| | 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment |
| | 1,61 | | MB |
| | 74 | | stron |
| | 2621 | | ID | U.S. Department of Justice |
| | 2005 | | rok |
| | CONTENTS |
| | FOREWORD ..iii |
| | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..iv |
| | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v |
| | GENERAL TRENDS vi |
| | REGIONAL TREND .vii |
| | Northeast ..vii |
| | South ..vii |
| | Midwest ..vii |
| | West vii |
| | INTRODUCTION .ix |
| | METHODOLOGY 1 |
| | GANGS AND DRUGS 1 |
| | GANGS AND ORGANIZED CRIME ..2 |
| | Asian Organized Crime ..3 |
| | Russian Organized Crime .3 |
| | GANGS AND TECHNOLOGY 3 |
| | Cell Phones ..3 |
| | Computers .4 |
| | Internet 4 |
| | GANGS AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ..5 |
| | Domestic Terrorist Groups .5 |
| | International Terrorist Groups ..5 |
| | Terrorist Recruitment in Prisons .5 |
| | PRISON GANGS .5 |
| | HISPANIC GANGS 7 |
| | Prominent Hispanic Gangs 7 |
| | Migration of Sureńos Into the Southwestern United States ..9 |
| | Identifying and Distinguishing Hispanic Gangs ..10 |
| | Gang Coordination and Alliances ..10 |
| | Foreign Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Gangs 10 |
| | FEMALE GANGS ..10 |
| | GANGS AND INDIAN COUNTRY ..11 |
| | OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANGS 12 |
| | Drug Traf.cking ..13 |
| | Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Expansion 14 |
| | COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO GANGS 14 |
| | Community 14 |
| | Law Enforcement 15 |
| | NORTHEASTERN REGION .16 |
| | General Trends 16 |
| | Gang Presence and Migration .16 |
| | National Gangs 17 |
| | Drug Trends ..18 |
| | Criminal Activity ..19 |
| | SOUTHERN REGION .20 |
| | General Trends 20 |
| | Gang Presence and Migration .21 |
| | National Gangs 21 |
| | Drug Trends ..23 |
| | Criminal Activity ..25 |
| | MIDWESTERN REGION .25 |
| | General Trends 25 |
| | Gang Presence and Migration .25 |
| | National Gangs 26 |
| | Drug Trends ..28 |
| | Criminal Activity ..29 |
| | WESTERN REGION 29 |
| | General Trends 29 |
| | Gang Presence and Migration .30 |
| | National Gangs 30 |
| | Drug Trends ..33 |
| | Criminal Activity ..34 |
| | OUTLOOK 36 |
| | NOTES 56 |