Presentation Title
What Are We Seeing? Change, Evolution, or What
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
College
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Location
SMSU Event Center BC
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Gisela Bichler
Start Date
5-16-2019 9:30 AM
End Date
5-16-2019 11:00 AM
Abstract
A comparative case study on two Los Angeles based gangs, Hoover Criminals and East Coast Crips. We compared the centrality of these gangs and changes in their attacking behaviors using a social network analysis approach. Violent gang related incidents for each gang were found and mapped to see how violent conflict evolved over time. Within our networks we found substance change rather than evolution requiring us to rethink our analytic approach. Changes observed in networks cannot be solely attributed to civil gang injunctions being that the East Coast Crips did not have one. Future focus may want to look at the hierarchical structure of gang in the cities they are embedded in.
What Are We Seeing? Change, Evolution, or What
SMSU Event Center BC
A comparative case study on two Los Angeles based gangs, Hoover Criminals and East Coast Crips. We compared the centrality of these gangs and changes in their attacking behaviors using a social network analysis approach. Violent gang related incidents for each gang were found and mapped to see how violent conflict evolved over time. Within our networks we found substance change rather than evolution requiring us to rethink our analytic approach. Changes observed in networks cannot be solely attributed to civil gang injunctions being that the East Coast Crips did not have one. Future focus may want to look at the hierarchical structure of gang in the cities they are embedded in.
