Illegal Drugs Essay

from different backgrounds and will do anything to protect and preserve what they believe is theirs, and theirs alone. Street graffiti is a way of life for them, showing their territory to other rival gangs. They are also known for their violence and drug trafficking, which is one of their primary means of income. Per Gains (1997), “Youth join gangs for protection, enjoyment, respect, money or because a friend is in a gang; youth are at higher risk of joining a gang if they engage in delinquent…

gangs tend to follow adult members who are generally operate on a very sophisticated organizational network, almost like a corporation (Howell, 1998). Trends are showing that juvenile gangs are becoming more involved with drug offenses more than any other type of offense. Drug use, trafficking and violence considerably overlap with gangs (Howell,…

We all know that Black people have been stereotyped since the 1600s. But, who or what created these stereotypes? Well known movies, such as ‘Juice (1992)’ and ‘Menace II Society (1993)’ have influenced young men into thinking that crime is the best way to make it in society. All they see is that to win the girl and to have all the cash is to commit horrendous crimes and spend a few years in prison. Not only are blacks portrayed negatively in the US, but also in the UK. Movies such as ‘Precious…

delinquents do it for all three. Becoming apart of a motorcycle gang means making fast money. In her article, “Gangs A Cry for Family?” Amanda Vogt interviews Probation officer, Tom Schneider who states that “Gangs offer kids ways, even though they’re illegal and risky, to make a couple hundred dollars a day”. Sometimes, it’s the brotherhood and the manly father aspects that spikes their interests. “The deeper a kid’s involvement in a gang, the more dysfunctional his/her family life” says…

What do Al Capone, Jesse James, and Ted Bundy all have in common with each other? All these men are infamous criminals in the United States. However, Capone, James, and Bundy each have different reasoning for their actions, but one common pretense aligns them together, desperation for a self-fulling life. Capone was originally poor and became a gangster to provide for himself and a family; James was inspired to loot because of the disorganization of the South and the effects onto the West;…

Social learning theory is known to consist of behavioral learning from the environment that you surround yourself with. For example, if an individual surrounds themself with a crowd that commits crime on the daily by shop lifting every store they see in sight, that individual will eventually be dragged into that criminal activity or criminal involvement. On the other hand, as for if an individual surrounds themself with a crowd who have a good head on their shoulders, have set ambitious life…

Behind the Gun Guns are very prevalent in the film, Miller’s Crossing, and the novel, Legs, by William Kennedy. Both of these works revolve around the prohibition era and the formulation of gangs and gangsters. It is obvious that these weapons symbolize the underworld, but there is more behind the gun itself. Guns can symbolize multiple ideas like power, dominance over someone, tough decisions, etc. They are also seen to be phallic symbols. Guns can be quite deadly when in the wrong hands, but…

The unauthorized disclosure of personal data became a particularly widespread problem in Ecuador. Criminal gangs were sold personal information, including credit card information. No one notices these frequent crimes because of the relatively small monetary, until the local news shocked the public. There are electronic communication technologies, consist of five dimensions, social presence, media richness, asynchronicity, permanence, and spreadability. For the Launch Cable case, there are…

The novel ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton is an enthralling story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by two socially different rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The novel’s title advocates the main storyline, the Greasers, a gang of social outcasts and misfits. A theme of “The Outsiders” is people - despite their social and financial differences - striving for the same things, enjoying the same things, sharing many similarities and not having to be enemies. Hinton expresses the…

In the book, Winner-Take-All Politics, the authors Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson take a look at how over the last half a century the economy of the United States has become skewed to benefit the richest of the rich in the country. They treat the problem as if they were solving a crime, referring to the information and data they collect as DNA evidence or clues, and run through a list of prime suspects (13). They describe how others have interpreted the facts, and come up with different…