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Tag: Graffiti: Page 2
Special Units
Infamous L.A. Gang Slaying Goes to Jury
"All black people are their enemies," Deputy Dist. Atty. Gretchen Ford said in the murder trial of two Latino gang members. "Really innocent people could die for no reason other than the ridiculous ideas of this gang."
August 25, 2010
Gangs
Sureño Tattoos and Symbols
Sureños can be found in every major city in the U.S. They can be found in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. The big transnational super gangs such as Florence, 18th Street, and Mara Salvatrucha threaten the stability of some Central American nations.
March 2, 2010
Special Units
Teen Tagger Accused of Killing Gang Interventionist Charged as Adult
Mark Anthony Villasenor, 16, is accused of fatally shooting 40-year-old Ronald Barron, who confronted Villasenor for tagging a wall in the Mid-City area.
February 15, 2010
Special Units
How to Decipher Gang Graffiti Codes
The Collective Eye offers this tutorial on how to understand gang graffiti symbols, handshakes and codes, using as an example the distinction between People versus Folks in the Chicago-area gang lexicon. Excerpted from The Heart Broken in Half, an anthropological documentary about a Chicago street gang, the Latin Kings.
December 30, 2009
Special Units
L.A. City Attorney Wants to Bust Taggers for Hanging Out
Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich wants to give police the ability to arrest "taggers" simply for hanging out together, without having to catch them in the act -- raising thorny constitutional issues as he lays the groundwork for a campaign to tackle the city's vexing graffiti problem.
August 24, 2009
Special Units
Gang Graffiti
Graffiti continues to be used as a written form of communication between street gangs. An observant patrol officer can read graffiti and collect valuable information about past, current and future gang activities. Graffiti can be used to mark off turf boundaries, give insults to rival gangs, act as a warning of impending death, list fallen comrades, announce the presence of a gang in a certain area of the city or show gang alliances. Editor's Note: Images contain profanity.
August 6, 2009
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
Graffiti
In a Broken Windows crime model, graffiti is one of those foothold crimes that leads to a neighborhood's decay.
February 29, 2008
Patrol
School Vandalism
While such acts are rarely reported in the media, one in three schools has reported acts of vandalism each year. In 1990 more than $600 million in damage to school property was caused by vandals. By understanding the nuances of vandalistic acts, patrol officers can develop specialized responses to help minimize future attacks.
September 30, 2007
Special Units
Gangs? Not In My Town
Gangs exist everywhere in this country. Although we might like to think we are immune, no community should give in to this belief.
May 31, 2002
Special Units
How a Group Becomes a Gang
Gangs can develop from seemingly harmless groups of friends into hardened criminals who may not be obvious as gangbangers.
December 31, 2001
Special Units
Interpreting That Writing On the Wall
Graffiti continues to be used as a written form of communication between street ganges. An observant patrol officer, police investigator, probation/parole officer, school teacher and gang member can read graffiti and collect valuable information about past, current and future gang activities.
March 31, 1998
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