3.2 Assignment

3.2 Assignment. Ashley Gault 5/26/24.

[Audio] In depth look at the two notorious gangs: The Guerilla Black Family and the Bloods.

[Audio] Focus on the BGF and the Bloods, their origins, activities and organization structure.

[Audio] The Black Guerilla Family was founded in 1966 By George Jackson inside the San Quentin State Prison in California. There were thousands of members involved in drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and contraband smuggling..

[Audio] The Bloods were founded in Los Angeles as a reaction to the Crips with over 20,000 members. They were also involved in drug trafficking, murder, extortion, and robbery. They were also involved in arms trafficking..

[Audio] The BGF was relevance to organized crime and gang violence in and outside of prison, while the Blood was a well-known gain that had a vast reach and influence..

[Audio] BGF recruitment happened inside prisons with targeted inmates that were seeking protection and on the outside focusing on individuals already involved in crime. They were loyal to the African American unity and to self-defense..

[Audio] The Bloods recruitment required a committing a crime or enduring a beating to prove loyalty. The Bloods drew in the younger generations..

[Audio] The BGF was funded by drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and contraband smuggling. They distributed crack cocaine..

[Audio] The Bloods was funded by drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and prostitution. They trafficked crack cocaine and methamphetamines..

[Audio] The BGF organization structure consisted of leaders, lieutenants, sergeants, and soldiers. They had strict rules to ensure cohesion..

[Audio] The Bloods' organizational structure was decentralized sets with their own leader with flexibility..

[Audio] BGF had a strict hierarchy, while the Bloods had flexible sets. The BGFs' were prison centric, while the Bloods were neighborhood-based. They both rely heavily on drug trafficking but differ in specific operations. BGF in prisons and the Bloods on the streets..

[Audio] The role of women in the BGF was smuggling contraband, managing finance, and servicing as lookouts and messengers. They also had to maintain outside connections and the stability with finances..

[Audio] The role of women in the Bloods was drug dealing, robbery, and managing prostitution rings. The women were active in the criminal involvement and supportive functions..

[Audio] Understanding their structure, recruitment, and activities aid in comprehending their impacts on society and criminal justice. In this presentation, we discussed the differences and similarities between the BGF and the Bloods..

[Audio] Here we have the two references I used to create this presentation..