Served in U.S. Army-8 years Police Officer-10-years, Killeen (5), Temple (5) 2-Certified SWAT Officer (TMPOA) Advanced Peace Officer Certification

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1 Served in U.S. Army-8 years Police Officer-10-years, Killeen (5), Temple (5) 2-Certified SWAT Officer (TMPOA) Advanced Peace Officer Certification Field Training Instructor Course Instructor Physical Fitness Instructor for the Temple Academy/Cooper Institute Certified Gang Certification/Conferences Currently assigned to the Special Investigations Unit

2 What Is a Gang? Section 71.01(d) of the Texas Penal Code defines a criminal street gang as three or more persons having a common identifying sign or symbol or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly associate in the commission of criminal activities.

3 Why kids join gangs? page&v=ewytstegp0u

4 Why do kids join gangs? Each case is individual, but some reasons include: Security, protection and a sense of belonging Lack of family, community, or youth Support system (too much unsupervised time) Sense of status or respect Living in a gang infested community or having family members in a gang Low self-esteem Financial opportunities (i.e. profits from drug distribution and other illegal activities) Peer pressure Thrill seeking Media glorifying violence

5 Signs of Gang Involvement General signs of gang involvement may include: Claiming gang membership;(drawing on notebook) Wearing gang-related clothing or jewelry;(color of bandana or clothing) Using hand signs; Assuming a new nickname or street name; Substance abuse; Truancy or poor school performance; Frequent negative contact with police; Unexplained income; and Unexplained signs, symbols, or graffiti on personal property, in the youth s bedroom, or near his or her home

6 Activity of Juveniles Criminal activity with juveniles involves: Mostly graffiti, assaults, and the sell of narcotics

7 Gang Nations Affiliations Folk Nation Ambrose Ashland Vikings Black Disciples Black Gangster Disciples Brothers of Struggle C-Notes Campbell Boys Harrison Gents Imperial Gangsters Insane Popes La Raza Party People Latin Disciples, Dragons, Eagles, Jivers, Lovers, Souls Orchestra Albany Simon City Royals Satan Disciples Spanish Gangsters Two Sixers Two Boys

8 People Nation Affiliation Bishops Black Stone Rangers Black P. Stone Nation Cullerton Deuces Ek Rukns Gaylords Insane Deuces Insane Unknowns Kents Latin Counts Latin Kings Latin Staints Mickey Cobras Pachucos Puerto Rican Stones Spanish Lords Vice Lords

9 Hispanic Affiliations Mexican Mafia Nortenos Barrio Azteca (Use BA, 12) Texas Syndicate-(UT) La Nuestra Familia (Our Family), NF, sombrero, or daggers Surenos Black Guerrilla Family Raza Unida

10 White Supremacy Groups Aryan Circle White Knights Aryan Brotherhood Dirty White Boy Skin heads

11 What can parents/professional providers do to prevent children from joining a gang? Develop open and frequent communication with your children. Encourage children to become involved in athletics and other health-oriented activities for a sense of belonging.

12 Continued Monitor/limit children s exposure to violence contained in television, music and video games Cultivate respect for others property and pride in community. Know who your children are spending time with.

13 Continued Don t let children stay out late or spend a lot of time unsupervised in the street. Become involved in your child s education and in your community.

14 Blood Identifiers Colors red, black, brown and pink B s up ( ), C s Down ( ) MOB = Member of Bloods Dog paws made up of three dots CK Crip Killa 031 / 021 Red, black, brown or pink bandanas

15 Blood Phrases Blatt Blatt Greetings: What dat red be like? Referred to each other as dogs DAMU = Brother/Blood DAMUETTE = Sister Bloodettes Ruby Red Blood Love What s popping?

16 Blood tattoos and identifiers

17 Blood Tattoo

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19 Crip Identifiers Colors blue, gray, orange and purple 6 Pointed Star of David C s up ( ), B s down ( ) Blue, gray, orange or purple bandanas or wave caps Crip Walks B s crossed out

20 Continued BK Blood Killa Loc (Love only crips) C-Ya Slobs (Derogatory Bloods) C s Up Cuzz What s Crackalacking? Refer each other as cousins

21 Crip tattoo and lingo

22 Crip tattoo

23 Crip Tattoo

24 Hand signs

25 Gangster Disciples

26 Black Gangster Disciple Tattoo

27 Black Gangster Disciples

28 Sureno Tattoos

29 Sureno Tattoo

30 Sureno Tattoo

31 Texas Syndicate

32 Tango Blast

33 Houstone Tango Blast Tattoo

34 Austin Tango Blast

35 Dallas Tango Blast

36 Ft. Worth Tango Blast

37 White Supremacy-Aryan Brotherhood Tattoos

38 Aryan Circle Tattoo

39 Sport team clothing, logo, and gangs Atlanta Braves- A -for Almighty-People Boston Celtics-Colors Green and Black-Spanish Cobras Charlotte Hornet- C and H - 4 Corner Hustlers Charlotte Hornets-Black and Pink-Imperial Gangsters Chicago Bulls-Black and Red-Vice Lords

40 Continued Chicago Black Hawks-Black/Red-Vice Lords Chicago Cubs- C -Spanish Cobras Dallas Cowboys-Five point star-people Denver Broncos- DB -Black Disciples Detroit Lions-Black/Blue-Gangster Disciples Detroit Tigers- D -(Disciples)-Folks Detroit Tigers-Black/Blue-Gangster Disciples

41 Continued Duke University-Black/Blue-Folks Georgetown- G -Folks Georgetown Hoyas-Hoyas stands for Hoover on the ass -Gangster Disciples Georgia Tech- G -Folks Indiana University- I / U -overlapping make the shape of a pitchfork-folks Kansas City-Black/Blue-Folks Kansas City- Royals -Simon City Royals

42 Continued LA Dodgers- D -for Disciples-Gangster Disciples LA Kings- Kings -Latin Kings LA Kings- Kings -stands for Kill Inglewood Nasty Gangsters Los Angeles Raiders- Raiders -stands for Ruthless Ass Insane Disciples Running Shit -Folks Miami Hurricanes-Orange-People

43 Continued Michigan and Minnesota Twins- M -Maniac Latin Disciples NY Yankees-Black/Blue/White-GD NC University-Black/Blue-Folks Oakland A s- A -Ambrose, Spanish Cobras Orlando Magic- Magic stands for Maniacs and Gangsters in Chicago-Folks Philadelphia Phillies- P -People Phoenix Suns- P & S -Black Peace Stone Nation

44 Continued Pittsburgh Pirates-Black/Gold-Latin Kings Pittsburgh Pirates- P -Piru-Bloods St. Louis Cardinals-Red-Spanish Vice Lords Texas Rangers- T (looks like pitchfork pointing down)-people University of Illinois- U & I together appear to be a pitchfork pointing up-folks British Knights- BK -Blood Killers-Crips Burger King- BK -Crips

45 Continued Columbia Knights- CK -Crip Killers-Bloods Converse All Star shoe-5 pointed star on logo-people Starter Symbol-crack the five pointed star to disrespect the People Nation-Folks FUBU-For Us By Us-#05-People Nike-Black/Blue-Folks Calvin Klein- CK -Bloods

46 Gang Stacking-Juvenile on school bus page&v=kkx1wwe2ojy#t=5s

47 Resources Internet-Gangs or Us Book-The Black Hand Book-Scars and Bars Book-Street Drugs Book-Retribution Internet-Recognize the Signs