JUVENILE GANGSTERISM

I.

DEFINITION

II.

GANGS AND GANGSTERISM

III.

RECRUITMENT

IV.

GANG WARS

V.

JUVENILE CRIMES

VI.

SOME FORMS/TYPE OF JD

VII.

CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

VIII. PREVENTION AND CONTROL

DEFINITION
DEFINITION
GANGSTERISM:
A method or behavior of gangsters; the
use of tactics associated with intimidation
or violence, in order to achieve something
which may not even be worthwhile.
GANG:
A group of youngsters or adolescents who
associate closely, often exclusively, for
social
reasons,
usually
engaging
in
delinquent behavior.
JUVENILE:
Pertaining to, characteristic of, suitable or
intended for young persons

GANGS
GANGS AND
AND GANGSTERISM
GANGSTERISM

Gangs are peer groups

informally
formed
by
individuals. The formation
is
brought
about
by
certain individual desire
of
belongingness,
acceptance
and
protection. It is a group
which an individual will
find
happiness
and
support.

Being rebellious and

the
desire
for
acceptance
and
protection
are
essential factors in
the
formation
of
gangs and indulging
in
gangsterism.
These factors make
the recruitment of
new gang members

 The gangs usually elevated to the next

level when they are already involved in
any criminal activities. This level is
called gangsterism. Gangsterism is just
an indicator to the bigger problem of
the youths and children who were
involved in drugs and other crimes.

RECRUITMENT
RECRUITMENT
Gangs
are
somehow
a
closed-type
organization. Its recruitment is limited to
the boundaries of its territory. It is unlikely
for a local gang to get a big number of
membership.
In some cases, however, where a group has
to face a more powerful rival, gangs tend to
ally themselves with another group through
the help of their female members who
usually act as their emissaries. Female
members negotiate with other local gangs
and convince them to join their forces to be
a more potent group capable of bringing
down other groups who will come their way.

 More so, some gang members even

convince
their
SCHOOLMATES
and
FRIENDS to join their group in order to
maintain a certain number of membership
most especially if other gang mates leave
the group.

GANG
GANG WARS
WARS
Gang wars are street riots
between
two
gangs
characterized
by
unruly
encounter.
The
usual
scenario of a gang is stone
throwing, fist fights, use of
deadly weapons like knife,
bolo,
axe,
water
pipe,
samurai,
indian
pana,
rabbit, and sumpak.
Gang
wars usually result to
injuries among its members
and
even
death.
Other
collateral
damages
are
accidental hitting of innocent
bystanders,
disruption
of
peace and order condition in
the area and most of all,
damages to properties within

Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control

1. Juvenile Crimes are acts and behavior
committed by minors. which are
punishable by existing laws.
2. Juvenile Delinquency are acts or
omissions committed by persons under
or below 18 years old at variance with the
norms of society.

Some forms/types of juvenile delinquency

1. Skipping school
2. Deliberately
disobeying parents
3. Smoking
4. Drinking liquor
5. Running away from
home
6. Engaging in fist fights
(gang wars)
7. Vandalism

8. Rape
9. Robbery/snatching/theft
10. Gambling
11. Driving w/o license
12. Arson
13. Drug Addiction
14. Flattening tires of cars
15. Homosexual relationships
16. Carrying of deadly
weapons

Causes of Juvenile Delinquency

1.
2.
3.
4.

Poverty
Negligence of parents
Broken Homes
Fear of physical harm by family
members or in the neighborhood
5. Environment
6. Too early familiarity with the problems
of adult life

Prevention
Responsible parenthood
Economic development/employment
Good & conducive environment
Strong family ties (moral recovery) sound,
Christian organization
5. Closer coordination between school & parents
6. Introduction & long range program on community
sports development
7. Filing criminal charges against neglectful parents
8. PNP operations on street children in coordination
with NGOs & DSWD
9. Conduct of Seminars of SAGIP SA LANSANGAN
10. Total war against gangs
1.
2.
3.
4.

