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Pueblo Gangs Mark A. Salazar

Pueblo Gangs Mark A. Salazar. Gang Awareness. Gangs. Nation wide FBI estimates 800,000 gang members. 30,000 violent street, motorcycle & prison gangs. Gangs. 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment Noted growing connection between gangs

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Pueblo Gangs Mark A. Salazar

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  1. Pueblo Gangs Mark A. Salazar

  2. Gang Awareness

  3. Gangs Nation wide FBI estimates 800,000 gang members. 30,000 violent street, motorcycle & prison gangs.

  4. Gangs 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment Noted growing connection between gangs In Mexico as well as Russian organized crime & Asian criminal groups

  5. Gang Awareness Colorado is prime real estate for gangs I-25/I-70 major routes for • Trafficking Guns • Drugs • Immigrants

  6. Gang Awareness New breed of gangs more savvy • Computer use technology of cell phones • To avoid wire taps • Internet is used to contact information on witnesses who may testify against them

  7. Why Gangs Form Family/Belonging Neighborhood/ Peer Pressure Protection Media Influence Acceptance Basic needs not being met

  8. Gang Activities Graffiti Assaults Vandalism Auto theft Robberies Intimidation

  9. Graffiti A form of communication Newspaper of the streets Challenges Warnings Roll calls First sign of Gangs in area

  10. Gang Behaviors Change in clothing Hand signs Tattoos & Branding Withdrawing from family,schools etc… Change in terminology, music & friends Drugs, Alcohol & falsehoods.

  11. Gang Culture Street Gangs High Profile Loose Knit Younger Limited Experience Little experience with legal system Age out process

  12. Gang Culture Prison Gangs Secretive Tighter knit 16 & older Highly Structured Career Criminals Blood in Blood Out/ Lifetime commitment

  13. Colorado Gang Members 12,741 Members statewide according to CBI Doesn’t include associates or suspects 110 different gangs in Denver or Aurora 18% of Denver homicides gang related Gang Unit 50 staff Longmont 13 gangs 400 members Greeley 500 members

  14. Current Numbers Currently there are about 8278 identified STG inmates under DOC supervision (of 22,000 total or 1/3 of the population) In addition, there are identified STG inmates on Discharge (History) status Of the 8278, approximately: • 2929 are identified as MEMBERS • 3200 are identified as SUSPECTS • 2000 are identified as ASSOCIATES

  15. Pueblo Gangs Los Carnales/East Side Dukes Young Crowd West Side Chicos Nortenos-Varrio Norteno Boys Kelly Park Crips Latin Ace Ak’s

  16. Pueblo Gangs BPSL Insane Clown posse/ISP Southside Puro Chicano Crips 21st Crips 8Ball West Side United Crips South Side Brown Table

  17. Rivalries Crips Bloods Los Carnales/ESD Latin Aces People/Vice Lords Folks/GD’s Skinheads Minority Gangs

  18. School Of Hard Knocks

  19. 32 years

  20. 36 years

  21. Life without parole

  22. Life without parole

  23. 48 years

  24. 6 years

  25. 32 years

  26. Life without parole

  27. 7 years

  28. 16 years

  29. Fallen Soldiers

  30. Victims of the Game

  31. Gang Prevention Listen, be RESPECTFUL=one on one’s Training, yourself & kids Sharing information Knowing identifiers Be role model Teach perils of “The Vida Loca” Prison, Death, Branded (Cradle to Grave)

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