NYPD SCHOOL SAFETY DIVISION COMMUNITY OUTREACH Define Gangs and Crews Explain Gang Crew List reasons why youth may join gangs and how they are recruited Recognize the signs that indicate a youth may be involved in a gang Name some facts and stats about gun violence Name some media and game influences that affect youth Explain the consequences of being involved or associated with gangs List resources or programs that is available to combat gang activities Gang A group of 2 or more that form together for the purpose of criminal activity Known by a particular name Organized with a leader and followers Usually claim a certain area (turf) Use special phrases, terms, nicknames -- Omzu erOUm . . . can w? im 5 2me . . me5>z rOm A group of people associating or classed together: company, set, team, dance group, gang, etcUSUALLY THERE - No initiations - No consequences if you leave Can be a current or former gang member -- No obligations to any specific groups May be a mixture of different gangs is; is.? Young Bosses Young Bloods Y: s- Young Gunnas, Young Gangsters Anybody get it, or Almighty Blood Gang Albany Gang if-Hood Barbies - Very Crispy Gangsters if Egg-w, . . @1431?! 1' 5, If? I ?Flatlands Ave Murderers Attention Low self esteem Love, family Peer pressure Respect Fear/protection lntimidation/ Cohesion Access to drugs, guns, moneyg? i power - Family tradition Media Influence Excitement Obligation Just wanting to belong to something How youth are recruited Born in "h?npedin - Blessed in .(3nn?nalac?v?y Sexedin ??Ayfe ales a File/Mgrgatn I, iJ/(l? ?k Seduc?on Interest in certain colors and clothing Unexplained wealth Hangs outwith gang members - Staying out late Changes in behavior Poor attendance in school Use hand signals, slang, and graffiti Trouble with the police Carries a weapon Tattoos with signs and symbols at .- 1.1- may ?tl 13" ?hr? Tw: I. I .I.- I . a I Isolated from family Lying and stealing A change in friends Personality changes Alcohol or Drug use/abuse Unexplained physical injuries Incarceration (Jail) Being killed by gang rivals Having a serious injury/ Becoming crippled for lite Putting other family members at risk Loss of Family Friends Forced to commit criminal and sexual acts Dropping out of school, limiting their chances for higher educa?on Hard to get - Gang recruitment is on going a. They recruit children as young as 7 yrs. Old b. They recruit in schools, parks, parties, and through out all neighborhoods c. They also offer money, protection Most gang members drop out of school Most regret joining End up in (3) places jail, hospital, death. jaCtS 53L Each year more than youths under the age are killed or injured by firearms in the US. 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O?N?ill Dolice Commissioner A group of persons with a formal or informal structure that includes designated leaders and members, that engage in or are suspected to engage in unlawful conduct. LATIN KINGS 27BAN >Annroximately 17,571 members 184 Gang Belated Incidents 65 Bang Motivated Incidents Criminal Street Gang Enforcement and Prevention Act State Senate Passed May 9, 2017 7 new felonies for those who benefit from gang activity/recruitment Defendant charged with 3 gang?related crimes in 3 years Lengthen prison terms Gang prevention curriculum in schools Funding for non-profit community outreach AIThough some gong members moy be proud ond regording Their gong offilioTion, oThers moy noT. Be dwore, some gong members moy never odmiT Their membership To low enforcemenT Gong Trends ore geogrophiool olwoys chonging Through ouT New York CiTy OfTen Times, members will ddopT The behovior of The ?group? 