who controls gang policy
   and activities hands out rewards punishment
   excessive criminal history

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Gang Characteristics

1. Proud-Always walk with a sense of pride
2. Tradition- Love to listen to war stories
3. Aggressive- Any means necessary
4. Commitment- Little kids learning gang life
5. Honor- Respect war stories scars
6. Organization- Conducts meetings/Hold court
7. Code of Silence Respect- Respect elders
8. Territorial- Claim parts of school/neighborhood

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Recruitment Techniques

• Senior gang members usually try to recruit
  individuals from the neighborhood where the gang
  hangs out or claims.
• Gangs may recruit youth by threatening their
  safety or their family members safety.
• Offering individuals a quick way to make money by
  performing an illegal activity such as selling
  drugs.
• Influencing other family members to become gang
  members thus creating an intergenerational
  transmission of gang membership.
• Informing individuals that a gang members life
  is exciting and pleasurable to potential members.
• Older gang members are even known to hang outside
  schools to recruit gang members.
• Leaving a gang can mean getting beaten on sight
  or worse

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Things Gangstas Dont tell you about Gangsta life

• The gangsta world is a fantasy land.
• You will be involved in a big fight.
• You will be lied to.
• You can go to prison
• You will get tired of looking over your shoulder.
• You will be fooled into trying to trying to prove
  yourself
• You NEVER forget when you have been evil.
• You are always one breath away from death.
• You will have F.E.A.R.

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Graffiti

• Often referred to as the newspaper of the
  streets
• Names the gang, members, territory
• Roll call- names of members on wall
• Serves as a warning to rival gangs
• Special writing certain gang
• Different alphabet certain gang
• Logos, symbols, colors certain gang

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Nortenos
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Surenos
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Bloods
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Crips
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Latin Kings
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La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)
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Gangs in our Communities

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True Friendship

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