MNPSDept 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…

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.

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

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

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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.

•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.

Gangs we know…. Bloods

Skyline Piru Westside/Eastside Rollin 20’s Bounty Hunters

Crips

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

More Gang Names….Black Gangster Disciple

Surenos 13~SUR 13

Asian Pride

Crazy White Boys

Dirty Whites Boys

Brown Pride

Kurdish Pride

Mara-Salvatrucha~MS-13

South 8th Mafia

Vice Lords

South 6th

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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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 TerminologyTranslation

SLOBS Derogatory term for a Bloodceez up cuzz Crip greeting to another CripCRIP Civil Revolution In ProgressCFL Crip for lifeFlaggin Showing your colors B Crips disrespect Bloods by

not acknowledging letter BLoc-ed 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.

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