weapons, drugs, and gangs stabilization of large city drug markets increased police effort in large...
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WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND
GANGS
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STABILIZATION OF LARGE CITY DRUG MARKETS
• INCREASED POLICE EFFORT IN LARGE CITIES
• DECREASED CRIME RATES
• DISPLACEMENT THEORY
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MOVEMENT OF GANG MEMBERS INTO SMALLER
CITIES
• LESS POLICE PRESENCE• LESS SOPHISTICATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT• NEW DRUG MARKETS / LESS
COMPETITION• HIGHER PROFITS• NEW RECRUITS
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TEST MARKETING DRUG AREAS
• DRUG CREWS, POSSES, GANGS• BUS TERMINALS
• INTERDICTION• DRUGS HIDDEN IN BODY
CAVITIES• JOCK STRAPS• FEMALE CARRIERS
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VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS
• TURF WARS OVER DRUG CORNERS
• DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS
• LOCAL GANGS VS SUPER GANGS
• WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE MONEY
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PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS ON THE STREET
• GUNS - TOOLS OF THE TRADE• OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES• CODE WORDS – SIGNS• HIDDEN THREATS
• STRAW PURCHASES• BODY ARMOR
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ORGANIZATION AND RECRUITING
• STREETS
• SCHOOLS
• PRISONS
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STATISTICS
• GANGS REPRESENT LESS THAN 1% OF THIS NATION’S POPULATION …
• … HOWEVER THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST 30% OF ALL HOMICIDES
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STREET GANG PROFILE
• AVERAGE AGE 12 – 24 YEARS OLD• YOUNG AS 8 - 9
• SEX: MALE & FEMALE• RACE: WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC,
ASIAN, MEXICAN, ETC.• EDUCATION: 3RD GRADE TO HIGH
SCHOOL• COLLEGE, MILITARY, POLICE
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STREET GANG PROFILE
• SOCIAL STATUS: POVERTY TO UPPER CLASS
• CRIMINAL ACTIVITY: LOITERING TO MURDER
• WEAPONS: GUNS, KNIVES, BATS, STICKS
• HIDDEN THREATS
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STREET GANG PROFILE
• HANGOUTS: BARS, MALLS, PARKS, SCHOOLS, RECREATION CENTERS
• SIGNS AND SYMBOLS• GRAFFITI AND TATTOOS
• MOST GANGS ARE:• ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT• ANTI-POLICE• ANTI-AUTHORITY
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THE STREET NEWSPAPERGRAFFITI
• READ IT – INTELLIGENCE
• PHOTOGRAPH IT – RECORDS
• REMOVE IT
• BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY
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GANG RECOGNITION
• COLORS
• CLOTHING
• ACCESSORIES
• GRAFFITI
• TATTOOS
• MARKS
• CODES
• CIPHERS
• HAND SIGNS
• SYMBOLS
• NICKNAMES
• SLANG TERMS
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CRITERIA FOR GANG MEMBERSHIP
• SELF-ADMISSION• TATTOOS, CLOTHING, HAND SIGNS,
AND PARAPHERNAILIA ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC GANGS
• ARRESTED WITH KNOWN GANG MEMBERS
• POLICE RECORDS• RELIABLE INFORMANTS
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GANG INITIATION
• JUMPING IN – PHYSICAL FIGHT
• WALKING THE LINE - BRAVERY
• BLENDING IN – FREE PASS
• BLOOD IN – DRAW BLOOD
• BURNED IN – CIGARETTE BURNS
• SEXED IN – GANG BANG / AIDS
• PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL ACT
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NEW TRENDS• HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS
• STORAGE OF DRUGS / GUNS
• MEETINGS & BEATINGS
• USE OF FEMALES
• MOVING FROM CITY TO CITY
• DRUG CONCEALMENT• PRISON ISSUES
• COURT ROOM ESCAPE PACKS
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GATHERING INTELLIGENCE
• GRAFITTI INTELLIGENCE• STREET STOPS
• INTELL CARDS / PHOTOGRAPHS
• VEHICLE STOPS• SCHOOLS• PRISONS• SURVEILLANCE• SEARCH WARRANTS• SWEEPS & STINGS
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GETTING RID OF GANGS
• AGGRESSIVE POLICING
• STREET STOPS
• INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
• ZERO TOLERANCE
• INTELLIGENCE DISTRIBUTION
• COMMUNITY POLICING
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GETTING RID OF GANGS
• COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• COMMUNITY MEETINGS
• REPORTING SYSTEMS
• GRAFITTI REMOVAL
• CRIME WATCH GROUPS
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GETTING RID OF GANGS
• SCHOOL APPROACH
• AWARENESS TRAINING FOR STAFF
• SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
• MEETING WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL • INTELLIGENCE
• SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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… IF YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
MAKES GANG MEMBERS FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, THEY WILL MOVE TO A MORE COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT …
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THANK YOU !
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SGT. ED BACHERT
ALLENTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
425 HAMILTON STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
610 437-8709