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13. NMGTF.org | National Major Gang Task Force
- www.nmgtf.org
- The National Major Gang Task Force is committed to providing leadership and information within the criminal justice system and other stakeholders to minimize the effects of security threat groups, gangs and terrorists in jails, prisons and communities. ...
- The NMGTF has been nationally recognized in the criminal justice system for achieving uniqueness in gang intervention and management strategies. ... In addition the NMGTF Executive Board members and State Coordinators have provided valuable technical assistance in the development of state-wide gang/security threat group programs in numerous jurisdictions.
14. City of Rapid City - Home
- rcgov.com
- Gang Task Force.
- In 1989, the Rapid City Police Department and Pennington County Sheriff's Office formed the Rapid City Area Gang Task Force (GTF). The GTF was created to address issues surrounding the emerging gang problem within the greater Rapid City area. During the time period encompassing the mid to late 1980's, it became apparent that the gang problem experienced by other communities nationwide would eventually affect the Rapid City area, so action was taken to address the problem before it became unmanageable.
- GTF members are assigned from both the patrol and investigation divisions of both departments, and each School Liaison Officer is a member of the Gang Task Force, due to their potential for contact with gang involved individuals within their assigned schools.
- The RCAGTF takes a three-prong approach to dealing with gang issues in the community. This approach involves Intelligence Gathering to identify Active and At-Risk gang members, their associates and their rivals. ... Periodically, GTF officers are assigned to work in a special uniform, in unmarked cars, their task being to interdict gang activity, collect intelligence information and respond to specific gang-based incidents. The third approach involves Education and Intervention, accomplished through providing the community with information regarding the gang subculture, allowing parents, teachers and other community members the opportunity to better understand the gang mentality and the manifestations of this behavior.
- Over the years, the GTF has identified several hundred Rapid City area citizens who are involved in street gang activity to one degree or another. ... Still, there are those who become involved in the gang subculture at a younger age, and those who stay involved well into their adult years.
- In order to more effectively track gang involvement in the Rapid City area, a classification system was developed that involves assigning a point value to specific areas of gang-based behavior, such as self admission to gang involvement, association with known gang members, possession of gang based documents, photographs or other items, and other identifier criteria. The RCAGTF maintains a computerized database that includes the names and gang affiliation of all individuals who are known to have gang connections within the community. ...
- A number of programs have been developed to assist in dealing with gang-based issues in the Rapid City community. ...
- Project Inform is another successful program with the Gang Task Force. This program involves identifying young people who are newly becoming involved in gang behavior, and interdicting that behavior by meeting with the juvenile and their parents, in an attempt to form a partnership intended to turn the young person away from gang behavior before they become heavily entrenched in this activity. ...
15. Gang Guide
- www.gwcinc.com
- Gang Education and Training.
- The purpose is to provide a basic guide and review of common warning signs of a street gang presence. ...
- Gang activity flourishes because of denial by parents, communities, school districts and law enforcement until. ...
- GANG VIOLENCE.
- Today, sophisticated gang operations have members crossing state lines establishing syndicates and recruiting members as young as 10 years old in communities across the country. ...
- (The American Street Gang) .
- There is no easy answer to solve the problem of gang violence. Only through the combined efforts of parents, schools, churches, community leaders and law enforcement will gang violence begin to subside. ...
- WARNING SIGNS OF GANG ACTIVITY.
- Most gang members are proud of their gang and freely admit their membership. Many dress in a particular style or color identifying their particular gang. Their personal belongings are frequently covered with graffiti and bear the gang symbols or logos and members street name. ...
- To gang members, graffiti is a marking of territorial boundaries and serves as a warning or challenge to a rival gang. ... It can point out which gangs are fighting with each other, immortalize deceased gang members and honor leaders within each gang.
- Graffiti is typically found on the rear of buildings and gradually moves toward the front as gang activity increases. ...
- The 4 "R"'s of Gang Graffiti:.
16. Memphis Gang Awareness
- www.lunaweb.com
- GANG AWARENESS.
- Unfortunately, more times than not, gang graffiti is not merely writing on the wall. For many gangs and gang members this type of vandalism only serves as a reminder of more violent and heinous criminal acts they are capable of. ...
- Gang enhancement laws and pro-active police techniques are the main reasons gangs are branching out to other cities. ... As a result, these problem youths also bring with them old gang affiliations. ...
- HOW IS A GANG STRUCTURED ?.
- For the most part, gang structure is fairly loose. ... Contrary to popular belief, gangs are not just restricted to youths from disadvantaged and low income areas, many middle and upper class youths are also involved in gang activity. In addition, gangs are not just comprised of African-American youths, gang members represent all racial and ethnic groups.
- Gang members display recurring interaction. ... Frequently, gang members seek confrontations with rivals. ...
