Gang Violence Gangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young people are turning to gangs to solve problems in there lives. When youths join gangs they drop social activities with family‚ friends and school. Members fall behind their classmates in school and do not try. A study shows that less than 1% of gang bangers is literate1. Gangs destroy teenager lives and destroy their chances for a good education and happy life. Gangs are now a haven for rats. Teenagers
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2011there we around 29‚900 known gangs and roughly 782‚500 members. “Gangs are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in several others‚ according to NGIC analysis” (FBI‚ 2011‚ p.9). Gang violence explained by the following articles by Bellair and McNulty‚ Horowitz‚ and Shirazi show that gang violence plays a role in negating the positive neighborhood activities. While also bringing extremely violent gang members inside their neighborhood
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In the recent year of two-thousand sixteen‚ the city of Chicago’s gang homicide rate has been the highest in over fifteen years‚ and is said to be the deadliest year. Hundreds of innocent people have perished from being caught in crossfire‚ and no one is trying to stop it. The violence is absolutely out of control and it needs to be stopped. The killings spreading over the city have reached extreme lengths‚ as Josh Saul expresses in his article by saying‚ “by the end of November‚ the city had more
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Gang violence is a major problem in our society today. Gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods and corrupt the young children easily influenced by the violent behavior as well. In the two poems‚ Leather-Jackets‚ Bikes and Birds? By Robert Davies and? Street Gang? By H. Webster‚ the two poets write about gang related issues discussing the ill-mannered bikers who cause these problems to other around them. These poems discuss the violence‚ death and illegal activity in which a number of
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effects of Gang Violence Gangs have been around since the beginning of time. Humans have always banded together for mutual protection and support - and to better dominate others. Gangs have always provided a way for people to more effectively get what they want‚ especially if it comes to force. And weaker members of society gravitate toward gangs that they feel can offer a sense of community and protection from others. But today were going to reflect on the effects of the most modern gangs. I watched
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Violence of Gangs Gangs have been around for a long time‚ but recently they have become worse. Unfortunately‚ there are many different types of gangs. For example; there are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and neighborhood gangs. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ there are more than 33‚000 gangs in the United States ("National Gang"). Gangs cause a lot of the violence in America. In Illinois alone there are six or more gang members per 1‚000 people ("National Gang"). Not
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Gangs Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today ’s cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live? The long range answer to these questions can only be speculated upon‚ but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface‚ gangs are a direct result of human beings ’ personal wants and peer pressure. To determine how to effectively end gang violence we
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Gang violence is a major problem in many places in many places‚ and if the Interrupters keep up and expand their work‚ it could be lessened. According to the US legal website‚ "Gang violence means criminal and non political acts of violence committed by a group of people who regularly engage in criminal activity against innocent people." (UsLegal.com) In the movie The Interrupters‚ by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz‚ there is a group of violence interrupters that are working on interrupting and stopping
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Should Be Done About Gang Violence In Society? Many people in our society do not think that anything bad will ever happen to them. These people always hear about the issues and problems that are in the world today‚ but never think they will take place close to home. Gang violence is a major problem in our society today that takes place in many different areas of the world. If nothing is done soon‚ gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods. Gang violence is a big problem in our
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Do you think of gangs when you hear the words guns‚ crimes‚ and violence? Two out every five teenagers are affiliated with gangs. I am one of the three out of five teenagers that are not involved with gangs. However‚ not everyone gets to say that they are not bullied or involved with gangs. Many students today resort to violence and associate themselves with gangs to seek vengeance. However‚ they are not aware of the dangers of vengeance‚ coercion‚ bullying‚ or gang behavior.
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