Mexican Mafia

gang so I chose the Mexican Mafia. I chose the Mexican Mafia subtopic because it was recommended to me from another group member. At first the book did not seem interesting because this is a book I would not normally pick up on my own. This book will talk about many things from its early history of the Mexican Mafia in chapter one to rival gangs in Chapter twelve. Chapter one talks about gang’s early history, prison gangs did not start in prison, they had to be street gangs; Mexican Street gangs have

violence to maintain discipline and also to achieve targets that are intended. Organized offenses have taken different names determined by the area but ‘Mafia’ is a universal name that relates to numerous organized groups on the planet. Many of the areas has at one time had a mafia group; since it has had the Italian American Mafia and the Mexican Mafias in

Initiation into the Mexican Mafia requires a vote of 3 current members to bring in a new member. Initiations can take place in prison or on the street (Mexican Mafia, 2008). New members are addressed as "Carnal"(slang for "Brother"). The same number of votes are required to kill an existing member, however voting is not required for a "Carnal" to kill an associate (Mexican Mafia, 2008). Mexican Mafia members have to follow rules and some of these rules include: holding oneself accountable, refrain

Comparing and contrasting the conflicts between the MS13, Mexican Mafia to the Little Rock Street area gangs in the 1990s. In the 1990s Little Rocks city homicide rate in the small city rise to 76 in 1993 making Arkansas the most murderous city in the U.S. Mexican Mafia has been held responsible for over 100 homicides within a year’s period of time. MS-13 has over 70,000 members in the Northern Triangle that has accompanied a rise in its murder rates (Insight Crime, 2017). Little Rocks gangs started

an igniter of the gang war between the Mexican Mafia and Nuestra Familia. The newly formed Nuestra Familia engaged in prison war against the Mexican Mafia throughout the 70’s until the later 1970’s when a formal divide was acknowledged between the gangs. After the formal divide Nuestra Familia began making allies with other Californian Prison gangs like the Black Guerilla family to defeat a common enemy, The Mexican Mafia. On the other side the Mexican Mafia teamed up with the Aryan Brotherhood

Prison Gangs Jeremy Lemaster Kaplan University CJ130-03: Introduction to Corrections November 3, 2013 Terry Campbell Introduction Some people say that prisons are nothing more then a microcosm of society today, which unfortunately includes gangs. Much like their counterparts on the street prison gangs are known to be extremely violent, dangerous organizations that can severely threaten the security of the institution. Because of this fact it is important for these correctional institutions

historical analysis of an organized crime group. With this class being about organized crime one would think to write about mobsters, but we decided to think outside the box. Even though when thinking of organized crime the first thought is The Italian Mafia and groups of that sort, one has to remember that organized crime comes in many different forms of organizations. From this class we were able to understand more on organized crime and who can be classified as an organized crime organization. Organizations

There are many different types of gangs around the world. Some gangs consist of Skinheads, Asians, Latinos, African-American and Caucasians. But there are some gangs that are mixed with different ethnics. Prison gangs are criminal associations that started inside the punitive framework and they have kept on operating inside remedial offices all through the United States. Prison gangs are likewise managing toward one criminal element that can precede with their operations outside the restrictions

El Rukns. The Aryan brotherhood actively cooperates with the Dirty White Boys, an Anglo spin-off gang of the Texas Syndicate. Similar cooperation has been observed with the Silent Brotherhood. They also maintain a working relationship with the Mexican

Prison gangs within the penal system are problematic and a multifaceted issue for several reasons. One reason gangs are so problematic in the penal system is due to the threat they impose on others, including other types of gang-bangers, non-gang affiliated inmates, correctional staff, prison administration, and the overall security of the facility itself. According to research, “A composite measure of gang misconduct represents the threat that particular gangs pose to prison order” (Gaes, Wallace