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Understanding Criminal Violence

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What is Criminal Violence?




● Criminal violence is the use of or threat of violence to take material property from another.

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Your body and your life are the most sacred of your possessions...

– Criminals do adhere to a social & moral code,though it is different from that normal society...

– Crime is a business its goal is profit, power andprestige..




Pop Quiz!!!




Pop Quiz!!!

1. What is criminal violence?

2. Are criminals amoral?

3. What is Crime?



What is Makes a Criminal?

● An attitude of Victimization...

● An Association of Violence with Power & of

Fear with Respect...– Anytime a criminal talks about Power he/she

means the power to do you harm...

– Anytime a criminal talks about Respect he/she

means fear...

● Criminals are not stupid, many are formallyuneducated...




● Most criminals are victims of crime themselves,violent criminals especially are often the victimsof violence as children...

● Criminals believe in a “might makes right”philosophy...

– They are also right...

● Most, criminals are emotionally driven...

● Criminals do train & have experience at crime.After all, Crime is a Criminal's Job...




● Violence & Money determine a criminal's rankin the criminals world...

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Bosses/King Pins (Organization)– Shot Callers (Organization)

– Killers (Organized or Alone)

– Tough Guys (Organized or Alone)

– Non-Violent Criminals (Alone)

– Sexual Predators (Alone)




● Organizations (Cartels, Gangs, Families etc)creates a support network for individualsallowing for combined strength.

– Thus why in an organization leadership is givena higher standing...

● Organizations Indoctrinate New Members into a

Group Identity...– Group Think = Cult Think...

– Group Identity Replaces Individual Identity...




● (a) “Might makes Right” Philosophy...

● (b) Fear = Respect...

● (c) Violence = Power...

● (d) Indoctrination into Group Mindset...

– Does not have to be organization related...

● a + b + c + d = Potential Criminal

– Bad Childhood is no excuse!!!



Why is Indoctrination Important?

● Criminal Organizations (CO) need members toplace the Group above themselves...

● If the Individuals put the Group First, GroupLeaders benefit directly & the most...

● To do this the individual's wants, beliefs,thoughts must be removed and the Groupneeds, beliefs & rhetoric must replace them...

● There must always be an enemy to keepemotions blindingly high and directed...



Examples of CriminalIndoctrination

● “This thing of ours...”

– The code of silence that kept the Mafia in

power. Similar codes exist in other COs...● Jail House Rock

– A Prison Martial Art used to recruit &indoctrinate African-American's into the Black

Guerrilla Family...● Rock-&-Roll

– A Prison Based Martial Art used to indoctrinatenew members of the Aryan Brotherhood...



Examples of CriminalIndoctrination

● Common Indoctrination Ploys for Us vs Them...

– Racial Tensions (White Vs Black, Black VsLatin, etc)...

– Rich against Poor (Robin-Hood Philosophy)...

– Political Lines (Conservative Vs Liberal,Democrat Vs Republican, etc)...

– Religion (Atheists Vs Christians, Christian VsMuslims, etc)...

– Organizations (Us against the WorldPhilosophy)...



Why do Criminals Have Codes?

● It creates the appearance of “Honor amongThieves...”

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It establishes a social code which marks thesubject as “Accepted” or “Unaccepted” withinthe group...

● It creates a Public Image of Organization &

Protecting the Community (Us Vs TheEstablishment)...



How are Social Codes Used?

● The Social Code of “Snitches get Stitches”justifies an attack on another Criminal under theguise of Righting a Wrong...

● The Social Code of “Don't be a Rat” allows oneperson to remain silent or while the other simplyuses maintains the appearance of “remainingsilent...”

● Ultimately, Social Codes are very lose and areused maintain the appearance of a social codewhere none exists...



How are Social Codes Used?

● Without the appearance of a Ethical CodeCriminal Actions cannot be Justified to Others...

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Without an appearance of a Moral Structure thetrust needed to Conspire to Commit Crime isnot there...

● Criminals often victimize other criminals or

others who associate with criminals...

● Victims appear weak & thus are accepted asweak...



Profile of a Victim:

Victim Profile:

● Criminal Activity or Associates with Criminals...

● Avoids Conflict and/or Easily Frightened intoSubmission (See Four-Reacts to Conflict)...

● Not Likely to Resist; lacks ability or means to

resist a threat to themselves...● History of Submission to Threats...



Four-Reactions to Conflict:

● Posture:

Initial reacts of producing a threat display to

scare someone into submission or ward off athreat intended to produce submission...

● Fight or Flight:

Reaction to a creditable threat of physical harm;you either defend yourself by removing thethreat or you remove yourself from the threat...



