Gang Awareness

Question 0

What are gang features?

Answer 0

Names
Symbols
Characteristics (similar)
Potential to pose threat

Question 1

What is the social definition of a gang?

Answer 1

A group of three or more persons that..
Share a common identifier
Has some type of association
Commit crimes

Question 2

What are some reasons for joining gangs?

Answer 2

Power/recognition
Protection 
Belonging
Tradition 
Money 
Intimidation

Question 3

Who are at risk for joining gangs?

Answer 3

Youth coming from
Dysfunction families
Limited family time
Role models

Question 4

What are further underlying factors to joining a gang?

Answer 4

Bias

Racism

Question 5

What are some ways gangs migrate?

Answer 5

Economics
Relocation
Avoid prosecution military

Question 6

What is the culture if a gang?

Answer 6

Violence 
Join
Impress
Right wrongs 
Leave the gang
Everything is violence

Question 7

What are the levels of commitment?

Answer 7

Hardcore -8%
Associates- 35%
Peripherals- 55%
Wannabes- 0%

Question 8

What are some gang identifiers?

Answer 8

It’s gang specific
Sports team attire
Tattoos

Question 9

What are done patrol programs?

Answer 9

Curfew sweeps
Home visits
Form gang units

Question 10

What is the difference between graffiti and tagging?

Answer 10

Tagging is an “art” some political tagging, droop or individual tagging

Graffiti is messages, threats to other gang members
“Newspaper” of the streets