Gangs

47-48: The values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its members from the larger culture; a world within a world. The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is a gang formed by El Salvadorian immigrants in Los Angeles. The Gang grows in vast proportions and is gaining structure that distinguishes it from an average street gang. The group has intricate workings and mechanics that not only set it apart but allow it to function with notable force and precision. There are members, who are…

evidence comes from the gang studied by Sudhir Venkatesh, a student at the University of Chicago pursuing a PhD in sociology, makes a monthly nonwage profit total of about fourteen thousand dollars that it is able to give out to the members. Though this may seem like more than enough, the “net monthly profit accruing to leader [is] $8,500” (99). Over half of the money earned goes to one man, while a large abundance of it also goes to the other top 2.2 percent of the gang. Another convincing…

This initiative sought a contempt of court sanctions against gang members who violated civil injunctions against assembly with other members of the gang. The program necessitated a close cooperation with the district attorney’s office in order to assist in drafting and obtain the civil remedies from the court which was not easy. Inglewood police officers teamed…

One of the causes of the involvement in drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States is the narco-culture in society. As the author of the article said most of the young people get involved in this crime because they see this Cartel leaders as heroes. They want to have all the money and power their have. The narco-lifestyles as it is called, is glamorized through narcocorridos (The narcocorrido is a musical composition that is notorious for its violent protagonists and powerful…

between law enforcement and the community from the previous idea of strict punishment and a lock-them-up attitude has only occurred in recent years. This means there has been ample time for few programs to be implemented to prevent gang member offending and to rehabilitate gang members. Due to the small number of programs that have been implemented in recent years, only a small amount of research has been done to see if these programs are effective. Furthermore, only a portion of this research…

you can see how he helped gang members in that area have a second chance to get their life straight and be in a better position for themselves and their families. In Tattoos on the Heart, the two main ideas that the audience see transition in parts of the book is to have compassion and our jurisdiction wide open just like God has compassion and acceptance toward us. One of the main ideas in this book is to be compassionate towards other people just like God is towards gang members in the book.…

this man, but someone from a rival gang. There’s no way killing random people would bring this man back. People learn to mistrust people by, “Past experience, incomplete information, differing values, stereotyping, misunderstandings, and many other factors all influence the way people in a dispute see and treat each other” (Littlejohn & Domenici,…

the reader an insight into what life was like during the 1950’s in Manhattan. During that time teenage gangs ruled the streets; but none were as dominant or well know as the Sharks and the Jets. The Sharks were made up of the Puerto Rican population and the Jets were made up of the Americans. So naturally tension would rise. This tension would rise to a breaking point in the 50’s when these gangs would declare war on each other: with their prize being more land or “ turf “. Now being teenagers…

Life experiences change us as people and these experiences can affect our lives both positively and negatively. They teach us lessons that provide wisdom that cannot be obtained in a classroom. However, these lessons can be difficult to grasp at the time they are experienced as it may be through death or harassment. While joyful events can teach us many things, it is the crisis that mainly brings knowledge, especially of how to remain strong in the absence of positivity. Life experiences can…

Towards Children Joining Gangs While reading the novel, Always Running by Luis Rodriguez, I found a key reason why children are more prone to joining gangs than others. Luis Rodriguez writes how and why he joined at an early age and how that impacted who he became later on in life. In another article, Poor Parenting Causes Some Children to Join Gangs by Lewis Yablonsky, he states that children who were raised in dysfunctional homes, are more likely to participate in gang violence. From the…