Illegal Drugs Essay

estimated “MS-13 to have between 30,000 to 50,000 members worldwide, with 8,000 to 10,000 in the United States." MS-13 is not like most gangs who mostly focus on drug selling/transporting they will commit any crime at any time that they see a potential for profit this includes, but is not limited to: drug dealing, robbery, auto theft, smuggling illegal immigrants across the border, and homicide. MS-13 has several distinguishing markers. Members of this gang most…

remember the multiple times we sang the ABC’s in class. 22. In the documentary Made in America: Crips and Bloods, which historical trend left Black men with few opportunities to escape gang activity? This forced disenfranchised men to engage in the illegal drug trade as income-generating…

“Numerous root causes have been identified for the existence of human trafficking. They include lack of employment opportunities, poverty, economic imbalances among regions of the world, corruption, decline of border controls, gender and ethnic discrimination, and political instability and conflict”. (pg. 37, Shelley) Human trafficking has increased greatly with globalization, and the rise of unlawful trade. One factor the book mentions is the national and regional issues that have happened…

about Piper Kerman’s young adult life, including the experiences she encountered, illegal activities she engaged in and her incarceration as a result of the crimes she committed. As a 24 year old woman, post graduation working as a waitress in Northampton, Kerman was on the look out for adventure. She began a lesbian relationship with Nora Jansen, a well-paid drug dealer trained in Europe who was capable of smuggling drugs into the country. Eventually, Kerman became another asset for Nora’s…

community based on the documentary is that they are the protectors of the neighborhood, they sell drugs and they get in a confrontation with rival gangs when they are disrespecting their territory and take justice in their own hands when one of their members are killed . The relationship between the community and the police is difficult, because the people in the community are afraid of denouncing any illegal activities because the gang would kill them afterwards. The theory associated with the…

engage into the gang activity of each member based on a set of differents reasons, however, if we will take the most frequent reason we can say that “economic factors” play the primordial role into their strong engagement. (Levitt and Venkatesh, 2000) Drugs are a common and also most frequent activity among gangs, and also a reason of their permanent violent disputes, related to the territory, market control. On the other hand, violence may develop as a response to violence into the initially…

Since the 1970’s, drug trafficking has become a big part of Colombia. Colombia supplies most of the cocaine consumed around the world. It is not a wealthy country and lacks state control; and without any authority, the land is used for all kinds of illegal activities such as growing drugs. Pablo Escobar was a drug lord who used the land for growing coca to smuggle into the U.S. He was kind to his hometown by donating his money to them, but he also killed if anyone did not obey to his rules.…

In the United States, gang activity is a major issue in many communities. Gangs such as the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings and MS-13 inhabit cities all across the country. Usually using graffiti to “tag” their turf, these gangs use violence, drug distribution, prostitution and various forms of smuggling and trafficking to intimidate citizens and expand their criminal organizations daily. Members usually wear specific clothing, colors and even tattoos to represent their affiliation with their…

poverty isn’t making enough money to pay their bill, and provide for themselves. Things that happen like this tends to make people quit their current job and run the streets doing all typed of crimes that will get them quick money like prostitution, drug dealing, robbing,…

In today’s very competitive job market, a college degree no longer holds the same value as it did many years ago. Graduate students are having a very difficult time finding jobs once they graduate. Due to this fact, many recent graduates have not yet fostered the proper skills to adequately survive the incoming struggles of the “real world”. According to Julie Hanus, author of “When Did our Jobs Turn into a Joke?” more and more jobs are being lost to other countries (Hanus 16). Due to this, a…