Slide 1 Gang Awareness ___________________________________ Supervising Gang Members In Rural ___________________________________ Communities By Brian Parry ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 2 ___________________________________ Training Objectives ___________________________________ • Identify scope of problem • Gang definitions and level of involvement ___________________________________ • Types of gangs • Characteristics and methods of ___________________________________ identification • Safety and supervision issues ___________________________________ • Collaboration and partnerships ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 3 ___________________________________ Gang Perspectives ___________________________________ • Every instructor has a different perspective • 34 years of practical experience ___________________________________ • National perspective (NMGTF) • California gangs ___________________________________ • Professional organizations ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 4 ___________________________________ Collaborative Approach ___________________________________ • Societal problem • Requires collaborative effort ___________________________________ • Law enforcement/courts • Corrections ___________________________________ • Communities/schools/faith based groups • Families ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 5 ___________________________________ National Epidemic ___________________________________ • 30,000 gangs,800,000 members • LA Daily News article ___________________________________ • US Attorney: Terrorism, Violence, Gangs • Every state,urban, suburban and rural ___________________________________ • Crosses racial lines, all ethnicity's ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 6 ___________________________________ Scope of Problem ___________________________________ • Growing in numbers and influence • Migrating to all areas including rural ___________________________________ • Responsible for increase in violence • Increased narcotic trafficking ___________________________________ • Disruption to school, work place, military • Decrease in public safety and quality of life ___________________________________ • Gangs are becoming a life style ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 7 ___________________________________ Short History of Gangs in US ___________________________________ • Gang violence not new in US • 19th century ethnic gangs in NY ___________________________________ • Irish gangs • Migration westward to large cities ___________________________________ • Immigrant gangs emerged • Inner city Black gangs, Chicago etc ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 8 ___________________________________ History of Gangs ___________________________________ • LA gangs emerge • Crips and Bloods ___________________________________ • Urban street gangs • Prison gangs ___________________________________ • Gang migration • Prison gang migration ___________________________________ • Outlaw motorcycle gangs ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 9 ___________________________________ Gang Definitions ___________________________________ • A group of three or more persons • common identifying sign, symbol, name ___________________________________ • engage individually or collectively in a pattern of crime ___________________________________ • create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation within a community ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 10 ___________________________________ Why Join A Gang ___________________________________ • A sense of belonging, family • Acceptance and sense of identity ___________________________________ • Self-esteem • Protection and peer pressure ___________________________________ • Money and financial gain (drugs) • Life style, glamour, excitement ___________________________________ • Family history ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 11 ___________________________________ Why Gangs ___________________________________ • I will be accepted • People will fear me ___________________________________ • I will feel accepted • I can get easy money ___________________________________ • Someone always has my back ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 12 ___________________________________ Profile of At-Risk Youth ___________________________________ • Poor social skills • No role models ___________________________________ • No work skills • Low education ___________________________________ • Low expectations of themselves & others • Negative peer influence ___________________________________ • Few positive strokes ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 13 ___________________________________ Myths of Gang Culture • Protection- many get injured, shot or killed ___________________________________ • Belonging to a family- family members would not direct young people to use drugs, commit crimes and injure others ___________________________________ • Respect- Gangs mistake fear for respect, people gain respect by treating others well ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 14 Gang Truths ___________________________________ Everyday in America ___________________________________ • Youth become homicide victims • Youth commit suicide ___________________________________ • Get arrested for violent crimes • Drop out of school ___________________________________ • Become teen mothers and fathers • End up in jail or prison, or on probation and ___________________________________ parole ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 15 ___________________________________ Types of Gangs ___________________________________ • Street gangs ___________________________________ • Prison gangs • Party crews ___________________________________ • Tagger crews • Outlaw Motorcycle gangs ___________________________________ • Female gangs ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 16 ___________________________________ Levels of Involvement ___________________________________ • Leaders and shot callers • Hardcore members ___________________________________ • Associates and affiliates • Fringe or marginal members ___________________________________ • Torpedoes • Wannabees ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 17 ___________________________________ Gang Identifiers ___________________________________ •Colors • Tattoos ___________________________________ • Posturing/stance • Hand signs ___________________________________ •Drawings, artwork • Clothing ___________________________________ • Graffiti ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 18 ___________________________________ Gang Identifiers ___________________________________ • Written material, letters • Jail/prison correspondence ___________________________________ • Group photographs • Gang rules, codes, constitutions ___________________________________ • Visiting lists and trust accounts • Turf behavior and hang outs ___________________________________ • Collateral contacts-police, informants etc ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 19 ___________________________________ Gang Migration ___________________________________ • Relocation of families • Avoid apprehension and prosecution ___________________________________ • Avoid retribution of rival gangs • Expansion of drug markets ___________________________________ • Limited law enforcement resources and gang awareness ___________________________________ • Incarceration in Federal prisons ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 20 ___________________________________ Major Street Gangs ___________________________________ • Surenos (18th Street) • Nortenos ___________________________________ •Crips •Bloods ___________________________________ • Latin Kings • Chicago based gangs ___________________________________ •MS 13 ___________________________________ • Skinheads ___________________________________ Slide 21 ___________________________________ Surenos ___________________________________ •Color Blue, 13, Sur • Street rivalries, ___________________________________ prison truces • Largest Sureño gang ___________________________________ is 18th street, with many Mexican nationals ___________________________________ • No longer, strictly from So. CA ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 22 Nortenos ___________________________________ •Formed in 1983 at ___________________________________ Folsom • Rank structure ___________________________________ • 14 Bonds likened to the NF Constitution • Extensive education ___________________________________