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National Youth Gang Center - http://www.iir.com/nygc/
Branch of the Justice Department specializing in gang research. Collection of gang-related news items, state-by-state anti-gang legislation, government publications, a GangInfo mailing list for law enforcement professionals. |
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The Coroner's Report: GangWar - http://www.gangwar.com/
Gang expert Steve Nawojczyk discusses the dynamics of street gangs. Advice for parents and educators, links to other web resources and a weblog. |
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Gangs Or Us - http://www.gangsorus.com/
Primer on identifying street and prison gangs by former law enforcement officer Robert Walker. Site explains gang culture, slang, graffiti and initiations. It provides background information on regional and race/ethnicity/gender-based gangs. |
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Street Gangs Resource Center - http://www.streetgangs.com/
History and current events relating to gangs, particularly in southern California. Site provides information on Bloods, Crips, Surenos, Wah Chings and other gangs. It includes a forum, polls, maps, online store. |
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Tookie's Corner - http://www.tookie.com/
Messages from reformed Crip gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams. |
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TIME: L.A.'s Gangs Are Back - http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/gangs/
Photo essay on Los Angeles' West Side Playboys gang and interview with photographer Robert Yager. |
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Gangs - Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/gangfaqs.html
Narcotics and Gang Task Force of Dane County, Wisconsin, provides a guide to understanding street gangs. |
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Gang Members on the Move - http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jjbulletin/9810_1/contents.html
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's October 1998 bulletin on the migration of gang members in the United States. |
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Know Gangs - http://www.knowgangs.com/
Private organization that disseminates information on street gangs. Site also addresses drug abuse and school safety issues. |
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Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness - http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/
Florida Department of Corrections provides background information and images relating to street gangs. Data is provided for gangs of Chicago, Los Angeles and Florida, as well as prison gangs, nation sets and racial supremacy groups. |
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GangResearch - http://gangresearch.net/
Site describes various ethnic and racial gangs in U.S. cities and around the world. Focus is on the gangs of Chicago. |
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Gang Analysis Survey - http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page8.htm
National Gang Crime Research Center report on the 1996 survey of municipal police departments in the United States regarding gangs. |
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Gang Reduction through Intervention, Prevention & Education - http://www.gripe4rkids.org/
Published by the East Coast Gang Investigators Association, GRIPE provides information on gang history, myths, graffiti, school violence. Special attention is given to the Latin Kings, Bloods, Crips, La Familia, Los Solidos, Neta, Tiny Rascals. FAQs and a forum. |
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Street Gangs: The View from the Street - http://www.doitnow.org/pages/178.html
Do It Now Foundation pamphlet on the history, causes, types and practices of gangs. Includes a short glossary of gang slang. |
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Violent Street Gangs in America - http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/taku77/refer/gang.htm
Statement of FBI's Steven R. Wiley to Senate Judiciary Committee, 1997. Describes gang structures and practices in various U.S. cities. |