Gang

2012 alone, there has been a lot of deaths due to gang activities. Many innocent people have lost their lives. Gang shootings are beginning to exceed to the fullest due to gang violence in our communities. Innocent people are losing their lives, gang members tearing down our communities, and family members of victims grieving because of their loss. We as a community need to help each and make a change within each other to end the gang violence. Gang violence is what we see in our everyday…

topic that interests me the most is youth gang members. I want to know do children who live in the inner city have a higher chance of joining a gang then children who live in suburban towns. I have a high interest in our youth because they are the future. As our generation continues to grow old we need younger, brighter, and more intelligent members of our community to stand up for what's right. The main reason I have chosen my research topic of youth gang members is because it breaks my heart…

Street Gangs Street gangs have created a great impact on neighborhoods, communities and especially to family members. All family members that have a relationship with gang members become target for any rival gang. Rival gangs would kill anyone who gets on their way. The fear and danger that their families have live with for the rest of their lives. Street gangs play a big role in minorities, low income families, schools and law official. The low-income community’s members are profile by gangs…

alle 18, which contributed to the increase in gang violence7. El Salvador was named the “deadliest peace-time country” in the world in March of 2014, having about 15 deaths a day. Deaths for the entire month added up to 3517. As of 2015, there are an estimated 7 deaths a day because of gang violence6. Most of the violence that is happening is between he two gangs, Calle 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, and gangs against the government, claiming that they are “freedom fighters”3 from a government that…

Gangs in long island have been a problem in the community for a long time. Not only do gangs increase the crime rates but also have made the community to live in fear and terror since they do not know when the gang will strike. The community has urged legislators to introduce laws that curb gangs but often most policies put in place have not been successful or they are implemented halfway. The law enforcement has tried to use many ways to disintegrate gangs such as isolating and separating,…

Introduction Gangs are a major concern in many cities and in the criminal justice field. Although some can be very dangerous, it is often a means of survival for many juveniles. What is a gang? The growth has been known to cause crime, violence and drug problems in places highly populated with gang members. With the changes in gangs over the years, it is difficult to establish what a gang really is. According to The Columbian, a gang is defined as “a group of three or more persons who claim a…

reply to this question and after the reading for this week, I do believe that the structure within the gang plays important role in delinquency involvement and violent behavior of its members. There are several explanations for this. Researchers affirms that there are “the influence of group processes on delinquency ' ( Spindler and Bouchard_2011) which is important while understanding the gang involvement of its members. And that the “variations in organization (...) should be associated…

Law and media reports indicate that young gangs are in every state. According to Spergel, Curry, Chance, Kane, Ross, Alexander (1994) youth gangs is active and exist in small, medium and large sizes in every community. There is a different definition of youth gangs and gangs in different communities or states. Different researcher argue out of 45 cities and 6 sites the most frequently mentioned elements of a definition include certain group or organizational characteristics, such as symbols and…

to be gang related, all occurring just last month in Los Angeles alone. Over 2,000 people die each year from gang related homicides and over 4 times that are affiliated with gangs. Something clearly needs to be done. The harm from gangs in America affects all people who find themselves surrounded by the destructive lifestyle, more prevention programs need to be developed nation-wide to prevent people from wanting to create and join gangs.…

infromation and insight as to the best and most effective ways to hurt the growth of street gangs. The reason being is because while we have learned a lot about how to stop or prevent street gangs, they also add in that element of suppression as well as treatment. These are 2 key terms that I really enjoyed learning about. I never really thought about supression because my immediate desire invilving a street gang was to end it all together. This in reality is unrealistac and unettanable. I…