- Gang members wear specific apparel to show gang affiliation or "colors". They dress in a basic style or color chosen by gang leaders. However, as pressure from police, school officials and parents increases, gang members may change their appearance to become less noticeable. ... Law enforcement officials now depend on other criteria and intelligence rather than clothing to identify gang members. In other words, don't let appearances fool you, clothes may make the man (or woman) but they don't necessarily identify who is in a gang and who isn't.
17. Gang Reduction through Intervention, Prevention and Education
- www.gripe4rkids.org
- The East Coast Gang Investigators Association, Inc. (ECGIA) is proud to announce it's new program called GRIPE (Gang Reduction through Intervention, Prevention, and Education). ...
- ECGIA, a unique alliance of criminal justice professionals, is dedicated to the promotion and coordination of comprehensive anti-gang strategies throughout the northeast region of the country. We advocate the sharing of information and strategies, the standardization of anti-gang training and the establishment of uniform gang definitions. We also provide training to communities with emerging gang problems and have provided input to policy makers, program administrators, businesses and corporate security.
- Gang involvement begins as early as elementary school. ... Todays youth are drawn into the gang culture for a variety of reasons, a need to be accepted, to be popular, to interact with other peers, protection, family, etc.
- The East Coast Gang Investigators Association will be providing the law enforcement community with the best instructors in the gang discipline so that our members can go forth within their communities to teach and inform about the evils of gangs and how to recognize the first signs of gang involvement.
- National Gang Threat Assessment.
18. A Community Comparison of "Youth Gang" Prevention Strategies
- www.ncrel.org
- A Community Comparison of "Youth Gang" Prevention Strategies.
- " No social problem reflects this observation more than gang delinquency, an issue for which social constructions, definitions, and reactions to behavior have great significance. ...
- A workable standard for identifying a street gang developed by Klein (1975, p. ...
- Much attention already has been paid to gangs in large cities, but we are beginning to realize that many smaller cities also confront serious gang problems. ...
- Most gang researchers have focused on the law-violating youth groups of major metropolitan areas (Thrasher, 1927; Shaw & McKay, 1942; Cohen, 1955; Miller, 1958; Cloward & Ohlin, 1960; Short & Strodtbeck, 1965; Yablonsky, 1966; Klein, 1968; Krisberg, 1974; Moore, 1978; Spergel, 1984). ... And the few studies that examine gangs in nonmetropolitan areas tend to interpret their findings within a framework derived from large-city gang research (Burgess, 1916; Lagey, 1957; Maxson et al. ... As a result, smaller-city gang research risks overlooking important differences that may exist in the organizational structures and activities of youth gangs in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings. ...
- In southeastern Wisconsin, one unique aspect of gang research in small cities (Takata & Zevitz, 1987; Takata & Zevitz, 1990; Zevitz & Takata, 1992; Zevitz, 1993) has been the direct involvement of undergraduate students from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (UWP), a small university of 5,300 undergraduates emphasizing a "teacher-scholar" philosophy among its faculty. ...
- As an immediate response to the emerging gang situation, both Kenosha and Racine formed citywide task forces and their police departments established specialized gang units. ...
- Each research project used survey research, interviews, field observation, and content analysis of written documents to understand more clearly the differing perceptions of gang problems in Racine and Kenosha. ...
- Using "remembered" narrative, this paper tells a "story of experience" about the university's role in gang prevention strategies in two small cities in southeastern Wisconsin. ...
- Symptoms of gang activity began to be observed (e. ... The local police department officially acknowledged the presence of youth gangs in 1980 when gang graffiti first appeared. ...
- As concerns intensified, Georgetown residents called upon city officials to respond to the gang situation. ...
- The Racine Gang Project .
- In November 1985, I was asked by the chairman of the Task Force Commission on Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency to conduct an exploratory study of the local gang situation. The Racine Gang Project (RGP) began in January 1986 and ended in August 1986. Its objectives were to develop a comprehensive understanding of the gang situation in Racine and to provide program and policy recommendations for community agencies to address the problem of youth gangs more effectively. ...
19. LADA Gang Crimes
- da.co.la.ca.us
- Gang Crimes.
- Gang crimes – from graffiti and quality of life problems to murder and extortion – devastate a community’s well-being and sense of security. To fight gang activity, the District Attorney’s Office pursues a comprehensive strategy that includes suppression, intervention, and prevention.
- The District Attorney’s Office removes dangerous criminals from the street by aggressively prosecuting criminal gang activity. The Hardcore Gang Division is comprised of more than 50 specially trained and highly experienced attorneys who prosecute the most difficult gang murder and attempted murder cases in Los Angeles County. ... 20, the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act, enable deputy district attorneys to seek enhanced penalties and stiffer sentences for gang members. The Hardcore Gang Division vertically prosecutes cases throughout the county, which means that one deputy district attorney prosecutes each case from beginning to end.
- The testimony of crime witnesses is vital to the prosecution of gang cases. ...
