Gang Organization

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Gangs 101
MNPS Dept of Exceptional Education Darren
Kennedy, M.Ed -Transition Specialist
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CAUTION
This presentation was designed to create
awareness for your school and staff. When
making observations you should understand that
one sign, symbol or color of clothing does not
identify a gang member. It is the totality of
identifiers
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Purpose Statement

• The ultimate goal of this presentation is to
  provide awareness and understanding of gang
  culture.
• This information should be used for early
  detection and intervention purposes, which should
  be our primary goal for a long term solution.

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What is a Gang?
Pre-test
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Dictionary defines a Gang as
A group of people, who through the
organization, formation and establishment of an
assemblage, share a common identity, such as
colors, symbols, rituals, rites, and privileges.
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GangsBased on our definition.would also
include..

• Social clubs
• Red Hats Clubs (Purple Hat/Pink Hat etc)
• Sororities
• Fraternities
• Masonic Orders
• Sports Teams
• Book Clubs
• Religious Organizations.hmmmmm

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What is a Street Gang?
A group of people who, through the organization,
formation and establishment of an assemblage,
share a common identity, such as colors, symbols,
rituals, rites, and privileges but oftenengage
in criminal activity and violent acts!
NOTE Gang definitions may vary from state to
state.
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A street gang must have the following four
elements 1. An identifiable leadership 2.
Claim a geographic turf or area 3. Meet on a
continuous or regular basis 4. Be involved in
juvenile delinquency or criminal activity.
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Hierarchy of Gangs
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Frank Jessie James
AL CAPONE
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The Basic Types of Gangs

• There are three basic types of criminal
• street gangs
• Nationally Affiliated
• Locally Affiliated
• Hybrids

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Nationally Affiliated

• Have common symbolisms and names that cross state
  boundaries.
• Most have long histories and can be linked to
  many of the large metropolitan areas, i.e.
  Chicago, New York and Los Angeles
• These groups are known by most law enforcement
  officials.
• They have numerous subsets that may have
  different names, but follow the same basic
  mannerisms.
• These gangs often resort to violence.

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Locally Affiliated

• Locally Affiliated Gangs may or may not have
  agreed upon symbolisms.
• These Gangs are organized to maintain control
  over several city blocks or neighborhood.
• They do not normally cross state boundaries.
• These groups are harder for law enforcement to
  identify.
• These groups can have profound affect on a
  school system and community.
• They can be just as aggressive and violent as
  Nationally Affiliated Gangs

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• Hybrid Gangs
• New youth gangs are formed almost daily
  throughout the country.
• Although many of these gangs call themselves the
  same names of the older, traditional gangs, they
  are in no way, representative of the original
  gang.
• These gangs are known as hybrid or copycat gangs.

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Gangs we know.

• Bloods
• Skyline
• Piru
• Westside/Eastside Rollin 20s
• Bounty Hunters
• Crips
• 5 Deuce Hoover
• Rollin 40s, 60s
• Grape Street

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More Gang Names.
Black Gangster Disciple Surenos 13SUR 13 Asian Pride Crazy White Boys Dirty Whites Boys Brown Pride Kurdish Pride Mara-SalvatruchaMS-13 South 8th Mafia Vice Lords South 6th
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Alliances

• Think of this as the American and National
  leagues of baseball
• Currently all documented gangs aligned under
  these two
• People Nation Folk Nation
• Latin Kings Black Gangster Disciples
• Vice lords Black Disciples
• Spanish Lords Gangster Disciples
• El Rukns Imperial Gangsters
• Bishops La Raza
• Gaylords Spanish Cobras
• Latin Counts Latin Eagles
• Kents Latin Disciples
• Gangs (30,000) membership in US documented at
  over 1 million

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LEFT
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FOLK STAR
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Traditional Gang Symbols

• Pitchforks Will be related to the gang they are
  affiliated with or may be used by a rival gang to
  show disrespect
• Stars Both five and six point stars are used..
  Number off points delineate what gang the subject
  wishes to represent.

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CRIPS

• In 1960 the Crips were established in Los
  Angeles,Ca.
• 1970 the gang grew when Stanley Williams joined
  and branched out the other parts of LA
• Gangs were then known as Sets
• Most gang action took place around school
  campuses
• Color blue in different shades
• Blue rags or handkerchiefs
• They often wore jogging suits, and sports teams
  jackets and caps bearing the names of LA team

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Common Crip Terminology Translation SLOBS
Derogatory term for a Blood ceez up cuzz
Crip greeting to another Crip CRIP
Civil Revolution In Progress CFL
Crip for life Flaggin Showing your
colors B Crips disrespect Bloods by
not acknowledging letter B Loc-ed
Getting a beat down to be admitted
into a set
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• Since there are so many different sets of Crips,
  they use gang signs to identify their specific
  set.
• Signs are also used to flash a warning or a
  threat to rival gangs. They call this stacking.
• Their signs are so elaborate that gang members
  can have entire conversations with each other.
  For example, the common slang used is BK for
  blood killer.
• Also, Crips commonly change words that start with
  b to start with c. For example, better
  know that is known as cetaknowdat .

CRIPS dont Die.. We Multiply
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Bloods
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• Bloods wear their colors on their right side,
  often with bright red shoe laces, a red belt, or
  a red bandana in the back, right pocket.
• Bloods refuse to use the letter C in words and
  names due to hostility towards the Crips.
• They will replace C with 3 because C is the
  3rd letter of the alphabet.the word can would
  be kan
• Territory Los Angeles most big cities in the
  U.S
• Estimated Membership 30,000- 35,000

Bs Up Cs down