| Street Gang's |
| Genoa Police Department |
| GANG INFORMATION CENTER |
| A street gang is a group of people who have joined together in an alliance and exhibit certain characteristics such as a gang name, they use signs or symbols to represent themselves, and engage in criminal activity. There are different levels of gang membership including the leadership, hard core members and fring/marginal members, also known as "wanna-be's". There are many reasons why somebody joins a gang. Some of the reasons include: Excitement Companionship Drugs/Money Intimidation Lack of family involvement Protection Street gang's in the mid-west typically fall under one of two "nations", either the People Nation or the Folk Nation. |
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| The People Nation "All is Well" Generally wear their identifiers to the left side of their body. They will wear their hat to the left, have earrings in their left ear, roll up their left pant leg, etc... . Usually represented with a 5 pointed star, each point meaning: Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom, Justice. Some of the more common symbols used by gangs in the People Nation are: 5 point crown bunny head Pyramid upside down pitch fork 5 point star dollar symbol Some of the more common Gangs in the People nation are: Bishops Latin Kings Vice Lords (many factions) Gay Lords Insane Deuces |
| The Folk Nation "All is Good" Generally wear their identifiers to the right side of their body. They will wear their hat to the right, have earrings in their right ear, roll up their right pant leg, etc... . Usually represented with a 6 pointed star, each point meaning: Love, Life, Loyalty, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding. Some of the more common Symbols used by gangs in the Folk Nation are: 6 point star pitch fork facing up bunny head with bent ear knight symbol dice spear symbol Some of the more common Gangs in the Folk Nation are: Ambrose Disciple (many factions) LaRaza Simon City Royals Two Sixers Latin Lovers Imperial Gangsters |