2011there we around 29‚900 known gangs and roughly 782‚500 members. “Gangs are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in several others‚ according to NGIC analysis” (FBI‚ 2011‚ p.9). Gang violence explained by the following articles by Bellair and McNulty‚ Horowitz‚ and Shirazi show that gang violence plays a role in negating the positive neighborhood activities. While also bringing extremely violent gang members inside their neighborhood
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Gang Violence Case Study In a city where gang violence wreaks havoc and calamity occurs often‚ one neighborhood has the fortunate ability to end gang violence all together. By making the decision to close down a single house among many‚ the city of Sunnyside‚ WA along with its police department‚ have (Courtney)achieved their duty as Act Utilitarian’s. Their actions resulted in substantial consequences that have been shown to maximize the greater good of the entire community. The issue of
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Gang related violence in the United States has been a plague for the last several decades. The serious crimes such as murder‚ drug trafficking‚ extortion‚ assaults‚ and kidnapping can all be attributed to organized gangs. Of all the established and recognized gangs in this country‚ motorcycle gangs are among the most vicious and virulent group of criminals with no regard or respect for law enforcement or human life in general. Members of these organized clubs appear to be linked by a common bond
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Social Theories: How It Relates to Gangs & Gang Violence By Stuart Brown Criminology is a complex subject chock-full of theories that attempt to explain crime and criminal behavior. Each base theory has several branches of theory which expand upon and compliment their predecessors. Even some of the sub-theories have branches of theories. This paper is going to discuss two social theories; social structure and social process. It is also going to cover some of the branches
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Cause and Effect Essay The United States has the 26th highest rate of gun violence in the world (Washington Post‚ 2012). It accounted for 70 percent of all homicides and less than 10 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes from 1993 to 2011 (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). So how will the United States overcome the battle to end gun violence? The United States Government‚ worried parents and various anti-gun groups have always scrutinized how to fix the problem. What causes violent acts
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CAUSES OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE School violence is a serious problem in public schools. Violence makes it difficult for students to learn. School violence includes gang activity‚ locker thefts‚ bullying and intimidation‚ gun use‚ assault‚ and drugs. Violence is carried out against students‚ teachers and staff‚ and ranges from intentional feuds to accidental killings of innocent bystanders. Frequently‚ discussions of school violence are lumped together with discussions of school discipline‚ as both involve
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Freudian theory‚ violence is a basic human instinct‚ described as a redirection of our self-destructive impulses onto others. The history of humanity and its primitive relations to violence may provide insight on whether or not violence is‚ in fact‚ human nature‚ or if it is a learned behavior. By exploring one ’s childhood and family life‚ it ’s possible to point out potential causes for excessively violent behavior. As well‚ the society we live in may serve as a catalyst for violence among its habitants
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Gang violence is one of the main causes foe teenage deaths in society today. Gang violence can hurt everyone around the person who decides to join a gang as well as them. Gangs sometimes do not even know why they have animosity towards other gangs. Most kids these days’ join gangs just to fit in. Some of them do not take gang violence serious until someone dies or gets hurt. By then it’s too late‚ and they feel the need to retaliate. Gang violence is everywhere. It is in neighborhoods‚ cities‚
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Teen Gang Violence; what’s the Cause? “The youngster was murdered outside a basketball court at a public park beside a youth club in the Moss Side District of inner city Manchester. The victim has not yet been named. Police have not yet said how many times he was shot. Detectives suspect the boy was targeted in a planned gun attack. He is understood to have lived locally and attended Manchester Academy High School nearby. Residents close to the scene heard the shots last night as the youngster
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that 82% of gun deaths to blacks is caused by homicide while 77% of gun deaths to whites is caused by suicide. This highlights a glaring social issue. While many aim to rid all gun violence‚ the cause and root of gun deaths must take center stage. We cannot possibly know how to fix a major issue like gun violence without knowing exactly who‚ where and why it is happening. It is simple to see and easy to prove that young black men all across the country are killing each other on the streets.
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