Gang members engage in a higher level of serious and violent crime than their non-gang-involved peers. Research about gangs is often intertwined with research about gun violence and drug crime. It is clear that gangs, guns, drugs and violence are interconnected.[1]
This study examined the relationship between youth gang membership and violent victimization among a general sample of adolescents.
Much is known about the workings of criminal gangs and traits of gang members, and much of that knowledge has informed community-focused anti-gang programs. It was long hoped that what works against gangs could also help build community resilience to the emergence of homegrown violent extremists, but recent research suggests that gang members and domestic extremists have too few traits in ...
New York Daily News: 36 Brooklyn gang members charged in shootings as rival WOOO and CHOO crews busted
Three dozen young members from two warring Brooklyn gangs have been indicted for unleashing a wave of broad-daylight gun violence in Brownsville — killing one and wounding 10 others.
36 Brooklyn gang members charged in shootings as rival WOOO and CHOO crews busted
Three dozen alleged members of the rival WOO and CHOO gangs from Brownsville were indicted on charges related to 36 shootings that resulted in 11 victims, including one who died as a result of his ...
Newsday: Gang members from Nassau County convicted of plotting to steal thousands of dollars in COVID relief
Gang members from Nassau County convicted of plotting to steal thousands of dollars in COVID relief
Baller Alert on MSN: Brooklyn gang takedown: 36 WOOO and CHOO members charged in violent turf war popularized by Pop Smoke
Brooklyn gang takedown: 36 WOOO and CHOO members charged in violent turf war popularized by Pop Smoke
Augusta Free Press: Harrisonburg: Felony Lane Gang members arrested, targeted victims at gyms, malls
Alleged members of the Felony Lane Gang: Elizabeth Tweedy, Kristen Breen and Timothy Capelle. Images courtesy Harrisonburg Police Department Three people were arrested in Harrisonburg on Monday and ...
Action News Now: Two alleged gang members plead guilty to first-degree murder, attempted murder in deadly 2023 drive-by shooting in Chico
Two alleged gang members plead guilty to first-degree murder, attempted murder in deadly 2023 drive-by shooting in Chico
New York Post on MSN: DOJ seeks death penalty for three MS-13 gang members indicted for murdering FBI informant
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche authorized federal prosecutors in Los Angeles to seek the death penalty against three MS-13 gang members charged with slaying an FBI informant, ...
DOJ seeks death penalty for three MS-13 gang members indicted for murdering FBI informant
WRIC ABC 8News on MSN: Almost none of Virginia ICE detainees are violent criminals, gang members or terrorists, despite Trump rhetoric: ICE data
Almost none of Virginia ICE detainees are violent criminals, gang members or terrorists, despite Trump rhetoric: ICE data
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: More than 20 Arlington gang members arrested, facing RICO charges, FBI says
A joint operation by Arlington police and the FBI led to the arrests of 21 Arlington-based Kiccdoe gang members accused in crimes including shootings, drug offenses and organized violence, police said ...
More than 20 Arlington gang members arrested, facing RICO charges, FBI says
Los Angeles Daily News: 5 MS-13 gang members from LA County convicted of 6 murders committed to advance their standing in the gang
A nine-week trial ended Monday in downtown Los Angeles with five MS-13 gang members convicted of carrying out six sometimes-grisly murders to advance their standing in the gang, the U.S. Justice ...
5 MS-13 gang members from LA County convicted of 6 murders committed to advance their standing in the gang
Newsday: Four MS-13 gang members convicted of 4 murders, including 2 on Long Island, after trial in federal court
A pair of MS-13 leaders, along with two other members of the gang, were convicted Friday in Brooklyn of racketeering and the murder of four men, including two on Long Island, federal officials said. A ...
Four MS-13 gang members convicted of 4 murders, including 2 on Long Island, after trial in federal court
Police have zeroed in on a notorious youth gang linked to multiple murders and other serious crimes, with a series of mass raids and arrests. Victoria Police said 40 gang members, aged between 17 and ...