What are gangs? A gang can either be an organized group of criminals or a group of young people who spends their time together. Gangs are usually groups of dangerous people like the Latin Kings‚ MS 13‚ Area boys‚ and so on. It’s not only societies‚ communities‚ and neighbourhoods that have gangs‚ even high schools have gangs. Why do we have gangs? Why do we need gangs? Generally‚ a gang is a group of people who claim territory and use it to make money through illegal activities. However‚ the reasons
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Gangs have had a huge effect on society today and in the past. Gangs are defined in many ways but The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines them as “a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs” Some examples of gangs are the Crips‚ Bloods‚ Mexican Mafia‚ and the Aryan Brotherhood. Gangs like this have had an effect on America for many years. The first recorded gang in western civilization was reported by Pike a chronicler of British crime‚ in 1873
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18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"‚ 2007) The
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I found youth gangs to be one of the most interesting topics in this class. Before the discussion in class and reading the chapter I thought I could easily define the word “gang.” I never relied just how broad the term “gang” was. There are many different definitions of what a gang is‚ the first two pages of the chapter is dedicated to explaining the different definitions of a gang. Usually‚ when someone thinks of a gang‚ they would think of big scary men accompanied by symbols‚ territories‚ loyalties
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decade‚ annual estimates of the number of gangs have averaged around 27‚000 nationally. Following a annual decrease from 1996 to a short in 2003‚ the yearly estimates steadily increased through 2012. Gang membership has been increasing significantly over the past few years.”The recent estimate of more than 30‚000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996”.(NationalGangCenter) The maximum number of gangs has to do with the type of area. Larger cities
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Streets Prison. Gangs. These two words are separate entities‚ though they are often associated together. This is because of the social view and perception that our society has on both gangs and on prison. Now it is not that this association is wrong or a bad thing. The fact is that in America‚ there are gangs‚ street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ and prison street gangs‚ all influencing each other and being influenced by on another. This paper aims to decipher exactly how prison and gangs all relate to
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Gang Membership in the US Gang Membership in the US Anyone who has studied gangs over a period of time will admit that the more one studies them‚ the more complex they are. At best‚ we can come to understand a bit about certain features of gangs at given points of time. Gangs are dynamic‚ flexible and ever-changing. This paper will analyze gang membership‚ who becomes a gang member and what are some of the reasons behind gang memberships in the US. It is undecided exactly
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Gang violence This report will be discussing the topic “gang violence in the world”. Within this report I will be talking about how gang violence affects a country‚ communities and families. I will also discuss how not only is it dangerous for gang members but how gangs are making it unsafe for everyone else within the community. I have chosen to discuss gang violence because not only do I find the topic interesting but would like to open discussion on what happens within the gangs themselves
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is an expert on gangs and delinquent behavior‚ and tasked with the responsibility of addressing a growing gang problem‚ I would seek to develop a gang control model based upon the most effective practices. Four options are available to control organized criminal activity: suppression‚ social programs and education‚ as well as the option of taking no action at all. These options will be used to develop responses to particular scenarios that are presented in light of the growing gang problem. A rationale
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“Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years‚ offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan.” Dave Reichert‚ United States Congressman. Street gangs have been around in the United States as far back as 1783. In contrast to today’s modern street gangs‚ many early gangs on the east coast were even multi-ethnic‚ the gangs were compromised of boys from the same neighborhoods (Howell
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