Gang injunction

Gangster archetypes: the gangster, the best friend, the canarian, the moll, the mother are some of the key factors that a gangster movie is made out of. This is, according to Hughes, something that any gangster film has to have in order to be a gangster film (215). All these archetypes are carefully defined and are not prone to significant changes which could be regarded as being in sync with the changes in the society. Still, some of thearchetypes did get some alterations, and most visably did…

What constitutes reality? That’s the question Inception asks viewers. The film follows Dominick Cobb, a thief running away from murder charges who steals information from powerful individuals by infiltrating their minds in shared dreams (a process called extraction). Cobb receives a job offer to perform inception (planting an idea) on a businessman with a reward he cannot resist: the opportunity to have his charges dropped and to return to America where his children await his return. During the…

The Departed is a Martin Scorsese film released in 2006 (The Departed). While it may appear to be just another mob movie in a sea of mobster noir films, it’s a contemporary crime drama that hinges on thriller as well. The film is set in modern times on the south side of Boston, and the characters are keen to remind everyone of that fact, making the setting of the south side a prominent point throughout the film. It starts with an almost benevolent Frank Costello, expertly played by Jack…

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…

most organizations would value. Trust and loyalty while unspoken in Cartels is an extremely important value that is held in the highest regards. It could be the difference in life or death in some cases. The beliefs of a Cartels are similar to most gangs the one is in it till death and members are committed to all causes pledging their loyalty to those they serve. These values and beliefs are often requested of legal organizations on a less life-threatening scale. Strategic…

represent all the different gangs and people there were. In this story, The Outsiders, there are 7 boys in the Greasers gang. From youngest to oldest there is Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, Steve, Dally, Two-Bit and Darry. From the book it states “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were organized; we were just buddies who stuck together-each man was their own leader.” This states how each person can achieve and do great things. Although each gang members love…

Mafias, cartels, mobs, local street gangs, etc. all have one major commonality—the innocent members of society despise them. All other organized crime groups must hide their crimes and identity not only from law enforcement but from the people of their own community. Law abiding citizens shamefully…

because it exists only in our minds. Everybody have their own culture even gangs. First I will explain the background of gang culture. Second I use theories to explain why someone might engage in joining a gang using cultural framework. Last, I will discuss how gangs can be positive in communities. In gang culture tattoos are useful signal to identify individuals who are members of a gang. But in the documentary former gang member Speedy was getting his tattoos off his face because he wanted to…

People come together plenty of times in violence in order to attain an objective, this is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird when Mr. Cunningham and his clique head to the jail where Tom is held at. A mob is a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence. In To kill a Mockingbird, the mob that went toward Atticus, who was in the front of the jail where Tom was held at, were headed to cause trouble. Several people in the mob had plenty of ideas…

Early in the 20th century, a new wave of crime swept across the nation. In the 1920’s and 30’s the Volstead Act encouraged illegal alcohol distribution that became a very lucrative business. This sharp rise in crime formed organized gangs that became more and more violent. President Herbert Hoover decided at that time to crack down on crime and this led to the creation of larger, higher capacity federal prisons. Alcatraz prison was one of the products of this decision, and is possibly the most…