Gangs

Unique Parkinson Bruce Stout Criminology Senior Capstone 04 November 2016 Rough Draft: Youth Involvement in Gangs Gang members are known for being hardened law breakers with little to no regard for human life; to think of an adolescent being a part of a group with such a reputation can be quite unsettling. Youth gangs contribute heavily to juvenile crimes but, instead of being helped and possibly rehabilitated with community-based or court referred programs they are often either given a “slap on…

States, gang activity is a major issue in many communities. Gangs such as the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings and MS-13 inhabit cities all across the country. Usually using graffiti to “tag” their turf, these gangs use violence, drug distribution, prostitution and various forms of smuggling and trafficking to intimidate citizens and expand their criminal organizations daily. Members usually wear specific clothing, colors and even tattoos to represent their affiliation with their specific gang.…

Gang membership has typically always involved individuals who are male, as gangs were originally founded by men specifically for men. Although males have consistently been more involved with criminality and conventional gang activities, research and statistics have shown females are increasingly becoming involved in gangs and participating in gang criminality (O’Neal, Decker, Moule Jr., and Pyrooz 2016). As noted by O’Neal et al., (2016), the literature is lacking in terms of studying females…

think gang relations can really do. I choose this topic to show you all how gangs will affect you and the people around you. Love for the streets is where they think it’s at but when you stop to think about it, where does the streets really get you. Ya they encourage you but what they are encouraging you to do never gets you where you should be. Statistics show that most gang involvement ends you up in prison or dead. There is a story I would like to talk about; I have a friend he joined a gang…

“Street gang activities of MS-13 have a major effect in regards to homeland security?” The purpose of this paper seeks to justify that the street gang activities of MS-13 affects and poses a threat to the homeland security. The Mara Salvatrucha is the most notorious gang in America to date. The gang is commonly referred to as MS-13. It is believed that MS-13 is comprised of over 70,000 members who are distributed in every state in Northern and Latin America. The gang has cultivated a legacy that…

The MS-13 gang, well known as Mara Salvatrucha 13, is one of the most organized and violently dangerous gangs in the United States. The gang was established in the 1980, in the predominately Spanish speaking parts of Los Angeles, initially starting off with refugees who were in nature calm and in control. However, some Mexican immigrants began their power guiding and controlling these individuals into an underworld organization, which quickly began to harden the individuals. Once this occurred…

Santa Ana, California located in the county of Orange and is home to approximately 334,227 people who have all once in their lifetime been a witness of the gang violence. Throughout the years street gangs criminal street gangs have become one of the most serious crime problems in California; consisting of assaults, drive- by shooting, homicides, and finally home invasion robberies. The main concern is having teens in the community exposed to such violent acts at such a young age encouraging them…

Los Angeles County is the most dangerous place in California because of the gang culture that moves around it (Bartholomew, 2015). Cholo, ese, vato are all words that hispanic gang members use to refer to one another. Here in California, Hispanic gangs began to form during the early 1920s or as also referred to the Roaring Twenties. These groups started to form and get together in their neighborhoods or as known as the barrios. These individuals who got together in these groups all had similar…

The Prevention of Gang Violence In Chicago In the last 20 years Chicago has been ridden with gangs, crimes, homicide, fatal shootings, and devastation due to the loss of innocent lives. Our streets are no longer safe to walk in, children can not experience the comfort of playing in their own back yards, or walking to school. Police enforcement are turning their back to certain areas of the city because ¨they are far too dangerous.¨ The Wall Street Journal, an international newspaper based in…

7. Delinquent Gangs: ___ I missed this question because I confused both delinquent gangs and violent gangs in the test. Both of these gangs were violent, but I did not take into account the organization of the delinquent gangs. I believed because the gang was described as delinquents that they would be an unorganized gang with loose affiliation, and have violent tendencies. Delinquent gangs are more organized than violent gangs; because they do more than just fight they are committing crimes…