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Selling Drugs Gang Members
2,063 words... stepfather however had been raping her for years. In Texas the laws of domestic violence did not change until 1991, until then it was legal to raping your wife. This is the environment that gang kids come from. One gang member when asked about gang rape says: When it domes to gang, there is not such thing as raping. Ill tell you straight right now, the girls have a choice of initiations: (A). Fighting one-on-one with a guy for two minutes, (B) get shot in the leg with a Glock, (C). get jumpe...
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948 wordsWith as much gang violence that occurs within the community today you can pretty much assume that the same can be applied outside of the community. It is thought that by taking these violent gang members off the streets the violence will lessen. This may be true in bettering the community but the violence will still continue in the prison systems. By presenting this paper I plan to review gang violence in the prison systems along with an explanation of the gangs themselves. Also, certain gangs w...
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1,274 wordsGangs have been and will always be a part of society, They have in one form or another been around for hundreds of years. For example pirates were in some way or another a form of an organized gang. The groups that traditionally come to mind when one thinks of modern day gangs are the Crips and the Bloods from California, and the people Folk originating from Chicago. The origins of the Crips and Bloods can be traced to the late 60 's, and the gang culture is so ingrained on the west coast that m...
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1,127 wordsI dont think I was even conscious that gangs existed and were a problem until 1991. That was the year that my friend Steph and I went to see the movie Boyz in the Hood, directed by John Singleton. When we chose to see that movie, we really had no idea what it was about. We chose is for two reasons, one because nothing that was playing at the time except for Boyz looked remotely interesting, and two, Cuba Gooding Jr. had a role in it, and we both thought he was kind of cute. It ended up being one...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
1,468 wordsAs a contemporary musical, West Side Story differs from Romeo and Juliet in form and detail, but stays true to the tragedy of innocent love caught in a complex social web that predestines its demise. In West Side Story, love at first sight between Tony and Maria set off a tragic chain of events which bring the story to its heartbreaking conclusion. Maria is Puerto Rican, Tony, Polish-American; they are young, innocent, rebellious-indifferent to the societal boundaries which they are trespassing....
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1,435 wordsThe play West Side Story, by Arthur Laurent's, is based upon the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Despite a few differences, both works, in essence, have the same plot. The source of violence in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story is the ever-present hatred between families and between gangs, although, because of the star-cross lovers motif in Romeo and Juliet, the hatred plays a larger role in producing the ending of West Side Story than it does the ending of Romeo and Juliet. Th...
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U S Department S Department Of Justice
963 wordsStructural Characteristics Members are typically young teenage males of similar ethnic or racial backgrounds (usually from disorganized families in the inner-city). Loyalty and adherence to a strict gang code (i. e. , the gang is more important than anything) is mandatory. Cohesiveness among members increases as recognition from society increases. Loyalty and camaraderie are solidified by participation in group activities that are often antisocial, illegal, violent, and criminal. Goals, identifi...
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Growing Problem Of Street Gangs In Canada
1,177 words... o Star interview, in order to prevent gang entrance by borderline youths, the most preyed upon by gangs, schools need to be teaching the anti-gang message as early as grade three. Furthermore there need to be more youth centers in Canadian cities where students can spend time after school. Lastly he states that children, especially those in the inner city and poorer areas, must be aware that they have choices, and that their lives have not already been prescribed for them. Although Toronto, ...
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African American Street Gangs In Los Angeles
1,602 wordsby Alejandro A. Alonso, M. S. In Los Angeles and other urban areas in the United States, the formation of street gangs increased at a steady pace through 1996. The Bloods and the Crips, the most well-known gangs of Los Angeles, are predominately African American[ 1 ] and they have steadily increased in number since their beginnings in 1969. In addition, there are over 600 active Hispanic gangs in Los Angeles County with a growing Asian gang population numbering approximately 20, 000 members. Sur...
