Freakonomics a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that study everyday life and they reach conclusions with conventional wisdom. They researched about crack gangs‚ the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the truth about real estate agents‚ and answering questions like why drug dealers live with their moms‚ and which is more dangerous a gun or a swimming pool? There were several themes in this book such as knowing what to measure and
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A 29 years old woman had been raped by a bus driver‚ a bus conductor and 5 other men in the north India State of Punjab‚ in an incident that recalls the recent attack in Delhi of a student on a moving vehicle and thrown bleeding onto the street that has caused widespread outrage. The woman boarded a bus on fridaybound for gurdaspur‚ to visit her in-laws‚the police chief ‚ Raj Jit Singh‚ said in a telephone interview. Whenshe got off the bus‚ the driver offered her a ride
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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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which he focused on a housing project with Robert Taylor Homes. He wrote a book published in 2008 and it was titled “ Gang Leader For A Day “. This book studied the life of the characteristics of Chicago‚ particularly the Robert Taylor Homes and the gangs. Venkatesh wanted to wrote this book to tell people about the time he was living in. He wanted to explain the inside world of the gang ‚ drug dealing‚ and inside the world of a poor community to help people understand
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Deviance is a violation of social norms‚ behavioral codes or prescriptions‚ which guide people into actions and self-presentations conforming to social acceptability. There are many forms of deviance. Among the many forms of deviance‚ organized crime stands out in many aspects of society. Organized crime has been around for many years in America and for centuries in Europe. It is distinguished by its durability over time‚ expansive interests‚ hierarchical structure‚ buildup of profit‚ investment
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Gangs were first fabricated so that poor majorities in the ghetto neighborhoods could defend themselves against police brutality and outsiders. Gangs also known as sets would gain their name from the area that the gang reside in‚ which could be the street number or street name. Gangs are a class of adolescents and young adults whom possess a common identity and are involved in wrongful and criminal behavior. Majority of gang members tend to be young adults‚ however‚ According to recent trends children
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The Outlaws MC: “God forgives‚ Outlaws Don’t” is the motto for one of America’s oldest and more notorious biker clubs‚ the Outlaws. The gang began it root in Matilda’s Bar on Route 66 in McCook‚ ILL in 1935. Since the start of the club chapters or local gang have spread widely across the United Stated and have established themselves in other countries such as Australia‚ Europe and South America. History: The Outlaws first began in 1935 prior to World War Two in McCook‚ Illinois just outside
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Gangs are very problematic in every society. Gangs are a group of people who believe in the same cause. However‚ every gang has their own different cause. For example‚ majority of gangs wants to make money while others a based upon race. In order for gangs to make money they have to use intimidation‚ violence‚ extortion‚ kidnapping‚ sell drugs and many more illegal activities. Every gang wants to make money. However‚ in order to make money you have to own a territory‚ where you can do these illegal
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Gangs are portrayed on TV and in the movies as if they are totally evil‚ but in reality there are more positive aspects that are not shown. The media only shows gangs involved with drugs and the violence‚ and as a result the media has scared many people into believing that gangs will take over our cities if we do not stop them. The movie Colors and the TV show American Justice overwhelmingly portrays gangs as bad. The movie Colors displays the bad things in gangs like how easy it could be to join
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Conley in his chapter over Social Control and Deviance make a sociologic approach to criminology and society. He also demonstrates approaches to the subject from various points of views of different sociologists such as Emilee Durkheim‚ Foucault‚ and Robert Merton. To Conley‚ the transgressions of the society norms such as crimes can vary from a culture to another culture‚ context‚ or with the divisions of labor as people get more professionally specialized. This labor division introduces a concept
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