Gang

Gangs can make one’s life more difficult by controlling how they live and who they interact with. Gangs are able to convince its members that the gang is their only real family. A gang membership will create broken family relationship as gang members do not consider their biological family as their real family, (Curry). Their gang members make it seem as if they are more important and as a result, this creates broken homes. Gang members rely on their family to support them financially, (Curry).…

try to be as more possible polite, but will not I do not let them think like this. I will remind them that through gangs are currently modified from the old times, severals researchers believe that European gangs are claimed to be the initiators of this type of movement, there are some evidence that roots of the Americain gangs are very old as well: “ The earliest record of gangs ' appearance in the United States may have been as early as 1783, as the American Revolution ended (Sante, 1991;…

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…

huge criminal network of gang activity. These gangs are also known locally as maras or pandillas. These gangs engage in petty crimes such as such as purse snatching, robbery, taxing bus drivers and small stores in their neighborhoods, as well as small-scale drug distribution in certain parts of the city in order to fund themselves economically. In the past two decades, these gangs have not only gained in prominence but also in violence. The prominence that San Salvadoran gangs have gained is…

certain individuals will find peace in gang life and all the activities that come with it. Gangs are far from unfamiliar when it comes to the black community and how it shapes the actions and lifestyle of our youth. Many youth become affiliated…

easy to find sources about the gang problem. This has been an issue for long enough, that many people have written about it. I found speculation, government sources based on facts, an article about gang popularity / recruitment, and a gang prevention website. Some of the sources were a little older than would be ideal. The gang problem has probably changed significantly in the last decade or two. In Chicago for example, there has been a decentralization of many gangs due to gentrification. In…

violent street gangs, including prison and motorcycle gangs with roughly 1.4 million members who are active in criminal behavior. It is nearly impossible to get an exact number of the total gang members and those who are criminally active in violent and drug related crimes. Recently, the conflicts between gangs concern the community of their safety due to the battles between territories, drugs, and power that lead to drive-by, homicides, and other street gang violence. Urban street gang violence…

Historically gangs have been a male dominate subculture with females being viewed and described only as sex objects and or having secondary roles in gangs. As it turns out the presence of females in gangs has increased considerably in recent years. Female members have evolved and are very similar to male members in various aspects including the types of illegal acts they commit and reasons for joining a gang. But for every similarity there is an underlying difference between the two genders.…

Catastrophically, there are so many dangerous gangs, cartels, and terrorist groups in our society today that it is hard to narrow down which group is the most dangerous. Despondently, they all play a part in terrorizing our nation. Furthermore, the association amongst drug trafficking activity, violent crimes, and gang affiliation are highly documented. Moreover, gang members that sell drugs are considerably more violent than those that do not sell drugs (Levinthal, 2012). However, if I were to…

youth gang violence. Every part of the paper provides an overview of definitions of youth gangs, and of gang-related behaviour, and preliminary observations regarding the importance of gang membership. Introduction: Youth gangs control crime on the streets. They deal in drugs, prostitution, and are concerned in other illegal activities. Gang members lead very terribly dangerous lives. They carry weapons, steal cars and other property, and are always on the run from the police and other gang…