Gang Violence Essay

presence of gangs. Gangs have plagued the streets of towns ever since the early 1700s. Gang members typically have a “dress code” of their own- something that will be recognizable to other gang and let people know they are in a gang. This dress code is a concern in schools because it may put the safety of students at risk. If students are part of rivalry gangs, they may have an altercation and engage in violence. Implementing uniforms in Colorado public high schools will reduce the amount of…

connection to gangs problems? Salvadorans had lack of education and they were not legal residents in the USA, so they choose the easy life involving themselves in gangs as self-protection. Salvadorans began to commit crimes and the USA did not accept their behaviors, so during the 90s the USA deported a lot of salvadorans back to El Salvador and it was how gangs took root in El Salvador. El Salvador has been facing gangs problems since 1990, but what are the factors that contribute to gang…

Gang violence in America has been a problem for over eight decades. Since as early as the 1900s people of the African American race organized small gangs in the streets to protect their neighborhoods when segregation in America was still a big social and ethical problem. Originally gangs where not organized to be violent and to commit crimes. These smalls crews where founded and established to provide peace and protection to the African American community during the civil rights movement. Even…

Cycle of Violence in City of God City of God is a film by Fernaldo Mereilles and Katia Lund. The film is narrated by a young boy named Rocket and focused on the stories of the local gang leaders in Rio de Janeiro. Rocket observes countless acts of violence to and from the people of the City of God. Although the plot is driven by numerous individual acts of violence, the film illustrates a cycle of violence throughout the generations. Violence causes death, which incites revenge. Almost…

find violence not only fascinating but also to establish their reputation as a gang to be feared. Many youths look at drinking, vandalism, and drug use as a form of having fun. Their idea of amusement is partying, getting high, bullying and robbing people. Drive- bye shooting is the most numerous violent crime committed by gangs. Members will hunt for homes, vehicles, of hang- outs of rival gangs and well drive by and shoot at the members of the rival gang. Homicides among Latino gangs…

There are many effective ways to intervene positively when dealing with gangs just like Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries continues to do. Fr. Boyles approach to gang intervention is effective because he fills in these voids within the gang members that need help. Not only does he fill the voids but he succeeds by creating a community, having continuous redemption, and mercy for the those who excessively make mistakes. Although, Fr. Boyles approach isn’t 100% effective, it changes…

7. Delinquent Gangs: ___ I missed this question because I confused both delinquent gangs and violent gangs in the test. Both of these gangs were violent, but I did not take into account the organization of the delinquent gangs. I believed because the gang was described as delinquents that they would be an unorganized gang with loose affiliation, and have violent tendencies. Delinquent gangs are more organized than violent gangs; because they do more than just fight they are committing crimes…

Eastwood and Harlem, both small neighborhoods in America, are weighed down by the world’s view of them; poor, predominantly black, violent and in need of “help” (Ralph 9). In Renegade Dreams, Ralph tells the story of activists, gang leaders, patients and teenagers while constantly refusing to portray them as victims. He gives us a glimpse into Eastwood, “a community that was battered but far from beaten.” Caught in the bonds of racism and poverty, the Fontenelles appeared Parks’ article A Harlem…

Gangs would like nothing more than to have no involvement with outside authority, however, because many gang members come from that neighborhood they have a connection within it. Many gang members are children of residents to the surrounding community and provide protection for residents. The residents of the community also identify with gangs because of their own family member’s prior involvement within gangs. Even though gangs would like to exclude themselves from the community a…

stand...as a permanent testament to human courage and transcendence.” And what a great story it tells.” My book is Always Running and it is an autobiography by Luis Rodriguez. The book explains Luis’s past as a gang member in Los Angeles in the 1960’s. He was involved in crazy gang violence, such as rape, shootings, drugs, and got arrested multiple times. The school board needs to ban fiction from the curriculum because as readers read more fiction books which has made believe things, it has the…