Vol. 55 No. 4 (2007)
Research Article

Origin of the Gang Name “Crips”1

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  • Wilson Gray,
  • Gerald Cohen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2007.55.4.455

Published 2007-12-01

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Abstract

Abstract

The “Crips” derive their name from “cripples,“ which in turn derives from the “pimp canes” they carried as their badge and as a weapon with which to cripple anyone who messed with them. The original motivation was self-defense, but that, of course, changed with time.

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