Four-Reactions to Conflict:

● Submission:

The result of giving into a creditable threat;

where as YOU give an attacker what theywant...

Most Non-Violent Crime & even Violent Crimeuses the Initial Threat of Violence to Coerce

you into submission. The act of Brandishing aweapon is an act of Posturing & Fear...



Do's-&-Don't 's:

● Do assess the situation; know what you aredealing with and how to deal with them...

● Do always be ready to defend yourself...

● Don't Posture; if you are willing to fight then hitfirst and hard and take advantage of surprise.Pretending to be tough will get you killed...NEVER BLUFF.

● Stay Aware; Know the Most Common Tactics of Criminals...



Common Tactics:

● The Ambush (Attack by Surprise)

● The Strong Arm... (Posture/Brandish)

● Tag Team... (Distract & Ambush)● The Nice Guy... (Distraction/Psychological)

● Can You Help Me... (Distraction/Playing Weak)



FBI Statistics:From the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports...

● Violent Crime:– 2007/2006 1.8 of 100,000 population

– 2008/2007 3.5 of 100,000 population

– 2009/2008 4.4 of 100,000 population– 2010/2009 6.2 of 100,000 population

● Murder:

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2007/2006 1.1 of 100,000 population– 2008/2007 4.4 of 100,000 population

– 2009/2008 10.0 of 100,000 population

– 2010/2009 7.1 of 100,000 population



Factors in Criminal Violence:

● Income/Poverty Level...

● Cultural/Sub-Cultural Identity...

● Education Level...

● Psychological Make-up...

– Anti-Social Behavior...

– Sociopathy...

– Psychopathy...

– Desperation...




● Poverty/Income Level:

– Crime is a means of survival for some people;crimes like drug sales or drug use often don'tinvolves criminal violence. However, when thesale of drugs involves competition for territoryor markets Levels of Violence can escalate tohigher levels of intent & morph into different

forms of violence.– Social Violence is more common in Low Income

Areas than in High Income Areas...




● Cultural/Sub-Cultural Identity:

– Minorities commonly define themselves outsidethe mainstream; such as by race, ethnicorigins, group association or income levels.

– These Psychological barriers create aseparation within the criminals mind & serveto define a separation between what they

“mainstream” & their cultural identity.

– Some cultures such as Gang Cultures accept &desire violent activities.




● Education Levels:

– Education is simply variable amounts of knowledge collected from experience and/or study...

– Since people with low education levels do nothave a vast amount of knowledge to drawfrom, they are more susceptible to see fewer options...

– Violence is always an option and becomes amore powerful option when confronted withfewer choices...




● Psychological Profile/Make-up:

– Low Desire to Work at Obtaining Desires...

– Low Education Level & fewer known/accepted

options...– Low income background...

– Association with drug use/abuse & socialviolence as a resolution (learned behavior)...

– Reoccurring habits that promote ideology of social violence & criminal behavior...

– Anti-Social Behavior often at a young age...



You've Just Been Mugged!!!

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Scenario 1: Someone Pulls a Knife in You!!!A stranger walks up with a knife in hand &

demands your wallet/purse. What do you Do?

● Scenario 2:

Someone smacks you in the head & beginsrepeatedly hitting you with something heavy &hard. What do you Do?

●

Scenario 3:Someone walks up to in a bar & says you're

looking at their date, then sucker punches youas you try to explain. What do you Do?



You've Just Been Mugged!!!

● Scenario 1: Run Away...

– Brandishing a weapon openly is desperate move &most attackers never attack a fleeing victim...

● Scenario 2: Suck it up or Fight Back...– If you can fight from the ground or have an

equalizer do it. If you can't defend yourself takeyour beating pretend to be more hurt then you are

& submit...● Scenario 3: Hit First, Hit Hard & Run Away...

– First sign of intent you stop the threat & get awayfrom a potential follow-up threat...



Legal Issues:

● You have a Right to Remain Silent; Shut the F-Up!!!

● The Police are there to Arrest You they are not

your Buddy or there to help you...● Ask a Lawyer if you need Legal Advice...

● Self-Defense is a Defense Used in Court it

won't stop you from getting arrested...● Its better to go to jail then be in the ER or on a

Slab in the Morgue; act with discretion...



Not Being the Victim:

● Take Personal Responsibility for Your Safety...

● Learn to Defend Yourself...

● Learn to Avoid a Danger before it Becomes a

Threat...

– The Same Methods in the Counter-Terror Seminar work for Criminal Violence as well!!!

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Learn First-Aid; Red Cross has programs...● Prepare for the Worst but Hope for the Best...

– Value YOUR life Above All Else...

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