Gangs

See also:

• Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Gangs  (35)

• Arizona Security Threat Groups - Arizona Department of Corrections' information on prison gangs in that state. Samples of gang tattoos, artwork and literature.
• FBI: Freedom of Information Act: La Nuestra Family - Bureau files on the California prison gang.
• Gangs and Prison Misconduct - Federal Bureau of Prisons 2001 report on the influence of prison gang affiliation on violence and other prison misconduct. Statistical analysis with tables and charts. [PDF]
• Gangs Or Us: Prison Gangs - Gang expert Robert Walker provides background information on criminal organizations and links to other sources.
• Inmate and Prison Gang Leadership - 2003 doctoral dissertation on the types of individuals who rise to lead prison gangs. [PDF]
• Inside Pelican Bay - Activities of prison gangsters within an infamous California penal institution. Explores methods used by incarcerated gang leaders to influence events beyond the prison walls.
• My Life in Prison Gangs - Autobiographical essay by a prison gangster who found religion.
• Pelican Bay State Prison Photo Essay - Collection of photos relating to prison gangs at California's super-maximum security institution.
• Prison Gangs - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness - Florida Department of Corrections information on major gangs: Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, Texas Syndicate. Descriptions of gang origins, identifiers, characteristics and rivals.
• The Problem of Gangs in American Prisons Today - Detailed findings from the 2004 Prison Gang Survey.
• Public Safety: Security Threat Group Information - Massachusetts Department of Corrections' primer on prison gangs. Write ups on gangs noted within state institutions, with additional information and images for the top three groups: Latin Kings, La Familia and Neta.
• Texas Prison Gangs - A study of the eleven Security Threat Groups identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• Wikipedia: Prison Gang - Article defines Security Threat Groups and describes the larger United States gangs.

• NPR : Gangs Reach Out of Prison to Commit Crimes - Report on organized criminal groups within California's prison system and the ability of those groups to project power outside of prison walls. (March 7, 2005)