Q&A
Impact of social connections on gang database inclusion
0:51:34
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Council Member Cabán inquires about the impact of loose or tenuous social connections on gang database inclusion. Babe Howell from the G.A.N.G.S Coalition confirms that even minor associations can result in being added to the database.
- Appearing in the background of someone's music video or being in the same picture as another person can lead to inclusion in the gang database.
- The discussion highlights the problematic nature of using such loose associations as criteria for gang database entries.
- This reveals the potential for over-inclusion and false positives in the gang database system.
Tiffany Cabán
0:51:34
In in in your experience and research, is it also true that, even loose or tenuous associations can land you on the gang database list?
Babe Howell
0:51:43
Absolutely.
0:51:43
They'll say there you are in the background of somebody's music video or here you are in the same picture with so and so.
0:51:50
That will land you on the gang database.
