Crips

Guns and crimes have a somewhat symbiotic relationship. Guns enhance the crimes and provide new possibilities for crimes commited by an individual. Crimes which may included but are not limited to, criminal homicide, negligent homicide, and aggravated assault. Guns are commonly associated with violence, but that does not necessarily means that gunds cause violence. Guns act as an aggressive stimuli as described by the weapons effect. Berkowitz and Lepage believe that the presence of a guun…

move rapidly from the airplane toward the taxicab with two bags. In my part, seeing an individual with two bags is normal, but when the individual looks nervous and especially coming from Los Angeles where is known for having many gangs like the Crips and/or Bloods I would find it strange and will be very alert. Therefore, I believe that Agent Hick did not conduct race-based stop, even though it might have been seen in that way when he testified that Weaver was a young black male.…

FBI’s 2011 National Gang threat assessment states that there are 1.4 million active gang members comprising of more than 33,000 gangs in the United States (MacBradaign, 2013). Many believe that the first street gangs started with the formation of the Crips and the Bloods between 1971-1972, but the first active street gangs in western civilization were reported by Pike (1873, pg.276-277), a widely respected chronicler of British crime. He documented the existence of gangs of highway robbers in…

However, Memphis also has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, with 29.8 percent of the city’s population living in poverty (Charlier, 2015). Memphis based gangs such as Young Mob and Kingsgate Mob along with nationally known gangs like Crips, Bloods, and Latin Kings are just a sampling of the gangs you can find within the city (Goggans, 2014). The majority of gang related activity happens within the city limits in predominately black and poor communities, but you can see the gang…

The Black Guerilla Family became more structured as it grew from inside the prison, using their reputation to their advantage and developed a defined hierarchy. The high ranking leaders of the Black Guerilla Family extended its power and control outside the prison walls as it pulled in members from other gangs. The BGF began to recruit people on the outside to “serve as BGF couriers” and in fact had so much power that if those recruited chose to opt out or decline, they would have to “pay a…

Many Americans were saddened when JFK was shot in Dallas. Music lovers were shocked to hear about the shooting of John Lennon in New York City. For the hip hop world, however, the shooting of Tupac Shakur is probably one of the saddest, and most controversial shootings of a famous person in recent history. Tupac was shot in Las Vegas on September 7th, 1996. At this time, many eyes were on the city of Las Vegas. Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon were fighting in one of the biggest boxing matches…

The transition from being a healthy individual to that whom is currently depending on the care of others, is likely to cause Jack Stone some feelings of emasculation which is furthered by the nursing “asking the same questions over and over again” (Crip, Taaylor, Douglas & Rebeiro, 212, p. 208). Active and sensitive listening to Jack Stone will not only gain an insight into his personal wellbeing, but will also allow for effective communication between the nurses and Stone. This essay will…

of 4 murders and sentenced to death in 1979. He was also the co-founder of the crips. About five years after incarceration, Mr.Williams underwent a religious conversion and as an outcome, and wrote many books and programs to promote peace and to fight gang violence. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize and was nominated four times for the Nobel Literature Prize. Williams was a co founder of the crips and was convicted of four murders and was sentenced to death, he made the best…

activity daily. What are some causes of gang violence? Gang violence has numerous ways it can begin or be recognized, but the most popular is colors. This may appear a bit eccentric, but it plays the biggest role of gang violence. Let’s use Bloods and Crips for example. An innocent person from the bloods neighborhood may walk to his friend's…

Since the beginning of time, people have always tried to find a sense of belonging. Whether this belonging or acceptance comes from the home or the outside world, people long for the need to be acknowledged. For some individuals, the ideas of having people behind you is everything but when society and in most cases, family turns away, another form of acceptance can come into play when dealing with where you live and who you ultimately want to be. When acceptance isn’t reached with family or…