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    Traditional Socioeconomics of Joining Gangs and the Relation of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs By: Kimberly Miller Gang Activities and Drug Operation-2 There have been many theoretical explanations of why delinquents and adolescence‚ youth and other people might join gangs. Members of gangs have been questioned on why they would want to join a gang and most of them come up with socioeconomic factors and some say the attraction to street gangs are a rush. There are many different socioeconomic

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    Gang and West Side Story

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    different things for many people. As for myself‚ Laura was his life‚ his reason of existence and survival. The bond that he had created with the Royals was no more than ’business’ if you will. The author doesn’t emphasize on the unbreakable bond that the gang members felt toward each other.   After evaluating some main points in West Side Story I feel that the author elaborated a lot on the inseparable bond that the Jets had with each other. The story was very light weight‚ and there was a very up beat

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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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    Outlaw Motor Cycle Gangs (OMCGs) are one of the most high profile exhibitions of organised crime that have encapsulated a threat to the community in all Australian states and Territories as the Motor Cycle gangs participate in increasing various activities ranging from social nuisance in residential communities through to their involvement in some of the most significant criminal associations in Australia this then imposes issues for the community. Some OMCGs members have expanded their skill sets

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    disorganization theory believes that most of the gangs or delinquent groups all resided in areas that either had persistent poverty and unemployment or high minority residence. Basically this theory didn’t think it was necessary to blame the crime rate on aspects outside of the person’s control‚ such as ethnicity‚ culture‚ or traits they inherited rather than developed on their own. While the differential opportunity theory focused more on gangs and crime rate having more to do with opportunity

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    Street gangs have been a part of American history for years. According a report from the Immigration Customs Enforcement‚ MS-13 is the most violent and rapidly spreading gang in the United States. Their major areas of concentration are in 33 states which not limited to: California‚ Texas‚ New York‚ Maryland‚ and Nebraska to name a few. The origin of the MS-13 can be traced to Los Angeles in the 1980s. Salvadoran families have fled to L.A. to escape from the civil war that was happening in El Salvador

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    Summary: Gangs Of New York

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    Ryan Gillespie 12/10/14 HIS 343 Dandan Chen Gangs of New York: A Cultural Shift In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that

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    Access the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of the society The key concepts within functionalism are collective conscience‚ that all of society must have shared values and beliefs as it is crucial to achieve social order for the well being of society‚ they believe that this can be achieved through value consensus‚ that for society to live in consensus it must socialise its members into a set of norms and values to ensure society can work harmoniously and to meet it’s basic needs

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    Youth gangs/violence What are gangs? Gangs are a group of organized criminals with more than 4 people involved. I believe youth violence/ gangs has been an up-rising problem for the last 10 years. In 2001 there were only 88‚984 first time offenders introduced into the youth justice system‚ by 2007 this increased by a staggering 21‚842‚ but by 2012 it dropped by 62%. Goldson‚ B and Muncie‚ J (2015) youth crime & justice (pg. 76) Over the years there has been an up-rise in youth gangs and violence

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    Gangs of New York � PAGE �4� Analysis of _Gangs of New York_ HUM/150: Introduction to Film Studies Workshop 5 Word Count: 2083 Analysis of _Gangs of New York_ In 2002‚ Martin Scorsese teamed up with Miramax Films to direct _Gangs of New York‚_ a film he had dreamed of making since the 1970s. With a $97 million budget‚ the film was a box-office flop‚ grossing only $190 million worldwide. Nevertheless‚ _Gangs of New York_ earned 10 Academy Award nominations‚ and won two Golden Globe Awards for

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