PPT-Gang Violence in Central and Southern America

Amanda Gorgenson Ian McElfish Julie Schulcz Keegan Butters Kenya Davis Kyle Butts Steven Dutcher and Michael McCoy El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador meaning The Savior in Spanish. Casino. : survival in the violent street gang. Outline . Definitions. Question - why is violence increasing in Lambeth?. Gaming Theory. Key findings. 2. ‘a self-formed association of peers, united by mutual interests, with identifiable leadership and internal organisation, who act collectively or as individuals to achieve specific purposes, including the conduct of illegal activity and control of a particular territory, facility, or enterprise’, (Miller 1992). 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 criminal activity. . Domestic Europe* Europe America South America & Caribbean North/central Africa & Middle East Southern Africa South East Asia Central Asia & Far East Asia Pacic India Hawaii 20 000 30 000 –– Amanda . Gorgenson. , Ian . McElfish. , Julie . Schulcz. , . Keegan Butters, Kenya Davis, Kyle Butts, . Steven . Dutcher. , and . Michael McCoy.. El Salvador. El Salvador. El Salvador (meaning “The Savior” in Spanish):. Prevention. Riedel and Welsh, Ch. 11. “Gangs and Gang Violence”. A Problem of Definition. No consensus on the meaning of the term. Definition provides indication of the number of gangs. Gang member vs. gang motive. By: Susan Student. Author: Andrew Lane. Vocab. . Word. Definition. Origin. Impromptu. made or done without previous preparation. 1660-70 French. Seductive. captivating . 1755-65. Algorithm . a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps. Mentoring Young Adults Away From Violence. Keith Blackburn. Lessons From America: The . Flamo. Story. Aim. : Understand how to apply different methods of relationship building in . a teenage/gang related environment. . Casino. : survival in the violent street gang. Outline . Definitions. Question - why is violence increasing in Lambeth?. Gaming Theory. Key findings. 2. ‘a self-formed association of peers, united by mutual interests, with identifiable leadership and internal organisation, who act collectively or as individuals to achieve specific purposes, including the conduct of illegal activity and control of a particular territory, facility, or enterprise’, (Miller 1992). Abstract. Literature Review. Case Study: MS-13. The . Mara . Salvatrucha. (MS-13) is a transnational gang formed in the United States in the 1980s by Salvadorian migrants. This migration was instigated by a 12-year civil war in El Salvador between the government and illegally armed guerillas. Approximately a half million Salvadorians entered the United States, some of them being former guerrilla trainees who had knowledge of weapons, combat tactics, and explosives. The gang has spread around the country where they recruit other refugees from Central and South America living in the United States. The gang is highly organized and involved with high rates of crime. (Johnson and . Mentoring Young Adults Away From Violence. Keith Blackburn. Lessons From America: The . Flamo. Story. Aim. : Understand how to apply different methods of relationship building in . a teenage/gang related environment. . 6. th. Grade Health. Bell Ringer. Journal:. Define “Gang”.. Explain why (you think) someone would join a gang.. Vocabulary. Conflict. - A disagreement between people with opposing viewpoints, interest, or needs.. Geography. Geography . Central America is a narrow bridge of land south of Mexico that includes 7 countries:. Belize. Costa Rica. El Salvador. Guatemala. Honduras. Nicaragua. Panama. Geography . The Caribbean consists of a chain, or archipelago, of many islands in the Caribbean Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. Outline . Definitions. Question - why is violence increasing in Lambeth?. Gaming Theory. Key findings. 2. ‘a self-formed association of peers, united by mutual interests, with identifiable leadership and internal organisation, who act collectively or as individuals to achieve specific purposes, including the conduct of illegal activity and control of a particular territory, facility, or enterprise’, (Miller 1992).