Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 52
Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 52
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STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES
SECOND
EDITION
The type of
homicide perpetrated by street gangs is reflecting their emergence as more
organized criminal operants. Some gangs are functioning as contract killers.
The largest percentage of gang killings are motivated by drugs, with territory
disputes and retaliatory killings the second and third most common motives. One
other motive for gang homicide is the intermingling of a female from one gang
or territory with the male of another.
Although many
studies note the average gang is composed of males be- tween the ages of twelve
and twenty-one who reside in poor, central areas of cities with populations of
more than 200,000, girl membership in gangs has been increasing. Surveys of
gangs in large cities indicate a wide variance in ethnicity, including African
Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Caucasians.
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