Violent/Hate Youth Groups Violent/Hate Youth Groups In Rural CommunitiesIn Rural Communities

A Brief Overview of Challenges Facing A Brief Overview of Challenges Facing MaineMaine

Jeff Morin JPM Jeff Morin JPM Jason Greenlaw PSW Jason Greenlaw PSW

Mountain View Youth Development Mountain View Youth Development CenterCenter

National Drug Intelligence CenterNational Drug Intelligence Center

Street GangStreet Gang

A group or association of three or more A group or association of three or more persons who may have a common persons who may have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, identifying sign, symbol or name,

and who individually or collectively and who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, engage in, or have engaged in,

criminal activity, or as a juvenile criminal activity, or as a juvenile commits an act that if committed by commits an act that if committed by

an adult would be a criminal act.an adult would be a criminal act.

Incidents 2004-2005Incidents 2004-2005

Random Assaults in Old PortRandom Assaults in Old Port P-Town Soldiers Post Pictures on the P-Town Soldiers Post Pictures on the

InternetInternet Drive-by Shooting in Portland Housing Drive-by Shooting in Portland Housing

ComplexComplex Man Arrested for Gang Murders in Mass.Man Arrested for Gang Murders in Mass. Lieutenant in Crips (NY) Arrested in Lieutenant in Crips (NY) Arrested in

WatervilleWaterville Stabbing at Cony High SchoolStabbing at Cony High School

Primary Rural Gang ActivityPrimary Rural Gang Activity

RobberyRobbery Assaults Assaults Drug SalesDrug Sales Car BurglaryCar Burglary Weapons Weapons

Possession/SalesPossession/Sales Destruction of Destruction of

PropertyProperty

The Shift to Rural AreasThe Shift to Rural Areas Relocation of family membersRelocation of family members Avoid apprehension or prosecutionAvoid apprehension or prosecution Avoid retribution from rival gangsAvoid retribution from rival gangs New criminal markets, higher profitsNew criminal markets, higher profits Less street gang rivalry and competitionLess street gang rivalry and competition Limited law enforcement resources and Limited law enforcement resources and

lack of knowledgelack of knowledge Socio-economic reasonsSocio-economic reasons ““Fresh start”Fresh start” Glamorization of “Gangsta” lifestyleGlamorization of “Gangsta” lifestyle

Traits of Rural GangsTraits of Rural Gangs

Short lived Short lived Loosely structuredLoosely structured Leadership changes Leadership changes

frequentlyfrequently Lack of strong loyalty Lack of strong loyalty Property Crimes Property Crimes Crimes against the Crimes against the

publicpublic ““Followers”Followers” Lack of competitionLack of competition

Not Just A Male ProblemNot Just A Male Problem

Females are gang Females are gang members members

Females are Females are becoming violent becoming violent

Females engage in Females engage in criminal activitiescriminal activities

Females Females sometimes gather sometimes gather intelligence and intelligence and carry the weaponscarry the weapons

Rural Gang StrategiesRural Gang StrategiesThere is No Magic Pill!There is No Magic Pill!

PreventionPrevention

InterventionIntervention

SuppressionSuppression

PreventionPrevention

School PoliciesSchool Policies Community Community

ProgramsPrograms Identification of At-Identification of At-

Risk YouthRisk Youth Community/Community/

Parental EducationParental Education School-Based School-Based

Awareness ClassesAwareness Classes

InterventionIntervention

Target Individual Target Individual DeficitsDeficits

Teach Lacking Teach Lacking SkillsSkills

Family Family InterventionsInterventions

Focus on StrengthsFocus on Strengths MentoringMentoring

SuppressionSuppression

Targeted Law Targeted Law Enforcement ActionEnforcement Action

ProbationProbation Juvenile DetentionJuvenile Detention PrisonPrison Waiver, Transfer or Waiver, Transfer or

Bind-Over Bind-Over LegislationLegislation

What Has Worked For UsWhat Has Worked For Us

CuriosityCuriosity Interviewing SkillsInterviewing Skills Utilization of Utilization of

Prevention and Prevention and Intervention Intervention ResourcesResources

SeparationSeparation Education/Education/

AwarenessAwareness

Maine?Maine?

CripsCrips BloodsBloods Latin KingsLatin Kings NetaNeta Tiny Rascals GangTiny Rascals Gang FSUFSU Surenos 13Surenos 13

Maine ElementsMaine Elements TRUTRU Urban Boys for LifeUrban Boys for Life Underground ThugsUnderground Thugs The Portland BoysThe Portland Boys P-Town P-Town

Soldiers/BitchesSoldiers/Bitches Unauthorized Unauthorized

OutlawsOutlaws East Side Til I DieEast Side Til I Die

Maine Element Maine Element

Maine Element Maine Element

Leadership Leadership chart chart removed removed during a during a room search room search at MVYDC at MVYDC

Surenos 13Surenos 13

UGT Latin KingsUGT Latin Kings

TRU Tagging/GraffitiTRU Tagging/Graffiti

Types of Rural GangsTypes of Rural Gangs

HomegrownHomegrown Formed for social Formed for social

supportsupport Informal structureInformal structure ImpulsiveImpulsive

TransplantedTransplanted Leadership is Leadership is

importedimported ““Soldiers” are Soldiers” are

typically localtypically local More formal structureMore formal structure

HateHate

White SupremacyWhite Supremacy

Contact InformationContact Information

Jeff MorinJeff Morin

207-285-0730207-285-0730

Jeff.Morin@maine.goJeff.Morin@maine.govv

Jason GreenlawJason Greenlaw

207-285-0731207-285-0731

Jason.Greenlaw@maine.Jason.Greenlaw@maine.govgov