Residence and Territoriality in Chicano Gangs

Moore, Joan W.; Vigil, Diego; Garcia, R. Marie

doi:10.2307/800210

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“…Moving away from a gang territory does not necessarily mean removal from the gang. Moore, Vigil, and Garcia (1983) found that, as a result of frequent relocation of gang members, territory and residence may be two separate areas but allegiance to the neighborhood gang remains strong.…”

Section: Gangs Resources and Territorialitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ecology of Gang Territorial Boundaries*

Brantingham¹,

Tita

Short³

et al. 2012

Criminology

115

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Within any type of system, the actors in the system inevitably compete over resources. With competition comes the possibility of conflict. To minimize such effects, actors often will partition the system into geographic territories. It is against the larger ecological backdrop of competition and conflict that we examine territory formation among urban street gangs. Although previous studies have examined the social and built environment where gangs form, and how the presence of a gang influences local levels of violence, we know little about how competitive interactions are tied to the formation and maintenance of gang territories. We use formal spatial Lotka–Volterra competition models to derive hypotheses about competition‐driven territory formation. By using data on 563 between‐gang shootings, involving 13 rival street gangs in the Hollenbeck Policing Division of Los Angeles, we show that violence strongly clusters along the boundaries between gangs in a way that is quantitatively predicted by the theory. The results suggest that even weak competitive interactions between gangs are sufficient to drive gang territory formation without recourse to other processes or assumptions.

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Section: Gangs Resources and Territorialitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ecology of Gang Territorial Boundaries*

Brantingham¹,

Tita

Short³

et al. 2012

Criminology

115

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“…Orange County, California, is an ideal setting for the study of subcultural diversity and gang-related fear of crime because of its increasing racial and ethnic heterogeneity 5 and the fact that most gangs in Southern California have arisen within the Hispanic culture (Jankowski, 1991;Klein, 1995;Moore, 1978;Moore, Vigil, & Garcia, 1983;Spergel, 1995). With the 1994 passage of Proposition 187 in California restricting civil rights and social services for all undocumented (often Latino) immigrants, there is strong evidence of racial and ethnic concerns across the state.…”

Section: Methods the Research Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subcultural Diversity and the Fear of Crime and Gangs

Lane¹,

Meeker²

2000

Crime & Delinquency

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“…Chicano gang members in Los Angeles are associated with a hypermasculine culture of locura, which involves "a type of craziness or wildness" and "the appearance of a lack of impulse control" (Vigil 2007:63). Heavy drug and alcohol use as well as street violence, crime, and neighborhood territoriality are part of Chicano gang life (Moore 1991;Moore, Vigil, and Garcia 1983;Vigil 2007).…”

Section: Chicano Gang Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Chicano Gang Members in Recovery: The Public Talk of Negotiating Chicano Masculinities

Flores

Hondagneu‐Sotelo

2013

Social Problems

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Using ethnographic data from Los Angeles, this article examines the ritualized forms of verbal communication used in two Chicano gang recovery programs, Homeboy Industries and Victory Outreach. These two distinctive programs facilitate recovery from gangs through contrasting models of communication anchored in religion and therapeutic rehabilitation. In recovery, ritualized verbal displays subordinate gang masculinity and elevate conventional notions of masculinity. Former gang members use sermons, group therapy, 12-step programs, and personal testimonials to articulate hegemonic ideals of masculinity, such as responsible fatherhood. A critical component of these gang rehabilitation programs rearticulates the meanings of Chicano masculinity to include abstention from drug use, providing for family members, and engaging in nurturing behavior. Through these verbal rituals, reformed gang masculinity is repositioned as dominant, desirable, and accessible to marginalized Chicano men with past gang affiliations and addictions.

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Residence and Territoriality in Chicano Gangs

Cited by 52 publications

References 4 publications

The Ecology of Gang Territorial Boundaries*

The Ecology of Gang Territorial Boundaries*

Subcultural Diversity and the Fear of Crime and Gangs

Chicano Gang Members in Recovery: The Public Talk of Negotiating Chicano Masculinities

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