BEWARE IF YOUR CHILD IS: BEWARE IF YOUR CHILD IS:

1. Buying (or wants you to buy) an excessive amount of color wardrobe, all one or two colors.

2. Wearing sagging pants on hips or waist (could be a fad).

3. Wearing an excessive amount of gold jewelry.

4. Using excessive amount of gang expression.

5. Withdrawing from family members.

6. Associating with undesirables.

7. Staying out later than usual.

8. Desiring too much privacy.

9. Developing, major attitude problems with parents, teachers, or those in authority.

10. Starting to drink alcohol or use drugs.

11. Using hand signs.

12 Receiving money or articles without your permission or awareness.

13. Acting unusual

14. Hanging out with kids who have often been in trouble with police or school.

15. Black, Red and or Green candles in the bed room.

16. May have hate fliers or related skinhead material.

17. Posters on bed room wall relating to the darkside Satanism and satanic crimes.

18. May have heavy rap or heavy metal music are also signs Note: not all rap or heavy metal music is negative.

19. Your child watches TV shows that is very negative in nature.

PARENTS:

1. You can not wait until your child turns 14,15, or 16 to start raising them. You must start at age 2 months.

2. You must hold kids more accountable for their actions.

3. Even though you have a busy schedule, you must take time for you child, school events etc.

4. A family meeting once a week is very important to everyone in the house.

5. Remember you will answer to a higher authority if you fail to raise your child properly or you purposely do something to hurt them (The highest court above this world.)

-DO NOT:

1. Associate with gang members.

2. Associate with wanna-be gang members.

3. Identify with community gang.

4. Hang out or gather or street corners in groups where gangs are active.

5. Approach individuals in cars who seemly want information (this could be a drive by shooting or set-up).

6. Wearing any color or clothing gang related (keep neutral in dress).

7. Wear designer clothing that exposed initials of designer (many gangs have assigned their own definitions to certain initials, such as: B.K. = Blood Killer, K.C.=Crip Killer, Jive Percenters =

Negative Five Percenters who are actively involved in drugs and violence, FBI= Fuck home Boys up Intentionally, RFN= Rock Fearless Nation, RHS= Rolling Hard Sisters, SAP= Sewall Avenue Posse, MBI= Malicious Bitches In Effect, and WIS = Wise Intelligent Sisters, MW = Most Wanted and the names go on.

8. Attend parties or social events of known or Wanna-be gang members.

9. Take part in Street News Paper writing or strike outs.

10. Hang out around News paper marked areas.

11. Use or hang around with people who hold, use or sell drugs.

12 Use or hang around with people who hold, who criminally worship the devil.

GANG IDENTIFICATION THROUGH BALL CAPS AND JACKETS

1. NEW YORK YANKEE: Blue, usually worn by CRIPS (hats and jackets) has reputation - for new, young, and "Wanna be" gangs. EAST COAST CRIPS.

2. RAIDER JACKETS: "New" gang member. Any gang can wear this means "I'm going to be somebody" there is reputation with this cap also.

3. HOUSTON ASTROS: Blue - worn by Crips - Hoover Street "H" on hat.

4. GREEN CAPS: Sign for money "all about the dead presidents". Money making street gangs.

5. CINCINNATI REDS: Worn by rival gangs of Crips. Very disrespectful with a "C" on a red had. Red primarily Blood color.

6. AN "X": Although any letter of a gang (name letter) is highly disrespectful and can be looked upon as a threat.

7. SAINTS CAPS & JACKETS: Yellow and black colors for the Jive Percenters. Look for other symbols.

8. CELTIC JACKETS: Green and White are also colors of the above stated gang.

9. BULLS CAPS & JACKETS: Red is the color of the FBI gang, Most Wanted and the nationally known Blood gang.

10. PURPLE & YELLOW: These are the colors for the MBI (Malicious Bitches In Effect) an all female gang known for weapons and drugs sales.

11. BLACK & WHITE: These are the colors of the 8 ball Posse. This gang use a black on white jacket with a large number 8 in the form of a pool ball.

12. RED, WHITE, BLACK Colors identified with the nationally YELLOW & GREEN: known skinheads of America, and Eastern Hammer.

