Corrections

UnitIVAssessmentCOR.docx

Theory and Practice of Corrections

Instructions

An important part of managing correctional facilities includes identifying and organizing responses to challenges. One such challenge is gangs/security threat groups.

For this assignment, you will explore major prison gangs to determine how they affect correctional facilities. The presentation should contain at least six slides, not including the title and reference slides, and the presentation should include the elements below:

Name of the selected gang,

Origin of the selected gang,

Location(s) of the selected gang,

Criminal activities of the selected gang,

Signature tattoos of the selected gang, and

The importance of identifying and organizing responses to gangs/security threat groups (STG).

Please utilize at least one of the following resources below:

Aryan Brotherhood: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/aryan-brotherhood

Los Angeles-based Gangs—Bloods and Crips: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/la.html

Black Guerilla Family (BGF): http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison2.html

FBI National Gang Threat Assessment: https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment

Black Gang Tattoos: http://www.policemag.com/photogallery/photos/2/murder-ink-gang-tatoos.aspx

La Nuestra Familia: http://www.corrections.com/articles/17826-nuestra-familia-the-real-history

Street Gangs—Chicago Based or Influenced: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/Chicago.html

Mexican Mafia (scroll to Mexican Mafia): http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison2.html

Nazi Low Riders: http://archive.adl.org/learn/ext_us/nlr.html

Recognize the Signs: http://www.nj.gov/oag/gang-signs-bro.pdf

Texas Syndicate (scroll to Texas Syndicate): http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison2.html All resources used should be cited in APA format on your reference slide.