Gang Violence Essay

adolescence into adulthood, becoming part of this new group of adults. Gangs are considered groups of young adults who claim a certain area, they will protect their area at all costs even if it means using violence (Regoli, R., Hewitt, J., & Delisi, M., 2014). Gang members consider other members of their group…

or the way media portrays them with the violence and segregations of organizations such as gangs and the crime rates? We see this occurring all around the world marking gangs as the number one problem to the situation. As a result we see many laws emerging across the country that focus on the gang “social problem”. Los Angeles, California is one of the largest cities known for the implement of gang injunctions and home to the deleterious battle among gangs ( the effects by). Whittier,…

In this article, the author gathers information on gang members from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, digging deeper into the lives of gangs. The author also gives us a new perspective by adding in many unexpected and surprising statements, including: “The pain,” he said, “seems a small price for a new life. I dream of being clean, even if it means being scarred.” (Quoted by gang member Christian Antunez during a tattoo removal process). By giving us a clear dominant and counter…

Out of all of the special population gangs there are, the group I find the most interesting to read about and research about is the 1% motorcycle gangs. Before this project, I was not very knowledgeable of the 1% motorcycle gangs and their prevalence in the Chattanooga area because even though I’ve lived here my entire life, there is still so much that I do not know about Chattanooga. It is important to know who takes up residence in your hometown and it makes for intriguing research material. I…

street gangs that involve other young teens that share similar issues and interests. Prison and street gangs have damaged the face of America and embedded a sense of fear in the citizens that neighbor them. Not only does this gang violence torment our public’s image and places of incarceration, but they also destroy their own members’ present and future lives. A common way for gang members make a name for themselves, within their group, is by street corner…

their group or society. These characters are trapped in a cycle of violence which is a cyclical structure. In Of Mice and Men the cyclical structure was that in chapter 4” Crooks rubs his back” at the start and also at the end he continues to do so. In DNA, they think Adam is dead then he actually comes back. After they killed him, this was the cycle of violence. Kelly is suggesting that the only way to escape the cycle of violence…

Consequences for Correctional Staff Not only do prison gangs demand more resources, but also create problems for correctional staff. According to Roberts (2014) gangs have become a tremendous threat, because “their existence inevitably brings more violence to inmates and to staff and they engage in a whole range of criminal activity” (p.113). In a “prison gang survey” correctional staff were asked; “Do you believe that the gang members have significantly affected your correctional environment?”…

necessary for survival. Inmates join gangs for this very reason. In the article In Texas Prisons, Violence and Racism Reign by Jorge Renaud who is a former inmate for 27 years in Texas prisons explains the process of decreased needs that were again reachable by joining a gang. "Gang bangers, overwhelmingly black and Hispanic, brought their street codes into prison..., and it was visited against Anglos..., and that he could and should be broken by continual, unexpected gang beatings administered…

Is our problems violence within gangs, violence within ourselves or violence within society? It could possibly be all three in one. We fight for what we believe in. We fight for what we do not believe in,for example many girls and guys to not believe in love but still fight for a certain person just to keep them by their side. At the same time we do not want to be an outcast, so we fight for what other people believe in. In society we simply fight for the need to just to fit in. In the story…

The extremes of gang violence and racism in our country were brought to light in the movie “The Freedom writers.” The main characters of this movie were just students, starting high school as freshmen. Ironically, they had already faced challenges in their lives that most people could never even imagine. This resulted in their tough outlook on life, and involvement in gang violence. To add to the mess, the gangs were strongly divided on racial lines. This separated the students, and even brought…