13. KANSAS CITY ROYAL'S: The letters K.C. have been changed to mean Killer. Disrespectful

14. LA DODGERS CAP: Worn by the New York Boyz

15. DETROIT TIGER CAP: Worn by Durock Crips in Monrovia Navy Blue.

16. RED AND WHITE: Colors used by the Klu Klux Klan.

17. RED, WHITE, BLACK, & GREEN: Satanic in nature, Devil Worship.

ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

The youth gang crime poses a difficult challenge to American law enforcement. A significant proportion of violent and other serious crimes is committed by both young and adult gang members. Gang crime evokes fear and anxiety in many communities and an uneasy and strong response from government officials and the media, placing special pressures on the police. The problem is complex because it has both criminal and social aspects, and requires a comprehensive response that goes beyond traditional police activity. It is a well known fact that most police officers have no idea as to what a gang is or how to identify a gang; yet they know from  patrolling the streets that something is not right when they start to see more and more juveniles and young adults walking in groups and serving no purpose other than crime involvement.

Law enforcement officers working in the trenches readily admit that a small gang problem exists but, still find themselves going back to the denial stage, because the police brass or politicians refuse to acknowledge the presence of gangs for one or more of the following reasons.

1. Denial.

2. Lack of gang education.

3. Fear, loss of revenue (beaches, parks, amusements etc.).

4. Loss of property value (home, businesses etc.).

5. Have no idea as to how to address the gang problem.

6. Political suicide (if I admit gangs, I'll not get re-elected to office).

7. I must agree with the politicians or I will not get promoted to my next highest rank.

8. If I ignore the problem, it may go away.

1. Conduct an assessment of the community

a. Character and scope of youth gang crime

b. Data on gang crime to be collected

c. Sources of information

d. Reporting, coordinating, verifying, mechanizing and analyzing official data

e. Assessment of community resources

Not all street gangs are drug related in nature. Assessment of the problem is therefore necessary to identify distinctive aspects of gang crime requiring targeted law enforcement attention and resources.

Example of the types of Gangs one may encounter:

1. Turf Gangs 2. Drug Gangs 3. Motorcycle Gangs 4. Money Assault Gangs

5. Satanic Gangs 6. Hate Gangs 7. Criminal Information Gangs (CIA)

8. Sex Posse (Gangs) Spur Posse
9. Extremist Groups to the far Right & Left

10. Terrorist Groups (Domestic and International)

Two types of assessment activities are needed:

First an assessment which collects and analyzes meaningful data on gang crimes from various official and non-official sources.

Second an assessment or community resource analysis, which focuses not only on what law enforcement does but what a variety of community agencies can do collaboratively to address the gang crime problem.

Certain information is required to determine whether a gang problem exists, and if it does, its scope and character. The problem is expected to vary in emerging and chronic cities. An important first step is to understand the nature of the problem in operational terms; i.e., to develop definitions of the terms gang, gang member, and gang incident.

Keep in mind, that any true assessment that is conducted should be hands-on (face to face) and not a written survey. Also a good rule of thumb to keep in mind is that the gang member could care less about your definition or how you use it. For they will continue their activities so long as their is something in it for them.

Every organization has its rules and regulations, the gangs are not the exceptions. No matter what gang you deal with they will have at least the following rules:

1. Supreme loyalty to the gang

2. Sharing of criminal profits

3. Never inform on a fellow gang member (banger)

4. Always side with the gang, no matter what

5. Abide by the code of honor

6. Must past a test of acceptance

7. Never speak to the police or anyone in authority about the gang

8. Denial of the gang when ever possible

1. Sex: is both male, female and Other

2. RACE: White, Latino, Asian, Black, and Native American, Indian, etc.

3. Average age: 8 - 24 years

4. Weapons: Knife, Gun, Bleach, or street weapons

5. Graffiti: AKA: Street Newspapers (Signs, symbols, etc.)

6. Involvement: Criminal Mischief to Murder

7. Some are anti-establishment and/or anti-police

8. National Recruitment Location is the schools during the month of April - July.

9. Hangouts: Parks, Beaches, Malls, Street Corners, Recreation Centers, Fast Food places, Schools Bars, Arcades, and the like.

WORKING GANG DEFINITION

The following definition is used and accepted by the National Concerned Officers Organization, and has been recognized and accepted by the several states as a working definition of a street gang.

