Swisher‚ Karin. Drug Trafficking. San Diego‚ CA: Greenhaven‚ 1991. 2. Balkin‚ Karen. Drug Legalization. Farmington Hills‚ MI: Greenhaven‚ 2005. 3. Torr‚ James D. Organized Crime. San Diego‚ CA: Greenhaven‚ 1999. 4. Bucella‚ Donna. "Exploring Drug Gangs ’ Ever Evolving Tactics to Penetrate the Border..." Department of Homeland Security Press Release 31 Mar. 2011: 1-6. SIRS Government Reporter. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. . 5. Corcoran‚ Katherine‚ ed. "Mexican Drug Cartels Move into Central America." El Paso
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Recently‚ an increasing number of North American youth are committing violent crimes. Although the consequences of these violent crimes are easily apparent‚ the causes behind them are often abstract and obscure‚ making it difficult to pin blame on a single source. Moreover‚ this deviant behaviour among young people can be attributed to a combination of several generalized factors. Leading contributing factors of youth violence include the media‚ the influence of family life‚ widespread abuse of
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robbery‚ assault etc. Property crimes include burglary‚ theft‚ motor vehicle theft‚ and arson. Corruption is a significant problem. Contents [hide] 1 Crime over time 2 Crime by locale 3 Crimes against women 3.1 Prostitution 3.2 Rape 3.3 Gang Rape 3.4 Sexual Harassment 3.5 Dowry 3.6 Child Marriage 3.7 Female infanticides and sex selective abortions 3.8 Domestic violence 4 Illegal drug trade 5 Arms trafficking 6 Poaching and wildlife trafficking 7 Cyber crime 8 Corruption and police
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the neighborhoods are claimed by gangs through ownership of land i.e. owning their house or a business‚ graffiti/tagging‚ and population of gang members loitering in specific regions. Much like any other natural creature of nature‚ gang members are territorial‚ if an individual poses a threat or opposes the group‚ they will take defense to hold their ground. People can distinguish whether they live near a gang by the graffiti‚ which is in a sense a signature for gangs like an artist signs their work
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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 has important strategic implications‚ many of which
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The Bloods and the Crips The United States has had problems with gangs dated back as early as the 1800s. In today’s society when people hear about gangs the first two gangs that they think of are the Bloods and the Crips. Both of these gangs originated about forty years ago but are still going strong today. Although‚ at first these gangs were formed as a sort of territorial war the activities of the gang members has grown increasingly more dangerous. The Bloods and the Crips are mortal enemies
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Norte‚’ the United States. The film revolves around two main characters‚ MS 13 gang member‚ Willy (aka El Casper)‚ and Sayra‚ a Honduran girl who is traveling to New Jersey with her brother and uncle. The story of Willy is his struggle to deal with gang-life while he tries to maintain a relationship outside the gang‚ while in the process of initiating a young boy‚ El Smiley‚ into the gang. Willy’s girlfriend attends a gang meeting unbeknown to him‚ and ends up being killed by the gang’s leader Lil’
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one’s identity. Often feelings of being an outsider act as a catalyst for gang related violence and crime‚ especially in the Indo-Canadian community. However‚ there is not enough documented evidence explaining why violence is so prominent amongst Indo-Canadian youth. Although there is not enough evidence accumulated by researchers on this topic‚ based on research that I have gathered about other minorities involved in gang related violence‚ I will show that there is a tendency for Indo-Canadians
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Sidewalks and Gangs Even though being too friendly isn’t always good‚ because fear is within the community with the gangs and turf wars because of people being territorial‚ and walking on side walks. Unfamiliar people in new places can cause neighbors to become suspicious and worried that someone new is coming into their community. In The Uses of Sidewalks by Jane Jacobs‚ argues “a gang appropriates as its territory certain streets or housing projects or parkers‚ often a combination of the three
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area in which a person lives and raises their families‚ may have a significant amount to do with the circumstances in which their kids get involved with gang affiliation‚ drugs and committing violent acts. To begin‚ there are numerous places where which gangs or gang affiliation is present‚ yet there are certain areas in which gangs are more apparent. For example‚ according to an article from SF gate‚ “A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the slaying of another teenager near
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