- Hardcore Gang prosecutors participate in the six Community Law Enforcement And Recovery (C. ... By teaming with police, deputy sheriffs, probation officers, deputy city attorneys, and others, prosecutors effectively combat gang activity.
- ) program also work closely with local police to monitor and prosecute the most dangerous gang criminals. ... , but it targets more specifically defined gang problems and activities that each community has identified. The program is tailored to each site, and often focuses on juvenile gang activity.
- Some of the most senior gang prosecutors in the District Attorney’s Office are assigned to the Unsolved Homicide Team, a team that works with expert law enforcement detectives to investigate and prosecute previously unsolved gang crimes.
- Deputy district attorneys work in communities throughout the County to respond to gang violence, drug dealers, and other public nuisance problems that deteriorate the quality of life in a neighborhood. ...
- Prosecutors in the Strategies Against Gang Violence (S. ...
20. GANGINFORMATION
- www.ganginformation.com
- Midwest Gang Information Links.
- Great Lakes International Gang Investigators Coalition.
- Gangs OR Us - Robert Walker - Gang identification expert.
- Introduction -- Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness.
- More Gang Links.
- National Youth Gang Center (NYGC): Publication Links.
- Gang Tattoos: Vice Lords.
- Gang Tattoos: Gangster Disciples.
21. YOUTH GANGS
- www.communitypolicing.org
- Girl and Gang.
- Asian and Gang.
- Hispanic/Latino(a) and Gang.
- Gang and School.
- Gang and Drugs.
- Gang and Law.
- YOUTH GANG .
- " More often than not the word gang strikesfear and/or anger in individuals and groups because gangs are believed tobe involved in violent crime, most of which is drug-related. ...
- Thrasher (1927), considered the father of urbangang studies, defined a gang in his seminal work, The Gang, as:.
- However, the definition of a gang has also changed over the years. ... Miller (1970) defined a gang as:.
- Many scholars who focus on criminal activity, look to Thrasher and hisassociates, the "Chicago School," and others for the definitionof a gang. ... Taylor (1989), for example, contended that a group becomesa gang when it is recognized as a gang by the community and/or another gang. Because the group's activities are recognized as anti-social or deviantby other groups or the community as a whole, the group becomes more cohesiveand organized and evolves into a gang. Therefore, based on different externalperceptions of the group's activities, it "officially" becomesa gang as it reacts to the perceptions.
- " In fact, before 1946, legislation and policies were not directed towardyouth gangs but rather delinquent activities, although between 1899 and1945, all states enacted juvenile delinquency laws and set up juvenile courtsto deal with "gang members. ...
22. Gangs: Street Gang Awareness
- www.gangwise.com
- Street Gang Awareness.
- The Lure of the Gang - Why Kids Join, How They Can Leave.
- What Is a Street Gang?.
- Children and Gang Behavior - Knowing the Signs.
- General Gang Identifiers.
- Gang Name Index.
- Street Gang Awareness is his first book. ...
23. "Gang prevention, intervention, at-risk youth, faith-based, multi-racial, multi-cultural."
- www.geocities.com
- Gang Color Trade-in.
- Gang Outreach-Movie.
- Gang Outreach is a faith-based, award winning, multi-racial, multi-cultural gang prevention and intervention program in Lake County, Illinois, providing services designed to positively influence the lives of at-risk youth in four areas: Developmentally, Emotionally, Socially and Spiritually.
- Gang Outreach includes weekly activities which reach gang members, wannabes and at-risk youth in schools, business areas, parks, jails and drug-infested neighborhoods.
- Through partnering with parents, ex-gang members, mentors, community - based organizations of mutual purpose, police departments and probation officers we will accomplish the task before us.
- Gang Outreach is a non-profit organization. ...
- Gang Outreach P. ...
24. Street gangs featuring gang related poetry, articles, message boards and street gang information
- www.gangstyle.com
- street gangs and gang related articles: gangster audio | remembrance request | the best of. ... ⊿ home ⊿ gang outreach ⊿ writing ⊿ features ⊿ message boards ⊿ need help? ⊿ resources ⊿ contact Gangstyle has provided a forum for street gangs since July 2000 and is updated weekly with new gang related articles and poetry. ...
- Since 1998 Gangstyle has provided a resource for street gang members and those involved in street gangs. The site allows gang members to tell their stories, express themselves through their writing and share their experiences of gang life with others. ...
- Helping gang members change direction. ...
- Gangs audio - real life street gang stories and music. ...
- Read the best street gang articles sent to Gangstyle. ...
- Post on our gang message boards. ...
- Get help with our gangster's prayer or gang mentors .
- Latest edition - the best recent gang related articles. ...
- Gang writing, gang poetry and gang related articles. ...
- The reality of gangs and gang life. ...
- Gang art and gang pictures. ...
- Gang awareness for parents. ...
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