Topic 5a Lecture Juvenile Gangs

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Topic 5.a: Juvenile Gangs:

Topic 5.a: Juvenile Gangs What are they? How do they form and function? Why do we care?

What is a gang?:

What is a gang?

group of people:

group of people

identify as a group:

identify as a group

with common purpose:

with common purpose

protecting territory:

protecting territory

criminal behavior:

criminal behavior

1800’s in the United States:

1800’s in the United States

battle against poor working/social conditions:

battle against poor working/social conditions

turned to crime:

turned to crime

crime as defining factor:

crime as defining factor

sale of illegal substances:

sale of illegal substances

Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 :

Opium Exclusion Act of 1909

Prohibition from 1920 to 1933 :

Prohibition from 1920 to 1933

Controlled Substances Act 1970:

Controlled Substances Act 1970

political to protection to criminal:

political to protection to criminal

Well organized:

Well organized

Defined leadership and membership roles:

Defined leadership and membership roles

Specific initiation ceremonies:

Specific initiation ceremonies

local, national and international:

local, national and international

Why do they form?:

Why do they form?

social disorganization theory:

social disorganization theory

strain theory:

strain theory

cultural deviance theory :

cultural deviance theory

social learning theory:

social learning theory

social bond theory:

social bond theory

wanting to belong:

wanting to belong

wanting to feel safe:

wanting to feel safe

wanting to profit:

wanting to profit

race/ethnicity:

race/ethnicity Asian Boyz MS-13 Aryan Brotherhood

neighborhoods/territory:

neighborhoods/territory Crips Bloods

Gender?:

Gender? Latin Queens Piru Blood

life style:

life style

Lack of options:

Lack of options TBZ/Wild Boyz

hybrid gangs:

hybrid gangs

flash mobs = gang ?:

flash mobs = gang ?

Members:

Members

National Youth Gang Survey:

National Youth Gang Survey http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/

30,000 gangs in U.S.:

30,000 gangs in U.S.

730,000 Members :

730,000 Members

in 3,500 jurisdictions, nationwide:

in 3,500 jurisdictions, nationwide

Colors:

Colors Surenos Bloods Brown Pride

representing:

representing

Symbols/logos:

Symbols/logos

hand signals:

hand signals Crip Asian Boyz Blood

tattoos:

tattoos Brown Pride MS-13 Crip

branding:

branding

graffiti:

graffiti

Monikers:

Monikers Anthony Raymond Magdaleno Gang: Varrio Hawaiian Gardens a.k.a.: “Little Crow” Ivan Rodriquez Gang: Corona Street a.k.a.: “Mosca”

Why do we care about gangs?:

Why do we care about gangs?

becoming tradition:

becoming tradition

no aging out:

no aging out

not being deterred, detained or rehabilitated:

not being deterred, detained or rehabilitated