Interest regarding threat groups in The events of 9/11
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The events of 9/11 resulted in new interest regarding threat groups and a renewed vigilance for the potential violence and disruption of civil society from prison gangs. Prison gangs have proven to be a rich breeding ground for terrorist recruitment (radicalization) as well as a serious corrections problem that saps fiscal, personnel, and physical facility resources from correctional systems. All correctional administrators need to address the threat of such groups in the facility, which encourages further study of this important criminal justice issue.
select one (1) of the prison threat groups listed below from those operating in an adult U.S. state prison system of your choice with one exception. You may not select the State of Maryland.
• Aryan Brotherhood
• Black Guerilla Family
• Mexican Mafia
• Nuestra Familia
• Mara Salvatrucha
Provide background information including the history and development of this group including an emphasis on the history and development within the state you have chosen to investigate.