Transcript Edward Bachert

WEAPONS,
DRUGS, AND
GANGS
STABILIZATION OF LARGE
CITY DRUG MARKETS
• INCREASED POLICE EFFORT IN
LARGE CITIES
• DECREASED CRIME RATES
• DISPLACEMENT THEORY
MOVEMENT OF GANG
MEMBERS INTO SMALLER
CITIES
• LESS POLICE PRESENCE
• LESS SOPHISTICATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT
• NEW DRUG MARKETS / LESS
COMPETITION
• HIGHER PROFITS
• NEW RECRUITS
TEST MARKETING DRUG
AREAS
• DRUG CREWS, POSSES, GANGS
• BUS TERMINALS
• INTERDICTION
• DRUGS HIDDEN IN BODY
CAVITIES
• JOCK STRAPS
• FEMALE CARRIERS
VIOLENCE ON THE
STREETS
• TURF WARS OVER DRUG CORNERS
• DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS
• LOCAL GANGS VS SUPER GANGS
• WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE
MONEY
PROLIFERATION OF
WEAPONS ON THE STREET
• GUNS - TOOLS OF THE TRADE
• OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES
• CODE WORDS – SIGNS
• HIDDEN THREATS
• STRAW PURCHASES
• BODY ARMOR
ORGANIZATION AND
RECRUITING
• STREETS
• SCHOOLS
• PRISONS
STATISTICS
• GANGS REPRESENT LESS THAN 1%
OF THIS NATION’S POPULATION …
• … HOWEVER THEY ACCOUNT FOR
ALMOST 30% OF ALL HOMICIDES
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
STREET GANG PROFILE
• SOCIAL STATUS: POVERTY TO
UPPER CLASS
• CRIMINAL ACTIVITY: LOITERING
TO MURDER
• WEAPONS: GUNS, KNIVES, BATS,
STICKS
• HIDDEN THREATS
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
THE STREET NEWSPAPER
GRAFFITI
• READ IT – INTELLIGENCE
• PHOTOGRAPH IT – RECORDS
• REMOVE IT
• BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY
GANG RECOGNITION
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COLORS
CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
GRAFFITI
TATTOOS
MARKS
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CODES
CIPHERS
HAND SIGNS
SYMBOLS
NICKNAMES
SLANG TERMS
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
GANG INITIATION
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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
NEW TRENDS
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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
GATHERING INTELLIGENCE
• GRAFITTI INTELLIGENCE
• STREET STOPS
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• INTELL CARDS / PHOTOGRAPHS
VEHICLE STOPS
SCHOOLS
PRISONS
SURVEILLANCE
SEARCH WARRANTS
SWEEPS & STINGS
GETTING RID OF GANGS
• AGGRESSIVE POLICING
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STREET STOPS
INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
ZERO TOLERANCE
INTELLIGENCE DISTRIBUTION
COMMUNITY POLICING
GETTING RID OF GANGS
• COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• COMMUNITY MEETINGS
• REPORTING SYSTEMS
• GRAFITTI REMOVAL
• CRIME WATCH GROUPS
GETTING RID OF GANGS
• SCHOOL APPROACH
• AWARENESS TRAINING FOR STAFF
• SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
• MEETING WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL
• INTELLIGENCE
• SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
… IF YOU CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT
MAKES GANG MEMBERS
FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE,
THEY WILL MOVE TO A
MORE COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT …
THANK YOU !
SGT. ED BACHERT
ALLENTOWN POLICE
DEPARTMENT
425 HAMILTON STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
610 437-8709