Since the late 1960’s‚ the “Crips” have been synonymous with gang violence and crime. Despite being started as an organization utilized to defend itself and its’ neighborhood from other violent gangs‚ the “Crips” have evolved into a fierce organization that draws its’ standing from murder‚ drugs and a bountiful number of active members. It is a prime example of how an organization could allegedly start as something positive for a community and eventually devolve into one of the most feared criminal
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix G The DSM-IV The DSM-IV is an important tool for clinicians. It provides a standard for diagnoses to be standardized across psychology; however‚ the DSM-IV is not as precise for diagnosing personality disorders as some psychologists would like. Give an example of each of the following problems identified in your readings and explain how these problems could negatively affect a diagnosis. 1. Some criteria used for reaching a diagnosis cannot be
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GangsFormation of Street GangsThe influence and impact of street gangs in urban areas has been growing and it continues to grow. Estimates say that there could be hundreds of thousands possibly millions of people that are associated to some sort of a significant street gang. Many psychologists believe that due to poverty and lack of education many teens join gangs. Others believe music and the media encourages teens and adolescences to join gangs. While on the other hand sociologists believe it is due to
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Assignment 3 front sheet | | Learner name | ------------------------------------------------- Assessor name | Sandra Laksa | Matt Jones / Annette Jackson | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 05/02/2012 | 01/06/2012 | | Qualification | Unit number and title | BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business | Unit 17 Training in the Business Workplace | | | Assignment title | Assignment 3 Evaluating Training | In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide
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Gangs are a major deterrence of minorities having a meaningful and successful life. Various reasons cause the nation’s youth to fall into the death trap of a gang. Parents‚ environment‚ upbringing and education are some of the biggest things that play an important role in keeping minorities out of a gang life. The movie "Colors" shows some of the conflicts minorities of different races face when being a member of a gang. Death‚ prison‚ money‚ sex and even bonding are but a few of the things a gang
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When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless‚ and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson English author‚ critic‚ & lexicographer (1709 - 1784) Samuel Johnson wrote this about education. He was comparing‚ ignorant but caring‚ ethical people as opposed to educated and brilliant but selfish and antisocial people‚ Johnson was stating that‚ it is dangerous to educate people without a moral compass‚ or as former President Teddy Roosevelt once said‚ "To educate a
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To kill a Mocking Bird Memory Box I chose to put a news paper article in my memory box due it being a good representation of Tom Robison’s Case‚ which was the reason for Scouts early coming of age. To begin‚ Since Atticus was defending a black man in this case‚ Scout had to put up with being constantly teased. This is seen when Francis yells “Nigger-lover!”(Lee‚ pg.83). Scout had to put up with this constant name calling in the town and was forced to learn to turn the other cheek. Further
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If catchy slogans could win elections‚ the NDA’s "India Shining" refrain should have reaped the BJP-led coalition a whirlwind in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. It didn’t . India Shining was felled by the humble Aam Aadmi and to the BJP’s shock‚ a Congress-led front rode to power that year on a wave of disenchantment with saffron triumphalism. Media generated hyperbole proved to be no match for an old-fashioned ground-level campaign by the other side. The mind boggles therefore at the Congress’s decision
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grade to each of the four categories‚ justify the grade you gave yourself. 4 Level: K – 3- T – 3- C - 3 A – 2 Justification: I would give myself a level 3- in knowledge‚ 3- in thinking‚ a 3 in communication‚ and a 2 in application. I believe I deserve these levels for these categories because in knowledge‚ I have used every content required to make a propaganda that was used in WW1 and WW2‚ I had both‚ a creative artwork‚ and a slogan that I made‚ but I believe I could of added
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