StreetGangs.com
Title
Street Gangs Resource Center - Los Angeles and California
Description
About SG: Mission Statement
Welcome to Streetgangs.com. This site started on a University server in 1995 and has been using its own domain name since 1998. The initial purpose of this web site was to share information about the history of gang formation in Los Angeles which is key into understanding the scope of current gang situation. Some of the historical research on gangs was published in Territoriality Among African American Street Gang in Los Angeles. The information on this web site is useful for parents, educators, and at-risk youth in understanding how the geography of gangs has had a major impact on the residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding communities.
It is important to note that this site is not intended to exploit, glamorize, or perpetuate the street gang culture but to help in understanding how and why the gang phenomena has become so pervasive. Some gang members do frequent the site, but parents, law enforcement, politicians, and attorneys have visited this site and have met me.
Gangster rap music has done more damage than good with regards to exporting gang culture to other cities. This is not a criticism against Hip Hop, but more so towards the gang rap element. It is through the lyrics of some of our most prominent rappers, their lifestyles, their imagery in videos, their clothing style, vernacular, etc., that gang names, culture, and identity has been transported to other cities across the United States and the world. It took less than a year before youth all across America wanted to learn and do the "Crip Walk" after seeing it featured in a rap video.
Languages
English
Address
- PO Box 18238
- Los Angeles CA 90018 US
Contact
- St Gangs
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- +1 800 249 1324
Additional Information
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External Links
- Alexa: StreetGangs.com