Gang signal

(MS-13) is a gang organization that commits its members to identify with the gangs collective mentality and dogma. To achieve gang conformity, MS-13 uses many rites of passage to prove that a prospective member is able to serve in the gang. These degradation ceremonies strip an individual’s self-identity so that it may be replaced as a soldier of MS-13. Prospective members are reviewed and upon acceptance they are “jumped in”. “Jumping in” a member is a ceremonial beating that new gang…

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…

Edward Flores’, Ph.D. lecture on his book, God’s Gangs. The event was held in room 190 in Fresno State’s Music Building, and was Co-sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. It was a part of the 2016-17 Lecture & Film Series, “Lived Experiences, Social Justice, and Social Science”. In his lecture, Dr. Edward Flores spoke a little about his background, how he got started writing his book, and of course talked about his book God’s Gangs. Dr. Edward Flores opened his…

The MS 13 gang has many rituals and symbols that are used as a communication device. As described in the film, hand signs, gestures, area codes, body language, and tattoos are all used to communicate between members. There is a complex vocabulary devised specifically to plan attacks, warn, threaten, and talk amongst the MS 13. Investigators had a huge help from Brenda Pas, a young female who was once apart of the gang, in breaking down the language. Describing the signs as complex and important…

Dangerous Gang a. Deviance/p. 194: The violation of norms (or rules or expectations). (Henslin 194) In Chapter 8 of the textbook, Sociology A Down-To-Earth Approach, the question “What is Deviance?” is asked. In my opinion, the answer would be the gang followed in this documentary video. Their name, MS-13, in Salvadorian Spanish, stands for Mara, meaning “group” or “clique” and Salvatrucha is commonly known to mean “street smart”. (Wikimedia Foundation) The majority of the acts that the MS-13…

dealing with the gang issues we have been experiencing. Many states have created laws to have stronger punishments to gang related crimes. Police departments have been joining forces with the federal law enforcement to create task forces to reduce these crimes. I believe that we need to keep these improvements and use a hardline approach. Law enforcement agencies have already made efforts to reduce the crime rate. They have made youth service programs, gang details, and created gang units. The…

The Effects Of Gangs on Single Parent Children Children are the future of our generation every child deserves a wonderful future filled with happiness and success. Growing up with just a single parent is hard for most children because of many factors some of which include lower living wages due to single parent income or not enough time being with family during a child 's critical years of growing. One of the main reasons children are often introduced to gangs is the lack of a fatherly figure…

when those inmates are in their groups or “gangs” then the staff is even more outnumbered. There are several violent incidents that occur within BOP Pollock most are inmate-on-inmate however there are times where it is inmate-on-staff. Typically when an incident does occur it is more than one inmate attacking a single inmate they beat up each other in groups. According to Fornicola (2013), a correctional officer…

My topic is about why young people would join gang membership. I am very passion about youth. as we all aware of youth becoming gang is real problem in our youth and it would be a threat to our peaceful community. No one is immune gang’s crime. In this paper I would explore and identify how young people become a members of gang and the impact it has on them later in life. I will also offer some potential solution to the problems of youth becoming Ganga and engaging criminal activities. I…

is not constrained to the ones living in the most underprivileged neighborhoods in our outsized cities, but spreads to residents of prosperous suburban communities, and even small towns and rural areas. For most, the violence epidemic of the 2000s signals a general breakdown in the social order. There seem to be no safe dwellings; the violence ranges into our homes, neighborhoods, schools, day care facilities, shopping malls, and workplaces. The committers are often close relatives, friends or…