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GANG UP [4 records]

Record 1 2020-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Social Problems
CONT

May and June so far have seen at least 26 swarmings – a personal robbery where two or more suspects gang up on an individual-which police attribute to warmer weather.

CONT

… a swarming implies at least two suspects being involved in robbing someone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Un détroussement en groupe, c'est quoi au juste? Simplement dit, c'est un vol en groupe – un vol avec violence – qui implique au moins deux suspects employant la force (ou menaçant d'y recourir) aux dépens d'une victime afin de lui dérober ses biens. Les détroussements en groupe sont parmi les crimes les plus aléatoires auxquels la police fait affaire et parmi les plus compliqués à résoudre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
CONT

The territorial gang : Made up of members who tend to designate a place or neighborhood as belonging to their gang. Traditionally, their definition of gang territory refers to their turf or neighborhood. Frequently, these gangs will define their turf with graffiti. Often, someone assumes a more permanent leadership role in this type of gang structure. Once the turf is defined, the next step is to defend the territory from outsiders. Often, these gangs must defend their territories to protect their drug business, neighborhood, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
DEF

Groupe d'adolescents, peu structuré, concerné principalement par des questions de protection du territoire, qui possède un code de conduite, des couleurs et des symboles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
CONT

The compressed gang is small-usually in the size range of up to fifty members-and has not formed subgroups. The small size, absence of subgroups, and narrow age range may reflect the newness of the group, in existence less than ten years and maybe for only a few years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
CONT

Le «gang restreint» est un petit groupe, plutôt récent (10 ans ou moins). Ces gangs ne sont généralement pas divisés en sous-groupes et l'écart entre l'âge des membres est plus faible (moins de 10 ans).

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Organization (Military)
CONT

The Impress Service covered every port in Great Britain. Each major port had a captain in charge, while smaller ports had a lieutenant.... The senior officer was known as the regulating officer, and the headquarters chosen was called the Rendezvous. Having set up the Rendezvous, the regulating officer would then hire some of the local hard men as ’gangers’, to form the press gang(on land the press gang was rarely formed by sailors). Being one of the gangers was perhaps the only sure fire way of not being pressed. The Gang was then sent out and roamed the surrounding countryside in search of suitable recruits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du navire (Militaire)

Spanish

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