1. Gang Awareness and Issues
PWC Neighborhood Services
Neighborhood Conference
24 October, 2014

2. What We Will Cover Gang data Main PW Gangs Why they join
Gang mentality
Indicators
Current trends
Some things you can do

3. Definition of a gang 3 or more
Have a common identity: identifiable sign, symbol, name
Ongoing
Some connection to
crime

4. Some Data
1.4 million active street, prison and OMG members (National Gang Intel. Center Nat. Gang Threat Assessment)
33,000 gangs
1,100 in PWC PD gang data base – 1,500
790 MS in NOVA

5. 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

6. Active PWC Gangs, Cliques & Sets
420 Crazy Crew
Team Live
41 Zone
New East Coast
Hot Boi Nation
Alpha C4

7. Current Trends
Increasing engagement in non-traditional gang related crime
Human trafficking
Prostitution
White collar crime
Counterfeiting
Identity theft
Mortgage fraud

8. 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

9. Gang Membership Provides
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

10. 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
Hustling lifestyle

11. 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!”

12. “Running from something, running toward something”

13. Gang Mentality Three R’s Reputation Respect Revenge
“Sense of Fatalism”

14. 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

15. Who They Recruit Marginalized youth Needy, vulnerable kids
Low self-esteem
Followers
Those who demonstrate they possess requisite skills