05 or whole, dTTrocTing Those individuals who ore followers Commonly, incorcerdTed leoders will communiodTe ond give orders To members on The sTreeT Through sooidl medio, jdil oolls emoil Younger gong members ore oTTen receiving ?Troining? while inodroeroTed, mdl41 Case Takedowns >498 Arrests Wes?r Harlem 3 Slaccs gang vs Make ii Happen Boyz (MHB) and Money Ave Over l50 identified members/associa?res 45 shoo?ring inciden?rs Ini?rialed by The killing of Tayshana ?Chicken? Murphy on Sepl l, 20H by 2 members of MHB Waller ?Recc? Sumlner pasls video dissing 3 Slacc on Dec: l5, 20l l. Killed Dec 30, 20l Bronx Gong, Homeland Securlly, ATF Proseouleol loy AUSA ln Soulhern Dislriol 2FLY- NYCHA Eos?rohesler Gordens 49pcl Money Bosses 47pc?r YGZ vs. Violence for The soke of Violence 2 murders and 7 non fa?ral shaa?rlhg ihilia?red The ihvesligaliah 120 subjecls charged wi?rh Rackeleerihg, Narcalics ahd Firearms Member of BMB (Jamal Blair) plead la shearing lhe slray bullel lha?r killed 92 year Sadie Milchell Member of BMB (Dominick Sherlahd) falally slabs 15 year old Jeffrey Delmare mislakihg him fora member of 2FLY Hls?rorlc case 16 Subjec?rs Bloods Lorin Kings?loyolly ?ro neighborhood, no?r gong Operoling ond crock ring lhroughou?r Slo?ren Island Defendon?r Stephen Cummings wos wiih manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for selling 0 lelhol dose of opioid fenlonyl To Richard Zeiferl 18 seporole shoo?rlng incidenls Proseculed by Special Narco?rics Division ?9 W8 Savages (Wesl Brighlon Houses) 120 3> Charges consisled of Robbery, CPW, Reckless Endangermenl, Assaul?r and Burglary l5 yr old female sho?r in The face, ln?rended larger was a WB member Geographical ?rerrilory based allacks (loyally ?ro neighborhood over gang) Heroin dislribu?rion and cus?romers Rikers Island Correc?rional Facili?ry?Mack Ballers >Brool689: G?Stone Crips (Grimy Shooters Entertoin) 25 Arrests >Cnorges consisted of Conspirocy 2.. CSCS, CPCS, Burglory, CPW 1% of The US Armed Forces ore gong members Roughly beTween 13,000 ond 14,000 ond increasing Mony ore joining for odvonoed urbon oomboT TooTios For some, The miIiTory is The only opTion nexT To joil Time Army Reserve SergeonT Jeffrey SToIeson Marks gang turf Shows af?liation to a gang Sends messages Shows rivalries Indicates potential violence Indicates alliances Lists tags (nicknames) Shows gangs roll call Much more simplisllo lhan graffi?rl of olher gangs Mexican gangs oflen eliminale vowels They seldom use symbols in Their graffill and need very li?rlle lnlerprelalion Common To hove The web of Their hond ToTTooed 3? Highly symbolic To The member oProyihg Honds ?proyihg To God for forgiveness? oThe Choio-sighifies The sTruggle for occepTonoe in Americoh during The 1940?s oCommOh phroses for exomble VIDA my orozy life or NOW, CRY ?2 Violence driven mentolity 2 Use of extortion 2 Torgeting the government ond low enforcement ?2 3 Progroms? LA Progrom, Eost Coost Progrom ond the NY Progrom 2 All cliques hove direct leodersnip from El Solvodor 2? 6 Estoblished cliques in NY 2? Huntington Hempsteod 2 Freeport Brentwood 2? Forest Hills Jomoico Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) who are apprehended by Homeland Securlfy are Transferred To The Office of Refugee Resefflemenf (ORR) 95% of all children origina?re from Guafemala, Honduras and El Salvador Due To The exfreme violence and exforfion, many people are fleeing Cenfral America Age range of children enferlng fhe US >82% l4?l 7 years old >68% Males In 20l 6, 59,l 7O unaccompanied minors entered the US Upon entering they ore ploced in either reldtives homes, foster core or shelters Children ore ploced in school bdsed on level of educotion, not dge Once they drrive M81 3 0nd l8lh Street begin recruitment through extortion ond violence lnitldtion process in El Solvodor vs US Wedpons of choice: Knives, mochetes bots Use of exlorlion is wide spredd dmongsl MS members Murder is used 03 leverdge Direcl link belween El Sleddor The US Cer?rdin cullure dmong El Sleddoridns membership 3> le?roos dre ONLY for members Women nor be members Personal in very impor?rdnl Moer inl?rio?rions involve on individuol being ?beol? inlo The gong by 0 oerloin omounl of people for oer?roin omounl of Time Born or Blessed into the Gang Females ?sexed in? by gang superiors