PPT-Young People in gangs

learning from current data and practice Lorraine Khan Associate Director Children and Young People Programme A need to belong what leads girls to join gangs Key messages Girls in gangs are. 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. . Union Street Media Arts. Session . 3. Drama . Workshop. Thoughts and Comments. Objectives. Participating actively in decision making as a team and as an individual. Investigating . ways in which rights can compete and . Senate. SPSA 2013. Second Street . Gangs. Kristen . Coopie. Allen, . Zachary . James . Auter. , . Ian . Palmer Cook. University of Pittsburgh. Jennifer . Nicoll. Victor. George Mason University. B. 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. ORIGIN OF GANGS . Gangs have been in America since the 19. th. Century.. Q: What have gangs nearly always been centered on?. Neighborhoods (turf). The five points in NYC – gangs of New York . Ethnic lines. 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 . Heather Shore. Cultural Studies and Humanities, Leeds Beckett University. Key Questions:. What was the character and extent of ‘gang’ conflict?. How did the CJS deal with gang crime? . Can we draw any lessons from historical gangs? How meaningful are comparisons?. Urban Challenges. . 10% . of AA unemployed in February 2015. 29.3% . of residents lived in poverty as of 2012. . 62.7% . per thousand teen pregnancy rate. Guns per capita . Gun Violence: . Our Biggest Challenge. Captain Matt May. February 14, 2017. 1. Gang Division . Overview and History. The Gang Division was created in 2005 as part of a mandate by city council. The department asked for 3 new Captain positions at that time and city council would only approve the 3 positions if they accepted a 4. 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):. Fall Semester 2014-Spring Semester 2016. In-Class Essays. 1. st. Essay: . Pre-Unit. : Educational Autobiography. 4. th. Essay: . Unit 3. : End . of Term . Self-Assessment. Formal Papers. 2. nd. Essay: . Hells angles. Bloods. C. C. rips. Mongals. Term 3 . Street . L. aw . 2/27/12. GANG:. 1. a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher. . 2. a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. . Race, Crime and Criminal Justice 375. 12/09/2013. SSU. Summary. Nuestra. . Familia. . Mexican Mafia. Los Zetas. Latin Kings . Theories. Solutions. Nuestra. . Familia’s. History. “Our Family”.