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    insight offered by applying aspects of the Chicago School’s theory‚ specifically the Concentric Zone Model and analysis of the City‚ to the subcultural group of gangs. Their ideas will be explored and contrasted with those in Brown‚ Vigil and Taylors 2012 article: “The Ghettoization of Blacks in Los Angeles: the Emergence of Street Gangs”. Further to this I will analyse the limitations of the Chicago Schools theory and contrast this with insight offered form the Birmingham School of thought. The

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    In 1865 there was a witch that lived deep in the woods of England. In the city there was gang named the goblins. They had a factory where they were led by the head gang member the Red Goblin his real name was Jacob Glimerstile. He had been a resident of London for 65 years all his life. He was a lot wiser that the other members in his gang. He had many goals for his gang one was to capture a witch that lived in the area since he was a boy. When Jacob was about twelve his parents started telling

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    In an article called Malibu Local’s Only: “Boys will be Boys”‚ Brian Ludeke successfully argues how MLO qualifies as gang explaining multiple factors as to why it should be established as a criminal street gang. The California Penal Code 186.22‚ defines a criminal street gang as‚ “an ongoing organization of 3 or more persons‚ with a common name‚ or identifying mark or symbol‚ having as one of its primary activities the commission of the crimes listed and whose members individually or collectively

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    would use labeling to coerce inmates into spilling useful information. The labeling in this prison system effects inmates greatly causing amalgams of emotions and an inner battle between what they believe is right and the what they pledged to their gangs. The labeling in a prison system effects directly affects the other inmates‚ not just a singled out victim. Others might feel betrayed which could lead to a whirlwind of other consequences‚ actions‚ and emotions. Another article that shows how society

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    Lac Su

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    5/18/2013 English 1a I Love Yous Are for White People In the book “I Love Yous Are for White People” Lac’s quest for acceptance takes him through an intense journey to acquire self love and acceptance. The author Lac Su navigates through his childhood and adolescence seeking an extraordinary desire for love‚ acceptance and belonging he has been deprived from by his family. During his journey‚ Lac attempts to gain acceptance by friends and family‚ no matter what the consequences are. Lac

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    it is at and how to proceed in the future. Although a restaurant could be doing very well one day‚ by tomorrow that could all change and conflicts could easily arise‚ such as this one. A restaurant owned by an individual involved in the Hells Angels gang has opened a restaurant next-door to a restaurant owned by an average citizen of Montreal. The restaurants are both located on St. Laurence Street‚ a very populated area of Montreal. Furthermore‚ the restaurant owned by the average citizen of Montreal

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    The films Romero‚ El Norte‚ and Sin Nombre show the audience in justice within a gang and countries such as‚ El Salvador‚ Mexico and Guatemala. The films also shows how the lower class or the indigenous organize and fight for fairness and dual rights. In the film ’Sin Nombre’ gangs are seen as the power and guiding source in people lives and try to control members. We also see in the films how the ruling class seek to take control of the lower class and violence is often times the end solution to

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    The situation that is being focused on in this paper is the fighting street crime‚ specifically a street gang that has been operating in Redondo Beach‚ California. While trying to fight this negative force in the community‚ the criminal justice had to come up with innovative ideas‚ they realize that focusing on a specific trouble area is one that is not new to most law enforcement officers. It is believed that the “shifting the focus of policing from responding to incidents to proactive crime prevention

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    younger adults) join gangs for a spectrum of reasons. Furthermore‚ some may join because they have limited life options or they may join because they want to. Whatever the reason is‚ no matter what‚ it is an illogical decision to join a gang. People in‚” The Outsiders‚” joined for a few different reasons. One example is‚a partly main character‚ Steve‚ joined from peer-pressure. On page nine‚ it states that‚”He was cocky‚ smart‚ and Soda’s best friend.” If Soda was in the gang before Steve was‚ Steve

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    into responsible‚ young adults. This was definitely the case for the two gangs within the town of Hanibal‚ the Saints and the Roughnecks. Most members of the two gangs are now respectable men who have achieved college degrees and started their own families‚ although their teachers from back in high school may tell you a different story. The gangs’ mischievous actions led to the different labelling of the two groups. The two gangs received treatment from opposite ends of the spectrum‚ the Saints were

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