• Being an organized group with some recognized leader.
• Remaining together during peaceful times as well as during conflicts.
• Showing unity in obvious ways.
• Conducting activities that are criminal or threatening to another person, the community, or a rival.

• 1700’s Irish immigrant gangs identified
• 1865
First Ku Klux Klan founded in
Tennessee
• 1873
Industrial Revolution brought more immigrants to US
• 1900
Thousands of gangs existed in US
• 1912
Irish gangs decline-Italians, Jews,
Chinese form gangs

• 1915
Second Klan group charted in
Georgia
• 1914-18 World War I - Gang activity diminishes
• 1919
Prohibition - Golden age of Gangs
• 1920
Immigration from Asia and Europe
Stopped, First signs of Black gangs

• 1924
Klan reaches record 5 million members
• 1943
World War II - Heavy migration of
Blacks and Puerto Ricans to North for wartime jobs Zoot Suit Riots
• 1945
White servicemen return from war and reclaim jobs displacing minority workers

• 1954
Desegregation triggers white supremacists activities
• 1958
First Neo-Nazi movement in US
• 1960’s National KKK committee meets in
North Carolina
– Texas prison gangs develop
– Vietnam War
– Black Militant movement (Black
Panthers)

• 1970
Gang called Crips forms in LA
• 1975
Vietnamese immigrate to US
• 1976
Fall of Saigon
• 1981
KKK membership declines
– Mind control/Identity groups form
– Militias form
– Crack appears

• Shoplifting
• Destruction of Private
Property
• Assault and
Harassment
• Drive-by shootings
• Grand Theft Auto
• Drug Dealing
• Gun Trafficking
• Extortion

• Looking for surrogate family
• Identity problems
• Family has gang history
• Lack of alternative activities
• Need for money
• Love of violence and intimidation
(perceived power)
• Need for survival
(protection)

• Says that he/she is in a gang
• Hangs out with other known gang members
• Has tattoos related to a certain gang
• Is involved in known gang activities and crimes
• Wears certain colors or types of clothing
• Is known by others by a moniker (nickname)

• All records must be
Confidential
– Can be shared with other departments
– Should have separate lists for juveniles and adults
– Separate lists for confirmed and associate gang members

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Moniker
• Address and
Telephone number
• Whether or not confirmed membership
• Colors
• Substance abuse
• Date/Time and reason for all contacts
• Affiliates with party at time of contact
• All information on the vehicle they are in
• Weapons involved or carried

• Try to convert lists into alphabetical order by:
– Legal Name
– Moniker
– Gang affiliation

• Victims and Witnesses that are unwilling to cooperate
• Police should establish contacts with the gang members
– Size
– Names of as many members as possible
– Symbols
– Graffiti
– Colors

• Seek out disenchanted members
• Children know what is going on in their neighborhood
• Teachers, School counselors, ministers
• Recreation department personnel
• Play members against each other

• Diminished mental capacity
– Under the influence of drugs or alcohol
• Self Defense

• Page 668 of Criminal
Investigations

• Ku Klux Klan
• Skinheads
• Biker gangs
• Militias

• Assault
• Rape
• Arson
• Vandalism
• Robbery
• Burglary
• Murder
• Cross-burning
• Painting Swastikas
• Bombings
• Hanging Effigies

• A Cult is defined on page 671 of Criminal
Investigations

• Normally a cult has a charismatic leader who develops ideas and beliefs that attract followers
– Charles Manson
– Jim Jones
– David Koresh
– Marshal Applewhite

• Davidians
• Heaven’s Gate
• Wikkans
• Marilyn Manson
• Drac’s

• Take sketches, photographs
• Describe Colors found
• Take measurements between objects
• Preserve all objects as evidence

"Do Not Follow in My Footsteps"
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Surviving Crips Co-Founder
MESSAGE OF THE MOMENT
The Apology
I pray that one day my apology will be accepted.
I also pray that your suffering, caused by gang violence, will soon come to an end ....."
Try This !
"...when you don't admit to your mistakes and deal with the consequences, you're probably going to keep making the same mistakes ....."