Meredith Brunkow Joanna Esker Stephanie Popovich What is a Gang A gang is an organization of two or more individuals who form an alliance for a common purpose The gang identifies with and claims territory in the community and engages individually or collectively in violence and other crimina ID: 226135
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GANGS
Meredith Brunkow
Joanna Esker
Stephanie Popovich Slide2
What is a Gang?
A gang is an organization of two or more individuals who form an alliance for a common purpose. The gang identifies with and claims territory in the community and engages individually or collectively in violence and other criminal activity. Slide3
Hidden America: Children caught in Chicago Gang War
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjkBI_EwUQ
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History of Gangs
The exact origin and date of when street gangs are unknown.
Immigration starts migration of gangs.
The history of street gangs in the United States estimated to begin on the East Coast around 1783.Slide5
History
New York: Street gangs on the East Coast developed in three phases .
Chicago: Chicago emerged between the Civil War and the end of the 19th century.
Gangs flourished in Chicago in the early part of the 1900s.Slide6
History
Gangs grow in the West.
The existence of the Mexican population in the United States dates back to the 16th century.
Often were treated as second-class citizens and were told to go back to their home, Mexico.Slide7
Why do teens join gangs?
Safety
Friendship
Tradition
Recognition
Peer pressureSlide8
10 Most Dangerous Gangs in the World
Mara
Salvatrucha
(United States)
Latin Kings (United States)
Aryan Brotherhood (United States)
Los Zetas (Mexico)
18
th
Street Gang (United States)
Bloods (United States)
Yakuza (Japan)
Wah
Ching
(United States)
Crips (United States)
Cosa
Nostra (United States) Slide9
Latin Kings
Best organized Latin gang in the world
Formed in Chicago in the 1940s
18,000 members in Chicago alone
Mexican-dominated gang
Illegal money making, contract killing
Colors = Black & Gold
Symbol = CrownSlide10
Latin King Statistics
Average age of first firing a pistol – 11.0
Average age of seeing someone killed by gang violence – 11.5
Average age of joining the gang – 12.3
Average age expected to quit the gang – 25.1
Average age of expected death – 57.8Slide11
Bloods
Founded in 1972 in Los Angeles
African-American males
Between 15,000 and 20,000 members
Known for red clothing and bandanas
Street-level distribution of crack cocaine and marijuana
Auto theft, drive-by-shooting, extortion, homicide, identification fraud, and robbery
Symbol = 5-pointed starSlide12
Crips
Founded in Los Angeles in 1969
One of the biggest crime groups in the world
Bloods’ biggest rival
African-American gang
30,000-35,000 members
Blue clothes & blue bandanas
Symbol: Six-point star and six-point crown
Murders, robberies, drug dealingsSlide13
Bloods vs. Crips
Two of the most violent gangs in U.S. history
Crips formed in response to the Bloods
South Central, Los Angeles
Territory war
“Vicious and never-ending”
Battles were common on the streets, county jails, & prisonsSlide14
Criminology Theories
Social Disorganization Theory
Differential Association Theory
Labeling Theory Slide15
Race and Ethnicity
Risk Factors—cut across racial and ethnic lines, including the negative consequences.
Media representation
Difficulties of assimilating
Juvenile Delinquent vs. Youth at RiskSlide16
46 percent Hispanic/Latino, 35 percent African-American gang members, 11 percent white gang members, and 7 percent other race/ethnicity gang members. Slide17
Community Involvement
Cease Fire/Cure Violence —Violence Interrupters
Chicago Area Project [CAP]
Al ReyesSlide18
Sources
http://
www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page15.htm
http://www.themost10.com/10-most-dangerous-gangs-in-the-world
/
http://
cryptome.org/gangs/bloods.pdf
http://www.gapgangs.com/resources/Gangs+Crips+$
26+Bloods.pdf
Porter P, Matter R. Review of 'Gangs of America: The rise of corporate power and the disabling of democracy'. The Academy Of Management Review [serial online]. October 2004;29(4):689-691. Available from:
PsycINFO
, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 11,
2013 Slide19
Sources
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership.
http://
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/preventgangmembership/gangs-book_ch10-508.pdf
Gangs 101: Understanding the Culture of Youth Violence.
http://gangs.umd.edu/Downloads/Prevention/Gangs%20101%20-%
20Understanding%20the%20Culture%20of%20Youth%20Violence.pdf
Juvenile Justice Bulletin: Gang Prevention.
https://
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/231116.pdf