SOC SCI 164B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Body Piercing, Random Encounter
2 May 2017
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Street gang dynamics: there are common customs and practices shared and used by street gang. Membership and the criteria associated with membership have three functions: greeting, challenge, intimidation, never use as the sole reason to detain or arrest suspected gang members, age, race, clothing. Gang specific tattoos tell you that you"re specifically part of that gang. Gang generic tattoos = not a gang member; familiar with gang life. Street gangs- to join: jump in (beat you up, crime in (committing crimes, walk in (sponsored in, form own gang (og, sex in. Orange county is a consumer county of sexual activity. Girls who get sexed in tend to be more violent than girls who get jumped in. No insult ever goes unanswered no matter how small. Violence performed by the muscle in the gang increases the respect for the gang. Primary source of income for street gangs are drug sales.
