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  • Power Structures
    Power Structures

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    Most gangs use a heirarchy of power to control activities. Gangland shows us some of the various types of heirarchies.

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  • Protect and Kill
    Protect and Kill

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    Gangs often use the promise of protection and safety to lure young kids into their ranks. That protection, however, often turns deadly.

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  • Handmade Weapons
    Handmade Weapons

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    Ganglad shows us some of the weapons that can be made out of almost anything.

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  • Gangland: Gangs - Nicknames
    Gangland: Gangs - Nicknames

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    Gangland tells us how some of these members got their nicknames.

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  • Gang Violence Claims Innocent Victims
    Gang Violence Claims Innocent Victims

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    The lives of innocent bystanders are claimed when gang violence erupts.

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  • Rivalries
    Rivalries

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    Who are the big rivals in America's gangland and how do they exert their dominance?

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Featured Articles

  • Latin Kings

    Latin Kings

    A Chicago/New York-based street gang formed by Hispanics to protect themselves. Find out when it all started and their history.

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  • Nuestra Familia

    Nuestra Familia

    Their motto is "blood in, blood out." Who are they? Why did they become a gang? Find out what made Nuestra Familia a dangerous gang.

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    Origins of the Mafia

    The Mafia, a network of organized-crime groups based in Italy and the United States, evolved over centuries in Sicily.

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