Gang

There may be other questions regarding the gang structure and its influence on it 's members. If this gang is a violent drug dealing gang, then the approach toward its possible dismantling must be different if it was in the case of motorcycling gang. Through the understanding of the ethical and religious aspects of their culture, it might be easier to deal with them. We will also need to detect the origins and ethnicity of a gang, in order to construct our future program. Like for example,…

Hispanic gangs began forming in California during the early 1920s. They started as loosely knit groups banding together for unity and socializing in the barrios (neighborhoods) where the same culture, customs, and language prevailed. Gang members were male youths ranging from 14 to 20-years-old. Property crimes such as burglary, strong-arm robbery, and vandalism were their crimes of choice. They were very defensive of their barrio, and they would protect it with a vengeance. In our readings,…

Living day to day in a gang sometimes isn’t all that it is said to be. Yes there are some positives to being in a gang like the protection and “family” feeling that you gain from it. However there are certain things that, depending on which gang you join and where, can limit what you do. Your sex can be a huge difference that determines what jobs that you do, the respect you get and the ranking that you take. Not many people put that into account when they consider joining a gang. Just your…

Gang members commit a disproportionate amount of violent crimes and offenses across the country, compared to non- gang members. Involvement in gangs result in short- and long-term negative outcomes for juvenile involved in gangs, their friends and families, and the neighboring communities. Juveniles are often recruited in an effort to replace older adult gang members who are incarcerated. Due to their vulnerability and susceptibility…

Gang Culture and Family Intervention: African American Youth and the Trauma of Criminalized Urban Settings This cultural study will define the problem of criminal urban settings in the formation of trauma for American youth related with gang activities. The primary risk of African American trauma for teenagers exposes the individual to violence, murder, and incarceration due to peer pressure to join gangs. African-American youth are a high-risk population by being exposed to murder, violence,…

Throughout California, the activities of gang members have been raising the crime rate each year. According to Edge ethics of Department, they have collected data base and claim there are about 175,000 to 200,000 gang members here in California. Gang members who start at an early age meaning they just been recruited and do not know the consequence, start to lose interest in the lifestyle as they hit their early thirties. As they get older, gang members start to calm down as they know the outcome…

younger age and knowledge of the new generation of gangs and crime in his current city. The first individual selected to participate in the questionnaire is a 37-year-old, female, graduate student. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and she is currently working…

possible to communicate and develop a rapport with prison gang members. Such a relationship could raise additional problems for the inmate, such as personal safety. There are benefits to forming such a relationship. Gang violence and crime according to the 2013 National Gang Threat Assessment report is on the rise. From 2011 results to the 2013 results, law enforcement saw a 5% increase in gang membership and violence, from 53% to 58%. Gang violence makes up a large portion of our nations…

Gangs Nowadays, the significant problem of the gang increases dramatically in all societies Moreover, everyday a young child becomes a gang member for a better life. It is believed that there are 31,000 gangs in the USA, with members over of 850,000. More specifically, there are many causes for gang formation which have not only social impact but also psychological on individual members. On the one hand, there are several causes which assist in the formation of a gang group. The first…

status in society some people do not care. Gang members care about their status than the average person. A gang member especially in MS13 cares about his or her status because the higher they are in status the more respect they get and the higher in their gang they can go. Status is defined in many ways, the amount of respect an individual gets, how much money they have, the cars they drive and even the amount of people they have under them especially in a gang. An…