SOC SCI 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mexican Mafia, Prison Gang, Ms-13
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Purpose public image to stop the brown on brown killing. Tribute tax & allow hispanic street gangs to become a source of income. Allow mexican mafia to evolve from a prison gang into organize crime, for members to become mafiosos. Eme members have established ties w/ mexican dto. Eme involved marijuana, meth, arms, & human trafficking w/ afo. Used ca based sureno street gang members. Solicited to become a member: sponsor padriono, induction training, vetted by eme. 1 veto = out, can"t come back in. Power: can"t have profound impact on street, eme edict gain control of street gang narcotic sale, fbi/orgs suggest that primary source of income comes from drug sales. Sureno: umbrella term, all so cal street gangs. Soldado: soldiers of eme, personal tasks. Outside street gangs: taking sureno/sureno 13. An individual or an entire gang can be placed on the "green light" list.