The Winter Hill Gang was an infamous Irish-American gang that ran Boston. It was at its worse when James “Whitey” Bulger was in charge in the 1970’s. James got away with almost everything he did because he had a deal with the FBI. We’ll get into that later though, let’s start with how the gang was formed.…
MS-13 recently became known in the east coast gang culture. Instead of operating independently from each other MS-13 is beginning to come together as they recognize power in numbers and organization of the gang. By doing this MS-13 has a much tighter organization, stronger structure, and instead of various groups being self supporting, there is one leader. The leader is in charge of member’s payment of the dues and they organize the criminal acts in which members engage. This makes MS-13 vary similar to what has been referred to as “traditional organized criminal families”, similar to the Italian Mafia.…
The Crips are a primarily African-American gang that originated in Los Angeles, California in the 1969 (Howell, 2011). Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams founded the gang. The two had merged to form an autonomous alliance of two gangs. However, recently, the gang has disintegrated into various individual sets, which are often fighting each other. The Crips are considered by law enforcement as one of the largest and most dangerous gangs in the United States with an estimated membership of thirty-five thousand people as of 2008 (Howell, 2011).…
According to Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice, outlaw motorcycle gangs and street gangs have been credited as the two types of organized crime in America since the 1980's (Levinthal, 2012). However, both criminal organizations have various gangs that are identifiable by crimes they commit, how they are committed, and where they are committed, just as each gang has their friends and foes. " Gang members who sell drugs are significantly more violent than gang members who do not sell drugs and are more violent than drug sellers who do not belong to gangs", (Levinthal, 2012, p. 107).…
Douglas J. Pettiford Stanley “Tookie” Williams CRIMINOLOGY July, 6 2015 The life of a gang member is a harsh one that often leads to imprisonment or death. Many who embrace gang life do so to fill emptiness or void in their life. Gang leadership frequently offers to fill that void, under the pretense of fellowship and family. Those who do accept the call gain a sense of power and belonging.…
Sadat Cano Arizona State University Unique Gang In the United States CJS 468 1/2/2015 What makes the gangs in the United States unique is that gang members in the United States are more likely to get arrested for drug and alcohol related crimes than non-gang members. In cities of the United States almost all report gang activity “86% percent of the United States report gang activity. ”(Donnelley, 2014). This means that for every city, an average “¾ of the population report” (Donnelley, 2014) gang activity.…
They engage in criminal activity that include but not limited to, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and contract killings. Some of the most well-known and violent street gangs in the United States include MS-13, Surenos, and 18th street. Very similar to street gangs are motorcycle gangs; they also originated from the streets or countryside. They perform similar criminal activities, the only difference is they use there motorcycles to perform criminal activities. Examples of motorcycle gangs in the United States are Hells Angels, the Mongols, and the…
When one scrolls through the guide on their television it is probable that a large percentage of shows will fit into the following categories, news, sports, children’s television, and crime shows. For many citizens of the United States crime shows have been an all-time favorite whether that be “CSI”, “NCIS”, “48 Hours”, or any of the other crime shows that are abundant in popular television. Many people tune in every week to watch these shows. The question is, Why? Why are these shows so popular?…
Gangs in North Carolina Prisons, and How Gangs Communicate with the Outside World Gangs are undoubtedly one of the largest problems that the Department of Corrections faces daily. According to David Starbek prison gang is defined as: “an inmate organization that operates within a prison system, that has a corporate entity, exists into perpetuity, and whose membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and often requires a lifetime commitment”(Starbek). A person who was in a gang before coming to prison is generally able to find comfort with that gang while in prison, however a person who was not must earn the respect of that gang after they arrive. Prison gangs are considered to be security threat groups or STG’s and when dangerous or leaders of a gang are detained they are placed in the security housing unit or SHU, where they are on lockdown twenty-three and a half hours a day.…
This is mostly how the Hells Angels get most of their wealth from. However according to O’Neill police say that the Hells Angels have only gotten bigger and fear that they will never be able to stop them (18-21). These men also have a lot of conflicts with other motorcycle gangs. For example in 2002 the Hells Angels and a rivalry Motorcycle gang, the Mongols had a brawl at a casino in Nevada California while attending a motorcycle rally. The fight started because of a territorial dispute between the biker gangs.…
There are numerous "Regimes" within each mafia family, usually four to six "Regimes" per family, and some may even be about seven to nine more, and each " Regime "consists of about 20 to 30" Soldiers "who perform specific actions. The Corps is headed by a "commander (lieutenant)". Commanders are also called "first class soldiers," and they are nominated by the second boss, but the final choice is in the hands of the boss. So, the commander is directly responsible to the boss. Whenever a decision is made by the boss, he will never convey the order directly to the soldiers in charge of execution, but will instead be handed over by a series of Corps (General) commanders.…
Over the past few decades, there has been a rising concern about the increasing gang activity within the Canadian community (cite). Specifically, in Western urban centers within the prairies, there has been a notable increase in Aboriginal youth gang activity (cite). Currently, 96% of Saskatchewan’s gang related activity involves individuals of Aboriginal decent (cite). The CIA reports that the increase of youth gang activity developed in 2005 during the Aboriginal prison riots. After the Canadian government experienced riots, there was a division of gang members across Canadian penitentiaries.…
Therefore, gang is an organized group of family. Each family controls a city, and the conformation of these families is like a tree. All of these families are controlled by a don, or leader. And also each city has own advise who helps his boss. Like most of the countries, the USA also suffers from gang related criminals, but the USA has a different history…
Introduction Gangs are a major concern in many cities and in the criminal justice field. Although some can be very dangerous, it is often a means of survival for many juveniles. What is a gang? The growth has been known to cause crime, violence and drug problems in places highly populated with gang members.…
Essy Lamb Intro to Sociology Dr. Castro “Gang Leader for a Day” Course Paper Education and poverty are inversely correlated. If a person has more education they are less likely to be in below the poverty line. This also goes the other way, meaning that a person with little to no education has a very high risk of being bellow the poverty line. Venkatesh has several conversations with different people about education verses poverty. In one conversation, he is talking to Mrs. Bailey.…