NCJ Number
146797
Date Published
1990
Length
44 pages
Annotation
This document is intended to provide police officers with the basic knowledge they need for understanding and encountering criminal street gangs in Seattle and other areas.
Abstract
Individual sections describe the history of black, Hispanic, Asian, and white gangs; the identification of gang members; and techniques to use in making traffic stops of gang members. Additional sections describe the types of crimes committed by gang members, the gang prosecution in King County (Wash.), gang-related arrests, methods of intelligence gathering, and interviews with gang members. Further sections describe Asian gangs, gang names, the Crips and the Bloods from Los Angeles County, gang hand signs, gang graffiti, gang language, and dangerous motorcycle gangs. Photographs, lists of gang names and slang terms, and illustrations