Sentence examples for gang area from inspiring English sources

"My area was a gang area – it was Bloods – and I survived that," he says.

Brent uses data from schools, social care and gang area intelligence in order to construct its system.

To be considered a gang member under state law, a law enforcement official trained in gangs must "validate" membership by determining that a person falls under at least two criteria from a list that includes self-admission of gang affiliation, frequenting a gang area, gang dress and tattoos, and using hand signs associated with gangs.

Life in Cape Town's notorious gang area Jump to media player South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and drugs and gun crime fuel the cycle of violence in the Cape Flats, an area notorious for gangs.

One signature policy involves streetlighting: preliminary analysis show that something as simple as a streetlamp can drive down the rates of violence in gang areas.

Thompson said the legislation was only part of it: law enforcement agencies had to prove they would carry through on the tough penalties and there was also poor policing of gang areas, and poor ballistics records and analysis.

Borrowing a bit from the Hollywood star tours, the grit of the streets and a dash of hype, LA Gang Tours is making its debut on Saturday, a 12-stop, two-hour journey through what its organizer calls "the history and origin of high-profile gang areas and the top crime-scene locations" of South Los Angeles.

"When they talk about mapping in law enforcement, they talk about mapping gang areas, mapping high-crime areas," said Salam Al-Marayathe thexecutiveve director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, based in Los Angeles, which had initially considered acting as the Police Department's partner in the plan.

She says that people with learning disabilities are often living in blocks of flats in gang areas.

It improved coordination of a bus service that helps young people avoid gang areas.

"The law leaves it up to the gang experts to identify gang members," Mariscal says, adding that he must be able to demonstrate that a supposed gangster meets two of ten criteria the county uses to prove membership, like wearing colors certain colors, frequenting "gang areas,"or being seen flashing gang signs.