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African American Street Gangs In Los Angeles
1,616 words... d States (Churchill & Wall 1990: 37). From 1968 - 1971, these tactics were used against the BPP to control and neutralize what was believed to be "a dangerous black political group. " The most vicious and unrestrained application of COINTELPRO techniques during the late 1960 s and early 1970 s was clearly reserved for the BPP (Churchill & Wall 1990: 61; Horne 1995: 13). After several confrontations for over two years, the disputes between the BPP and US continued to the campus of UCL...
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Youth Gangs In Schools
717 wordsYouth Gangs in Schools Violence, drugs, guns, all this seems to be plaguing American schools for quite a time now. One word that can unite all this problems is a gang. The growing network of youth gangs in schools demands particular attention. The article Schools prepare for teen gangs by Jon Ward gives some insights into this issue. It especially underlines the importance of finding ways to prevent the existence of gangs in schools. These ways can be different, for example, it is necessary that...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
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Marshall B Clinard Merton Nisbet
1,019 wordsAnalysis of Gangs Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in todays cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live? The long range answer to these questions can only be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are a direct result of human beings personal wants and peer pressure. To determine how to effectively end gang violence we must...
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Gang Violence Gang Members
502 wordsGangs and violence Gangs have been around since the 1950 s and early 1960 s. Gangs are a loosely organized group of three or more people who interact together for a common purpose and are usually participating in some kind of legal activit, whether it be violent crimes or drug dealing or both. Gang members usually can be identified by signs, colors, clothing, tattoos, july, or hand signals. Gangs often claim control over a certain territory in their community, creating an atmosphere of fear and ...
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One Up Mashup Joining A Gang
1,400 wordsSince the beginning Gangs Gangs Since the beginning of the decade, teenage homicides increased by one hundred and fifty percent (Strout, Brian 1996). This sharp increase is largely due to the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States (Strout, Brian, 1996). In todays larger cities, gang violence is a reality that people have to deal with every day. As gang related crimes increase, officials are trying to find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately, expert...
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Gang Activity Gang Members
752 wordsThroughout Gangs Impact of Gangs Throughout There Are No Children Here, a continuous, powerful tension always lurks in the background. The tension is caused primarily by the gangs which are rampant in the housing projects of Chicago. In the Henry Horner Homes, according to Kotlowitz, one person is beaten, shot at, or stabbed due to gangs every three days. In one week during the authors study of the projects, police confiscated 22 guns and 330 grams of cocaine in Horner alone (Kotlowitz 32). For ...
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427 wordsBY: Jens Gangs Views of Gangs BY: Jens Shriver Since the start of the 90 s violent gangs have been increasing. Most gangs are made out of troublesome teens but there are also plenty of adults in gangs. Alot of the problem is that these teens have access to illegal firearms. Some gang members were interviewed. One said he felt kind of guilty because he accidentally killed someone in a drive-by. Most people look on gangs as the bad side of the community. Another gang member stated that he and his ...
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Organized Crime Rival Gang
1,340 wordsMafia and Organized Crime have wreaked havoc for many years upon society in an entirety and it has definitely corrupted government in a way too. Gang leaders and such have left families broken or in dismay with family members dead, crippled, wounded, or with shattered dreams and memories that can tear a person apart mentally. Organized crime is not extended to such crime and Mafia leaders such as Capone, but it can be even farther reached as to mention L. A. Gangs like Crips and Bloods that have...
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Bureau Of Justice Statistics Prison Gangs
1,815 wordsThe prisons in America seem to cause more problems than assistance in todays society. The countrys penal system is overcrowded, expensive, and some argue that is ineffective as well as inefficient. The costs to staff and support these facilities increase dramatically every year. Prisons, which are supposed to be correctional facilities, are currently filled with violence and hostility. These institutions are created to control crime by deterrence, incapacitating criminals, which protects society...
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Joining A Gang Peer Pressure
781 wordsGangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in todays cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and a cool way to live? The answers to these questions are pretty much impossible to find. Gangs are a direct result of peer pressure. To end gang violence you would have to find a way to see how these morals are given to the person. Unfortunately, the only way to do this would be to guess. There is good evidence though to ...
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