Gang Awareness and Issues, Part 1
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Gang Awareness
and Issues
PWC Neighborhood Services
Neighborhood Conference
24 October, 2014
What We Will Cover
Gang data
Main PW Gangs
Why they join
Gang mentality
Indicators
Current trends
Some things you can do
Definition of a gang
3 or more
Have a common identity: identifiable
sign, symbol, name
Ongoing
Some connection to
crime
Some Data
1.4 million active street, prison and
OMG members (National Gang Intel. Center- 2011
Nat. Gang Threat Assessment)
33,000 gangs
1,100 in PWC PD gang data base –
1,500
790 MS in NOVA
Main PW Gangs- 2013
Southside Locos (SSL)
Sur 13
MS 13 (Mara Salvatrucha)
18th Street
Bloods – 55 MOB, Killa Hill, Dub-T Hunnies, 202 MOB
Crips
Locos Malditos
Black Heart Mafia
Brown Pride Mafia
La Clica Original ( LCO-PPL)
Gangster Disciples
Folk
Dub T
Active PWC Gangs, Cliques
& Sets
420 Crazy Crew
Team Live
41 Zone
New East Coast
Hot Boi Nation
Alpha
C4
Current Trends
Increasing engagement in nontraditional gang related crime
Human trafficking
Prostitution
White collar crime
• Counterfeiting
• Identity theft
• Mortgage fraud
Current trends
Less emphasis on openly
representing the gang in public
More emphasis on making money
More emphasis on putting in work
Rival gangs cooperating to make
money
MDTO connections/ increased
violence“Current gang scene here is
about money, drugs, and how not to
be seen” CGIA meeting, 3/13/2013
Why Kids Join Gangs
To belong to a group and have fun and
excitement
Identity and sense of belonging
Structure, Discipline, Reputation
Source of respect, acceptance
Peer pressure “My friends are in a gang”
Financial gain
Protection
Born into
Gang Membership Provides
Positive reinforcement, and a sense of belonging,
direction and degree of self-confidence
The Push Toward Gangs
Self- Recruitment
Popular Culture – The “Cool Factor”
Early 90’s, gang culture replaced
youth culture
A product of the American streets
The Push Toward Gangs
Mother to 10 year old, “Do you know
what gangs do?
10 year old, “They shoot and beat
people up.”
Mother, “So why do kids join gangs?”
10year old, “Because its cool!”
“Running
from
something, running
toward something”
Gang Mentality
Three R’s
Reputation
Respect
Revenge
“Sense of Fatalism”
Risk Factors/Predictors
Low self-esteem
Prior delinquency
Association with
delinquent peers
Family/community
instability
Lack of parental
supervision/role
models
Economic
disadvantage
General lack of
connectedness to
school and
community
Who They Recruit
Marginalized youth
Needy, vulnerable kids
Low self-esteem
Followers
Those who demonstrate they possess
requisite skills