AJ-207 Juvenile Law and Procedures, Spring 2005
Structure of Project:
1. What is your main goal? Examples:
a. Gangs
i. How many in Los Angeles County?
ii. Number of gang members in these gangs?
iii. Average age of gang members?
iv. Ethnicity of gangs in Los Angeles?
v. Will your presentation cover all gangs, ethnic gangs;
1. Asian
2. Black
3. Hispanic
4. Arian Brothers
5. Prison Gangs
vi. What about the culture of gangs?
1. History of the origin of the gang problems
a. When did the gang begin
b. According to the experts?
2. What was the main purpose of the gang from its inception?
vii. How do police agencies identify juveniles as gang members?
1. Interviews
2. Associations
3. Neighborhoods.
b. Who will you interview?
i. Police departments
1. Large agencies
2. Small agencies
3. Gang units
4. Operation Safe Streets Bureau (LASD)
5. California Gang Investigator's Association
ii. California Youth Authority
iii. Los Angeles County Probation Department
iv. Other government funded gang prevention programs
c. What will your presentation consist of?
i. Photos/Slides
ii. Charts
iii. Diagrams
iv. Examples of gangs in a specific area of Los Angeles, mapped?