2. WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND GANGS

3. STABILIZATION OF LARGE CITY DRUG MARKETS INCREASED POLICE EFFORT IN LARGE CITIES DECREASED CRIME RATES DISPLACEMENT THEORY

4. MOVEMENT OF GANG MEMBERS INTO SMALLER CITIES LESS POLICE PRESENCE LESS SOPHISTICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT NEW DRUG MARKETS / LESS COMPETITION HIGHER PROFITS NEW RECRUITS

5. TEST MARKETING DRUG AREAS DRUG CREWS, POSSES, GANGS BUS TERMINALS INTERDICTION DRUGS HIDDEN IN BODY CAVITIES JOCK STRAPS FEMALE CARRIERS

6. VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS TURF WARS OVER DRUG CORNERS DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS LOCAL GANGS VS SUPER GANGS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE MONEY

7. PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS ON THE STREET GUNS - TOOLS OF THE TRADE OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES CODE WORDS – SIGNS HIDDEN THREATS STRAW PURCHASES BODY ARMOR

8. ORGANIZATION AND RECRUITING STREETS SCHOOLS PRISONS

9. STATISTICS GANGS REPRESENT LESS THAN 1% OF THIS NATION’S POPULATION … … HOWEVER THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST 30% OF ALL HOMICIDES

10. STREET GANG PROFILE AVERAGE AGE 12 – 24 YEARS OLD YOUNG AS 8 - 9 SEX: MALE & FEMALE RACE: WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN, MEXICAN, ETC. EDUCATION: 3 RD GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE, MILITARY, POLICE

11. STREET GANG PROFILE SOCIAL STATUS: POVERTY TO UPPER CLASS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY: LOITERING TO MURDER WEAPONS: GUNS, KNIVES, BATS, STICKS HIDDEN THREATS

12. STREET GANG PROFILE HANGOUTS: BARS, MALLS, PARKS, SCHOOLS, RECREATION CENTERS SIGNS AND SYMBOLS GRAFFITI AND TATTOOS MOST GANGS ARE: ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT ANTI-POLICE ANTI-AUTHORITY

13. THE STREET NEWSPAPER GRAFFITI READ IT – INTELLIGENCE PHOTOGRAPH IT – RECORDS REMOVE IT BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY

14. GANG RECOGNITION COLORS CLOTHING ACCESSORIES GRAFFITI TATTOOS MARKS CODES CIPHERS HAND SIGNS SYMBOLS NICKNAMES SLANG TERMS

15. CRITERIA FOR GANG MEMBERSHIP SELF-ADMISSION TATTOOS, CLOTHING, HAND SIGNS, AND PARAPHERNAILIA ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC GANGS ARRESTED WITH KNOWN GANG MEMBERS POLICE RECORDS RELIABLE INFORMANTS

16. GANG INITIATION JUMPING IN – PHYSICAL FIGHT WALKING THE LINE - BRAVERY BLENDING IN – FREE PASS BLOOD IN – DRAW BLOOD BURNED IN – CIGARETTE BURNS SEXED IN – GANG BANG / AIDS PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL ACT

17. NEW TRENDS HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS STORAGE OF DRUGS / GUNS MEETINGS & BEATINGS USE OF FEMALES MOVING FROM CITY TO CITY DRUG CONCEALMENT PRISON ISSUES COURT ROOM ESCAPE PACKS

18. GATHERING INTELLIGENCE GRAFITTI INTELLIGENCE STREET STOPS INTELL CARDS / PHOTOGRAPHS VEHICLE STOPS SCHOOLS PRISONS SURVEILLANCE SEARCH WARRANTS SWEEPS & STINGS

19. GETTING RID OF GANGS AGGRESSIVE POLICING STREET STOPS INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ZERO TOLERANCE INTELLIGENCE DISTRIBUTION COMMUNITY POLICING

20. GETTING RID OF GANGS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS REPORTING SYSTEMS GRAFITTI REMOVAL CRIME WATCH GROUPS

21. GETTING RID OF GANGS SCHOOL APPROACH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR STAFF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS MEETING WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

22. … IF YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAKES GANG MEMBERS FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, THEY WILL MOVE TO A MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT …

23. THANK YOU !

24. SGT. ED BACHERT ALLENTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT 425 HAMILTON STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18101 610 437-8709