| Autor: |
Yearwood, Douglas L., Rhyne, Alison |
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Conference Papers - American Society of Criminology; 2007 Annual Meeting, p1, 19p, 7 Charts, 2 Graphs |
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As part of a larger law enforcement survey on Hispanic/Latino gangs survey respondents were asked to differentiate between those gangs having known national affiliations and those gangs that are strictly local in nature; i.e. these gangs do not have documented ties to other gangs outside of the local county unit of government. This paper presents a comparative analysis of these nationally affiliated gangs as well as comparisons between the national and local Hispanic/Latino gangs. Comparisons are also delineated along an urban/rural dichotomy. A total of 118 Hispanic/Latino gangs were reported of which 91 were reputed to be nationally affiliated with, or have connections to, similar gangs outside of the respondents' respective counties and beyond state boundaries. Twenty-three gangs were considered local with no known documented associations or connections to any other gangs either outside of the county or on the national level. Statistically significant differences were found to exist with the Sur-13 gangs being more visible in the community and both the Mexican Mafia and the MS-13 gangs being more mobile. Comparisons between the national and local gangs revealed that the national gangs were significantly larger, more organized and more criminally active than the local gangs. While not approaching statistical significance the local gangs were perceived to be slightly more turf-oriented, visible in the community and more involved in drug-related activities. Urban and rural comparisons suggest that urban Hispanic/Latino gangs are significantly larger in size, more criminally active and more violent than their rural counterparts. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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