In 2011, I received the opportunity to be transferred from uniform patrol to the gang unit. By this time in my career, I had been on patrol for five years, ready for the opportunity to take my career to the next level. My knowledge of gangs was very elementary. I had a pretty basic understanding from interacting with some individuals with whom I had encountered while I was on patrol. My first line supervisor had been in the gang unit earlier in his career, so advised the group of things we needed to look for. Several months had gone by, and we began to notice that individuals were belonging to different gangs who are now associating with each other. From the research that we had conducted, along with interviews of hundreds of gang members belong
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You have groups such as the Gangster Disciples who were set up in a similar way. In Chicago on the south side in the mid to late 60’s Larry Hoover was the leader the Gangster Nation and David Barksdale was the head of the Disciple Nation. These two gangs joined to make the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, which changed street gangs forever. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation became a force to be reckoned in Chicago. They got involved in city politics pledging to stop violence between them and the Almighty Vice Lords, as well as the Black P Stone Rangers. This subculture and their bylaws and standard of which they had to follow. To be a member you had to 16 years of age, you continue your education and graduate from high school, and you had to be involved in community service. These gangs were responsible for their neighborhoods to a certain extent. They believed that they should only support black business and that any altercations with rival gang members would be brought to counsel of the gang before retaliation is conducted. When drugs were introduced into the communities in the 70’s and 80’s, this was the beginning of a change in the …show more content…
The gang culture’s morals and values of the 70’s compared to present day have changed drastically. They went from taking care your community or neighborhood from existing violence to participate in unwarranted violence and crime that further destroys the area. This perspective provides fundamental differences in an individual's culture and morals (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). When law enforcement interviews a gang member from that early period of gang culture, their values are different. They are aware of the differences in their culture, norms customs, and beliefs from those of the present. The morals and ethics of the youths of this period is a direct reflection of their social group and time. Their values have changed because the social environments have changed from the 70’s. A member of this period could make the argument that they are simply doing what they think is the right thing to do, it is their normal. From that perspective, they may be justified, because of society’s lack of empathy for some struggles facing the present generation. It 's hard to justify the ethical practices of this group without a proper source of moral authority (Williams & Arrigo,
You have groups such as the Gangster Disciples who were set up in a similar way. In Chicago on the south side in the mid to late 60’s Larry Hoover was the leader the Gangster Nation and David Barksdale was the head of the Disciple Nation. These two gangs joined to make the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, which changed street gangs forever. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation became a force to be reckoned in Chicago. They got involved in city politics pledging to stop violence between them and the Almighty Vice Lords, as well as the Black P Stone Rangers. This subculture and their bylaws and standard of which they had to follow. To be a member you had to 16 years of age, you continue your education and graduate from high school, and you had to be involved in community service. These gangs were responsible for their neighborhoods to a certain extent. They believed that they should only support black business and that any altercations with rival gang members would be brought to counsel of the gang before retaliation is conducted. When drugs were introduced into the communities in the 70’s and 80’s, this was the beginning of a change in the …show more content…
The gang culture’s morals and values of the 70’s compared to present day have changed drastically. They went from taking care your community or neighborhood from existing violence to participate in unwarranted violence and crime that further destroys the area. This perspective provides fundamental differences in an individual's culture and morals (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). When law enforcement interviews a gang member from that early period of gang culture, their values are different. They are aware of the differences in their culture, norms customs, and beliefs from those of the present. The morals and ethics of the youths of this period is a direct reflection of their social group and time. Their values have changed because the social environments have changed from the 70’s. A member of this period could make the argument that they are simply doing what they think is the right thing to do, it is their normal. From that perspective, they may be justified, because of society’s lack of empathy for some struggles facing the present generation. It 's hard to justify the ethical practices of this group without a proper source of moral authority (Williams & Arrigo,