Title Human Behaviour & Gangs New.pptx ✅

Human Behavior Gangs
Objectives Prepared by: Police Academy Staff # Differentiate a gang from other social groups List 5 gangs in Port-of-Spain Explain why people join gangs Appreciate best practices for responding to gangs
References Gang Prevention: How to Make the "Front End" of Your Anti-Gang Effort Work. Wyrick (2006) No Other Life: Gangs, Guns, and Governance in Trinidad and Tobago. Peter Townsend (2009) Correspondence with members of the Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit (CGIU) of Trinidad and Tobago (September, 2016) Prepared by: Police Academy Staff #
A “gang” means a combination of two or more persons, whether formally or informally organized, that, through its membership or through an agent, engages in any gang related activity Gang related activities are criminal activities related to offenses such as kidnapping, firearms, drugs, sexual offenses etc. According to Klein, Weerman, and Thornberry (2006) a Gang, is defined as “any durable, street oriented youth group whose involvement in illegal activity is part of their group identity.” Objective I: Differentiate a gang from other social groups Prepared by: Police Academy Staff #