MNPS Dept of Exceptional Education Darren Kennedy, M.Ed -

Transition Specialist

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.

What is a Gang?

Pre test…

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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Gangs

Based 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

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 often

… engage in

criminal activity and violent acts!

NOTE:

Gang definitions may vary from state to state.

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.

Hierarchy of Gangs

Organized Crime Prison Gangs Street Gangs Associates Wanna-B’s/Gonna-B’s All Teens Age 13-19

Frank & Jessie James 1200's Early gang in India called the Thuggee invented signs and symbols that are still used today.

1800's New generation of gangs created by immigrants appeared in New York City.

1940's Mexican gangs formed along west coast.

Latin Kings formed in Chicago.

1960-1970's African-American gangs formed.

Crips and Bloods appeared in Los Angeles.

1990's "Super Gangs," large multi-cultural and multi-state street gangs, formed

The Basic Types of Gangs

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

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.

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

Hybrid Gangs •

New youth gangs are formed almost daily throughout the country.

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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.

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These gangs are known as hybrid or copycat gangs.

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GanGs we know….

Bloods

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Skyline Piru Westside/Eastside Rollin 20’s Bounty Hunters

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Crips

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5 Deuce Hoover Rollin 40’s, 60’s Grape Street

More Gang Names….

Black Gangster Disciple Surenos 13~SUR 13 Mara-Salvatrucha~MS-13 South 8 th Mafia Asian Pride Crazy White Boys Dirty Whites Boys Brown Pride Kurdish Pride Vice Lords South 6 th

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Alliances

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

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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.

 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

Common Crip Terminology Translation SLOBS ceez up cuzz CRIP CFL Flaggin B Loc-ed Derogatory term for a Blood Crip greeting to another Crip Civil Revolution In Progress Crip for life Showing your colors Crips disrespect Bloods by not acknowledging letter B Getting a beat down to be admitted into a set

 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

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 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” .

Bloods

 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