the mob’s structure created a sense of family among the members that fostered complete loyalty to the mob bosses and a brutal efficiency in extending their power. The power structure of the mob was organized in a strict hierarchy to insure a strong chain of command. A father, or boss, governed the family with unquestioned authority, with a sottocapo, or underboss, as his second in command (Raab 29). The rest of the family was organized into crews of fifteen to thirty “made men,” or full, all…
In the movie Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese and produced in 2007, set in Long Beach, California, is about a high school English teacher, played by Hilary Swank, who sets out to unite her freshman class and see past the racial borders that they grew up dealing with (“The Freedom Writers”). The students (main characters played by April Lee Hernandez, Jason Finn, Kristin Herrera, Jamal Hill, ect.) describe their lives as war, each of their racial backgrounds are at war with the…
The Gang Life Most gangs in the society are violent, some more than others. Gangs do not tend to be very appealing to others in the world that is today. Gangs have been an issue in the world from then and even now, it has become more dangerous in the streets and society throughout the world. Gangs do not obey the law or authorities; they simply do what they please. Gangs are a major issue in the way people live their lives. A large majority of the inmates at Pelican Bay belong to one of these…
and gang affiliations. Based on experience, I definitely agree with his point of view on these issues but if so, that must mean I have an ill mind as well. In his song, “Ill mind of Hopsin 5”, Hopsin successfully underlines his values when looking at the issue of…
the statistics of gang culture and crime within the prison system of the United Kingdom has been almost non-existent, with the Home Office releasing no figures to date of the number of gang crime incidents within prison. However, one study for the Home Office found that up to 6% of 10-19-year-olds belonged to a gang in England and Wales (De Castella and McClatchey, 2011). Although, the definition of a gang found on the streets of your neighbourhood and the definition of a gang within a detention…
prison gangs and committing serious crimes. For example, in the movie A Prophet, Malik killed Reyeb, but he never served a sentence for that offense. An individual could leave jail being worse than he or she went in. For example, Malik went to the detention center as a young boy who never knew anything about gangs but left this center as an assassin and a gang leader. Prison assassinations were common in most jails where one criminal mob would murder the leader or members of a rival gang. Drug…
Gangs in Spokane – How bad is it and what can we do about it? In the summer of 1994, I found myself entangled in a lifestyle nobody had seen coming, not even me. I had gone from honor roll student to thug gangster in just a matter of a few months. Life had changed dramatically, from not ever having been in any real trouble, to having multiple run-ins with the law, and an entire police force in the city of Spokane with my picture and vehicle info on their clipboards. I was running with a local…
preparing meals while dad goes to work to pay the bills, and all in all not a worry in the world. As this idea is taught, the ignorance to reality grows deeper and deeper throughout society. With poverty flooding the streets, crime rate sky rocketing, and gangs taking over our neighborhoods, this is the true reality…
instead creates his own way of getting where he wants to be, by being in a gang, killing, violence, and making himself into a badass prison superstar. His goal in life is the same as the goal of Kermit Alexander and other people in the society, he believed in money, and material things. And example of that is his affiliation with the gangs, the drug dealing, and violent fight for the territory and control with different gangs. Kermit with the same goal of getting money he chose the path of the…
Urban crime along with young gangs have long been an issue of concern to the public. Gangs are often associated with guns, violence, crime and drug abuse. Many factors are attributed to this continuous social problem and there are some strategies for ending gang violence such as suppression and prevention. Moreover, knowledge as a vital element of one’s success, is often required through education. Concerns about the importance of education are not new. Education not only increases one’s…