1. Street Gang. An ongoing organization, crew, posse, cartel, association, or group of three (3) or more persons, whether formal or informal, which meet the following criteria:

A. Has a common name or common identifying signs, colors, or symbols, and

B. has members or associates who, individually or collectively, engage in, or have engaged, in criminal activity.

2. Youth and Street Gang Member - A person who meets any TWO of the following criteria:

A. Admits to gang membership.

B. Is a youth up to age 18 who is identified as a gang member by a parent or guardian.

C. Is identified as a gang member by a documented reliable informant; or a reliable person who is known to the officer who is not a listed informant.

D. Resides in, or frequents, a particular gang's area and adopts their style of dress, use of and signs, symbols, or tattoos, and associates with known gang members.

E. Is identified as a gang member by an informant of previously untested reliability, and it is corroborated by independent information.

F. Has been arrested more then once in the company of identified gang members for offenses which are consistent with usual gang activity.

G. Is identified as a gang member by physical evidence such as photographs or other documentation.

H. Has been stopped or observed in the company of known gang members four (4) or more times.

I. Information must be confirmed by trained police or a reliable source.

J. Any adult 19 years or older, who also meets any or part of the above criteria.

THE NEED FOR SPECIALIZATION::

Gang violence has reached epidemic proportions and poses a serious threat to society. The insidious growth of gang activity, including both planned and unplanned gang violence, does not lend itself to either a simple or lasting solution. Even saturating a gang-impacted area with patrol forces has only a limited degree of success, and then, for just a short period of time. It is evident, therefore, that if any real progress is going to be made to secure society against the threat of gangs; it will have to be through the use of sophisticated, specialized law enforcement or civilian units, SPECIALLY TRAINED in combating those elements. The nature, size, techniques, and other matters relative to the formation of such units will depend upon the severity of the problem within the community and the resources that the community itself is willing to dedicate to solving the problem it faces.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Before a gang unit can be formed, decisions must be faced with reference to what goals and objectives can be realistically expected and attained. One foremost problem, as stated earlier, is a lack of sufficient resources, and, that limitation will shape what can be done. Even so, realistic forethought and planning can go far in developing a unit which can be both efficient and cost effective, proactive instead of reactive.

The following is a list of typical questions which one may be asked:

Q. What will be the unit's primary function?

Q. Will the unit be responsible for criminal investigation of all gang cases?

Q. Will the unit be a police or civilian organization?

Q. Will the unit handle field enforcement operations and patrol gang areas to curtail violence?

Q. Will the unit operate as a monitoring section, compiling and disseminating intelligence information?

Q. Will the personnel work in plainclothes or in uniform?

Q. Will the unit operate covertly, with undercover operations?

Q. Will the unit function as a line or support section?

Q. What will be the best hours of operation, and how many days a week should the unit be on the street?

Q. Where will the unit be assigned (Patrol, Detective, or Administrative)?

Q. Will the gang unit be on call 24 hours a day?

Q. Will the unit be attached to a Bias Crime Unit?

COOPERATION BETWEEN AGENCIES

Since gangs do not exist solely within city, county or state boundaries, and since gang clashes all too frequently involve more than one jurisdiction, it helps to know what gangs are active or reside in adjacent areas or jurisdictions. Even though the task is demanding, it is imperative for an officer to be informed as to which gangs are active in his or her own jurisdiction. It is more difficult to have other than a general knowledge of which gangs are active in neighboring jurisdictions. To keep informed it is necessary to maintain a good working relationship and have an effective information exchange arrangement with gang units of other law enforcement agencies or personnel who have been tracking gangs for two or more years. Each gang should be filed by name separately and alphabetically.

In jurisdictions with a large number of gangs, it may be useful to further subdivide them according to type; i.e., motorcycle, prison, car club, etc. Some agencies have developed a gang biography card to profile each gang. This is filed with the described gang and should include as much of the following information as possible.

1. The number of active and associate members.

2. The type of gang it is (street, motorcycle, etc).

3. The ethnic composition of the gang.

4. The gang's territory and boundaries.

5. The gang hangouts.

6. The type (s) of crime (s) the gang member (s) commit.

7. The gangs method of operation (M.O.).

8. The gang's choice of victims.

9. The members who fill leadership roles.

10. The members who are known to be violent.

11. The gang's weapon of choice

12. The rival gang (s).

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