SOC SCI 66 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Extortion, Homicide, Pipe Bomb
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Prepared by: intelligence unit, intelligence management bureau, intelligence section. Dmi regards itself as a political organization not a gang: claims basis formulated on an anti-government agenda. Predominantly white prison gang that originated in the maryland prison system in order to band white inmates together and provide protection from other dominant gangs, particularly the african-american gangs that had the most power in the prisons. Recognized as a dangerous group: maryland division of corrections (md doc) has listed dmi as fastest growing. Security threat group (cid:894)mar(cid:455)la(cid:374)d(cid:895) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)or"s offi(cid:272)e of cri(cid:373)e co(cid:374)trol a(cid:374)d pre(cid:448)e(cid:374)tio(cid:374) has ranked dmi a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g mar(cid:455)la(cid:374)d"s top three priso(cid:374) ga(cid:374)gs as (cid:449)ell as o(cid:374)e of the fi(cid:448)e (cid:373)ost dominant gangs operating on the streets. Increase in dmi members on the streets may also lead to further expansion of. Dmi members have already been documented in numerous other states. Bgf has provided protection from larger gangs operating in md doc and has (cid:272)o(cid:374)tri(cid:271)uted to dmi"s stre(cid:374)gth a(cid:374)d se(cid:272)urit(cid:455)
