WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND GANGS

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WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND GANGS
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STABILIZATION OF LARGE CITY DRUG MARKETS

• INCREASED POLICE EFFORT IN LARGE CITIES
• DECREASED CRIME RATES
• DISPLACEMENT THEORY

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MOVEMENT OF GANG MEMBERS INTO SMALLER CITIES

• LESS POLICE PRESENCE
• LESS SOPHISTICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT
• NEW DRUG MARKETS / LESS COMPETITION
• HIGHER PROFITS
• NEW RECRUITS

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TEST MARKETING DRUG AREAS

• DRUG CREWS, POSSES, GANGS
• BUS TERMINALS
• INTERDICTION
• DRUGS HIDDEN IN BODY CAVITIES
• JOCK STRAPS
• FEMALE CARRIERS

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VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS

• TURF WARS OVER DRUG CORNERS
• DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS
• LOCAL GANGS VS SUPER GANGS
• WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE MONEY

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PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS ON THE STREET

• GUNS - TOOLS OF THE TRADE
• OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES
• CODE WORDS SIGNS
• HIDDEN THREATS
• STRAW PURCHASES
• BODY ARMOR

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ORGANIZATION AND RECRUITING

• STREETS
• SCHOOLS
• PRISONS

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STATISTICS

• GANGS REPRESENT LESS THAN 1 OF THIS NATIONS
  POPULATION
• HOWEVER THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST 30 OF ALL
  HOMICIDES

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STREET GANG PROFILE

• AVERAGE AGE 12 24 YEARS OLD
• YOUNG AS 8 - 9
• SEX MALE FEMALE
• RACE WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN, MEXICAN,
  ETC.
• EDUCATION 3RD GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL
• COLLEGE, MILITARY, POLICE

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STREET GANG PROFILE

• SOCIAL STATUS POVERTY TO UPPER CLASS
• CRIMINAL ACTIVITY LOITERING TO MURDER
• WEAPONS GUNS, KNIVES, BATS, STICKS
• HIDDEN THREATS

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STREET GANG PROFILE

• HANGOUTS BARS, MALLS, PARKS, SCHOOLS, RECREATION
  CENTERS
• SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
• GRAFFITI AND TATTOOS
• MOST GANGS ARE
• ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT
• ANTI-POLICE
• ANTI-AUTHORITY

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THE STREET NEWSPAPERGRAFFITI

• READ IT INTELLIGENCE
• PHOTOGRAPH IT RECORDS
• REMOVE IT
• BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY

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GANG RECOGNITION

• COLORS
• CLOTHING
• ACCESSORIES
• GRAFFITI
• TATTOOS
• MARKS

• CODES
• CIPHERS
• HAND SIGNS
• SYMBOLS
• NICKNAMES
• SLANG TERMS

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CRITERIA FOR GANG MEMBERSHIP

• SELF-ADMISSION
• TATTOOS, CLOTHING, HAND SIGNS, AND PARAPHERNAILIA
  ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC GANGS
• ARRESTED WITH KNOWN GANG MEMBERS
• POLICE RECORDS
• RELIABLE INFORMANTS

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GANG INITIATION

• JUMPING IN PHYSICAL FIGHT
• WALKING THE LINE - BRAVERY
• BLENDING IN FREE PASS
• BLOOD IN DRAW BLOOD
• BURNED IN CIGARETTE BURNS
• SEXED IN GANG BANG / AIDS
• PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL ACT

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NEW TRENDS

• HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS
• STORAGE OF DRUGS / GUNS
• MEETINGS BEATINGS
• USE OF FEMALES
• MOVING FROM CITY TO CITY
• DRUG CONCEALMENT
• PRISON ISSUES
• COURT ROOM ESCAPE PACKS

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GATHERING INTELLIGENCE

• GRAFITTI INTELLIGENCE
• STREET STOPS
• INTELL CARDS / PHOTOGRAPHS
• VEHICLE STOPS
• SCHOOLS
• PRISONS
• SURVEILLANCE
• SEARCH WARRANTS
• SWEEPS STINGS

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GETTING RID OF GANGS

• AGGRESSIVE POLICING
• STREET STOPS
• INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
• ZERO TOLERANCE
• INTELLIGENCE DISTRIBUTION
• COMMUNITY POLICING

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GETTING RID OF GANGS

• COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• COMMUNITY MEETINGS
• REPORTING SYSTEMS
• GRAFITTI REMOVAL
• CRIME WATCH GROUPS

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GETTING RID OF GANGS

• SCHOOL APPROACH
• AWARENESS TRAINING FOR STAFF
• SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
• MEETING WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL
• INTELLIGENCE
• SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

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IF YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAKES GANG
MEMBERS FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, THEY WILL MOVE TO A
MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT
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THANK YOU !
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SGT. ED BACHERT

• ALLENTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
• 425 HAMILTON STREET
• ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
• 610 437-8709