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    Gang

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    during the summer of 1972 by the gangs Pirus‚ Lueders Park Hustlers‚ Brims‚ Denver Lanes‚ and Bishops. They have some where between 30‚000-35‚000 members most members are African-Americans. Bloods" was a term that African-American fighting men called each other in the Vietnam War. The Pirus later changed their name to Bloods. Starting in late 1971‚ the Avalon Garden Crips‚ Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories such as those controlled

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    The Gangs All Here A gang is defined in the dictionary as a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely‚ often exclusively‚ for social reasons‚ especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. According to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ there are over “1.4 million active street‚ prison‚ and OMG (Outlaw Motorcycle Gang) members comprising more than 33‚000 gangs in the United States” ("Fbi.gov"). These gangs

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    Gang Involvement

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    Factors Underlying Their Gang Involvement: A Comparative Study in Three Chinese Metropolitan Cities* Ngan-pun Ngai‚ Ph.D.‚ Chau-kiu Cheung‚ Ph.D. ABSTRACT Marginal youth tend to form stronger subcultural values when they engage more frequently in gang activity‚ which also make a difference in their delinquent involvement. The subculture would in turn bolster their subsequent gang participation. Different subcultural values appear to arise differently from gang involvement in Hong Kong

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    recruit a man named Brutus. Brutus is very respected man throughout Rome and they believe if they can get Brutus to join the conspiracy that the people of Rome will see that their actions were necessary. So the question is‚ should Brutus join the conspiracy? In this paper I’ll be giving reasons for why Brutus should and shouldn’t join the conspiracy. This first paragraph will be on why he should

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    I want to be in an environment where I can discover more about me‚ contribute‚ learn‚ grow‚ and brush up my communication skills. Besides that‚ I believe that the club will definitely give me the opportunity to increase my global exposure and experience and expanding global network. I wish i can develop outstanding leadership in the club‚ learning how to grow and take responsibility. One of my strength is ability to focus on the job at hand and I prefer to complete my task well ahead of schedule

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    Triad Gangs

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    Criminology 21 26/11/12 Andrew Quejano Prof. Crystal Rodriguez Title: The Origin of Asian and Chinese Gangs in Chicago ’s Chinatown Attention Getter: “I shall walk into a path with no return‚ with full of rules to die”‚ 我將走入道路沒有回歸以充分規則死 * Reveal Topic: I will tell you some important factors about the Triads‚ I would explain what are they? Brief history about Chicago’s Chinatown‚ types of crimes committed

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    Gangs in Toronto

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    GANGS IN TORONTO Mr. De Sanctis CLU 3M November 11‚ 2013 There are a variety of gangs in the city of Toronto including the bloods (whose color is red)‚ crips (whose color is blue)‚ Punjabi mafia‚ ms-13‚ etc. These gangs can be usually found where the government provides public housing to the community. Places like Rexdale‚ Jane and Finch‚ Scarborough‚ Malvern‚ Region Park are the hosts to many of Toronto deadliest gangs‚ coincidentally these areas are the areas where most of the immigrants

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    Ib Why You Want to Join

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    was because I had bad work habits and left everything to the last minute. Because of my disorganization‚ my marks weren’t as high as they could be‚ and I wasn’t living up to my full potential. Then one day my teacher explained to us of things we could do to create more time for ourselves. The main thing she kept saying over and over was organization. So slowly‚ I started to improve my work habits. My first step was using my agenda. It is now my best friend‚ with it I know exactly what homework we have

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    Antigonic Gangs

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    OREGONIAN (Portland‚ Ore.) June 6‚ 1993‚ pp. A1+ "Copyright (c) 1993 Oregonian Publishing Company." HISPANIC GANGS: AN EXPANDING MENACE by George Rede of The Oregonian staff - Outreach workers‚ the police and community members worry that LA-style gang violence will increasingly rack the metro area As twilight falls across the park‚ a father gently pushes his daughter on a tire swing. A little girl climbs on the jungle gym. Two boys go one-on-one in hoops. Around the corner‚ two

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    How Do Gangs Affect Adolescent Behavior? Since the early 1920s‚ researchers have closely studied the relations between the street gangs and violent crime froma variety of perspectives: criminological‚ sociological and psychological (Thomas‚ 2008). Whatever the underlying causes for gang membership‚ the resuls seems clear; members of street gangs admit to a far greater rate of serious crime‚ and to far more severe acts of of the same age‚ race‚ and socioeconomic background (Penly Hall‚ Thornberry

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