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Gangs
July 14, 2009
Special Units
Latin King's Gang Signs
A Latin King member identifying himself as "King Chucho" of Yonkers, New York, displays a series of gang hand signs referencing the gang's crown iconography and known as "stacking crowns." The Latin Kings are a People Nation, as opposed to Folk Nation, gang that identifies with a three- or five-point crown. Its members often wear black and gold/yellow colors.
September 14, 2010
Special Units
Nations at War Within Windy City Limits
These Chicago-Âbased gangs follow strict dress codes and use body language as a nonverbal form of communication. A gang member can simply cross his arms to "announce" his gang affiliation.
October 31, 1996
Special Units
Working Gangs: History, Infrastructure and the Internet
The fastest-growing gangs in the country today are Hybrid Mexican street gangs. Hybrid gangs have broken away from traditional membership rules based on gender and race.
May 31, 2000
Special Units
The State of American Law Enforcement - Gangster Nation
Ride around the streets of Salisbury, N.C., and you'll see graffiti that looks out of place. Gangs in this Southern city have splattered once-pristine walls with messages pledging allegiance to gangs in Los Angeles and New York City.
October 31, 2008
Special Units
Youth Gangs: A National Problem Evading Easy Solutions
How to deal with the scourge? Experts say first acknowledge the existence of gangs in your community, then recognize that police enforcement efforts are but one part of the answer.
May 31, 2000
Special Units
Mexican Drug Gangs Take Over National Parks and Forests
Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.
March 1, 2010
Special Units
ICE Arrests 976 Gang Members and Associates During 'Project Wildfire' Surge
Nearly 1,000 gang members and associates from 239 different gangs were arrested in 282 cities across the U.S. during Project Wildfire, a six-week operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
April 9, 2015
Gangs
Gang Turf in Cyberspace
Gangs have evolved in criminal and technical sophistication from the school dropouts of the 1960s. Today's gang members utilize all the modern electric means of communication including laptop computers, iPods, Blackberrys, video cameras, and multiple function cellular telephones.
November 6, 2008
Special Units
Athletic Supporters
Professional and college teams' sportswear has become extremely popular with some gangs. Members wear sweatshirts or ballcaps to signify their gang. There are several reasons why gangs do this, and they're not all obvious.
March 31, 2003
Special Units
Easing Investigations on the Gang Battlefield
Photos, jewelry, hairstyles and body piercing are among the obvious physical traits investigators look for when profilÂing gangs. But understanding how the members think, act and feel also can help police develop a rapport with members, and in turn, help expedite gang-related investigations.
February 29, 1996
Special Units
American Street Gang Development
Street gangs in America are nothing new. Some of the earliest identified groups with gang-like behaviors formed after the Revolutionary War in 1793.
March 31, 2000
Gangs
TRG (Tiny Rascal Gangsters): Asian Gangs in Long Beach
The TRG shooters ran back to the barbecue on Orange Street then changed their clothing in a garage. An associate hid the 9mm and a second pistol in a laundry basket in his closet.
December 21, 2008
Gangs
African Immigrant Gangs
Somali gangs tend to align and adopt gang names based on clan or tribe, although a few have joined national gangs such as the Crips and Bloods.
April 4, 2012
Special Units
European Gangs Tattoos
Take a close look at the recent media coverage of the rioting in France, and you will see that those young French men of Arab and African descent are wearing identifying tattoos.
January 31, 2006
Gangs
Gangs and God
Why aren't these clergy using their energy and faith to advocate on behalf of the millions of people injured by gang drug dealing, and gang-related car theft, burglary, robbery, rape and assault?
September 23, 2008
Gangs
East Coast Gangs
Are street gangs from different geographic regions really different? Are West Coast gangs different from Midwest Gangs? Are East Coast gangs different from Southern gangs? The answer is they are all the same with a few "twists of lemon."
March 28, 2012
Gangs
Gangs on Meth
The drug is dangerous to law enforcement in several ways. The chemicals utilized are highly toxic and volatile. Clandestine labs are often booby trapped against the police.
March 13, 2008
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