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    to everything for what the gang is saying and he is always obeying them as if he is a servant, this is showing to us that he has a lower status that is why he is following the gangs orders by doing certain things which he does not want to do, but the people in the gang have a much higher status because Adam is always following their orders, this was when they were challenging him and saying “see how far he will go”, this is revealing to us that the members of his gang are testing him to see how…

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    Lorenzo In Prison Case

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    The Case of Lorenzo Why is it crucial for someone to state their most interpersonal secrets to another individual? Well, the reason being is the more and more you keep secrets cooped up inside, the more toxic you become to spewing it out. So the reason behind why it is crucial to let someone know how your feeling is simply healthy for the body so you don’t become toxic and spew out all the negative wrapped up inside. In the case of Lorenzo, he is taken to a guidance counselor with his parents…

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    Gang Violence Sociology

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    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…

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    2013). When members of the society are in disunity, the self- policing attributes of that society fail, and organized crime reigns (Criminology, 2013). The youth of a society, in particular, are vulnerable to gang organizations due to the failure of the society around them. Therefore, gangs are formed and society is unable to stop the growth of them in the community. In addition, the lack of economic industry for youth makes it difficult for job opportunities, the availability of employment is…

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    early 1960’s to 1970’s was a tough time for my parents but not just them everybody. This was because of all the negative that was around them. There were many things for kids their age to do, and they took the better route in life. Compared to now, the gang banging is not something that you see a lot of today. Both my parents grew up in this time period and my dad has a different outlook on life. The things that are going in today’s society are from when my father was child. It was never an easy…

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    In Gran Torino, there are many occasions that the Hmong community experience in the Michigan. Gang activity and violence is one the major conflicts that the Hmong community experience. The Hmong gang harasses and promotes violence and theft towards the community. The Hmong also experience an absence of masculine figures. The absence of masculine figures contributes to the Hmong community being helpless and juvenile. Walt Kowalski becomes the outlet masculine figure of the Hmong Lor family. The…

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    Hollywood usually uses five main stereotypes in every film that have Latino roles. The five main stereotypes used in films are maids/housekeepers, Latin lovers, sex pots (Latina Women), gang members, and immigrants. In majority of the films we researched Latinos were always portrayed negatively. Latinas were either maids or sexpots. Latinas were usually sexualized, filmed scantily clad or partially naked, in most films. They were almost…

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    It would cost some names of the gangs they were investigating, the feds always received more than they gave, but background checks would pull up horrendous records of the undercover team. They were ready to confront a soldier with some merit in the gang, he may have known the stripper’s murderer. The gang member hung out at a taco stand on 3rd Street, his crew was there, they watched the team approach. Tony was carrying the bag of dope he took from the other gang. Joey was packing a .38 Special,…

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    Gang Observation Report

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    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…

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    Drugs In Popular Culture

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    The focus on drugs in America has been a topic that several social scientists have dedicated their time in researching. More importantly, the topic of drug use amongst teenagers seems to remain a hot subject. According to Robbins, Stagman, & Smith (2012), at risks for youth consists of living in a household without English speakers, living in a large family, having parents who both lack a high school degree, families who have changed residences on or more times in the last 12 months, coming from…

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