10. Sexual education/seminar

11. Total war against vices especially drugs
12. Crackdown on all forms syndicates
13. Strict PNP enforcement of laws/ordinances
regulating business operations of beer houses,
night clubs Re-minor customers.
14. Sincere discharge of duties and responsibilities
of DSWD
15. Strict censorship of the movie industry.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Is directed against women & children
Is systematic and structured on the
patriarchal control of women which assumes
men to be superior and women inferior
It is an issue of control, the result of the
batterers strong desire to exercise power
over his victim. The abuser can exact control
over his victim in many ways such as:

Using Intimidation
Using emotional abuse
Using Isolation
Minimizing, Denying & Blaming
Using Children
Using male privilege
Using economic abuse
Using coercion & threats

A Battered Woman
A woman who has been repeatedly subjected to
any forceful physical or psychological behavior
by a man in order to coerce her to do something
he wants her to do without concern for her
rights. Battered woman include wives or women
in any form of intimate relationship with men. To
be classified as a battered woman, the couple
must go through the battering cycle at least
twice. Any woman may find herself in an abusive
relationship with a man once. If it occurs a
second time, and she remains in the situation
then she is defined as a battered woman.

Common Personality Traits

Low Self Esteem
Traditional Beliefs about the home, the
family and the female sex role.
Emotional dependence upon the dominant
male
Tendency to accept for the batterers
action responsilbility
False hopes that the relationship will
improve

Characterized by the cycle of violence

AND THIS HAS THREE PHASES

1) Tension Building Phase
2) Acute Battering Incident
3) The Tranquil, loving (or at least, non
violent) phase

Tension building phase

Minor battering occurs verbal or slight
physical abuse or another hostile form of
behavior
Woman tries to pacify him- all she wants is to
prevent the escalation of the abuse.
Her placatory and passive behavior legitimizes
his belief that he has the right to abuse her in
the first place.
Each partner senses the imminent loss of
control and there is growing tension & despair

Acute Battering Incident

Characterized by brutality, destructiveness and
sometimes death
She has no control and only the batterer may
end the violence.
Unpredictable explosion, unpredictable reasons
for ending incident
She has a sense of detachment and apparent
passivity, the batterer is physically stronger and
it is futile to fight back

Tranquil Period
The couple experience profound relief
The batterer will exhibit tender & nurturing behavior
towards his partner. He knows that he has been viciously
cruel and tries to make up for it.
She convinces herself it will never happen again. That
her partner will change for the better and that this good,
gentle and caring man is the real person she loves.
She believes she is the sole anchor of his emotional
stability.
Psychological abuse begins.

WARNING: Potential Batterer!

Extreme jealousy and possessiveness

Controlling, domineering
Cruelty to animals, subordinates
Poor communication and coping skills
Addiction to drugs & alcohol

WARNING: Potential Batterer!

Anti female attitude or male chauvinism

Tendency to blame others
Family history of Domestic Violence
Unpredictability, extreme mood swings
Using sex to control or for the wrong
reasons

WHY THE NEED FOR GST & ADVOCACY

AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ?
Half of the population is women & gender
issues, biases & discrimination against
women have resulted in not reaching the
real potential of economic, social &
cultural development not only locally but
globally as well.
Human potentials for excellence in
development is inhibited

 Domestic violence has caused dysfunctional

families and has breed criminals which in turn
has been a head ache to law enforcers & the
community
70% of crimes against women & children were
found to have been committed inside homes
Violence inside homes would eventually result to
violence in the community, barangay, town, city,
country and the whole world

ACTION STEPS TO ADDRESS GENDER

ISSUES & CONCERN & END DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
Recognize women as equal partners in
development & achieving a satisfying life
Human rights means human rights for both
men & women
Remove Sexism in language & gender
stereotyping
Develop internal champions & external ties

 Cultivate a respectful attitude towards all

persons regardless of gender
Model a non violent conflict resolution in
your family & community
Find out about domestic violence services
in your community
Develop a school based curriculum on
human rights
Speak out against violence in media

REMEMBER!

MEN CAN ALSO BE VICTIMS OF

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS
OF THEIR WIVES. TREAT ALL VICTIMS
WITH SENSITIVITY

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