Gangs

Gang violence is on the rise across the world, and is especially popular in North America. North America is a breeding ground for gang activity. Gang association has increased by forty percent from just 2009 to 2011.(Frieden "FBI Report : Gang membership spikes") "FBI Report : Gang membership spikes") Small towns do indeed have gang societies, but they are far less common than gangs in urban areas and well known cities.(Weisheit "Youth Gangs in Rural America" 4) The percentage of gang members…

Edward Flores’, Ph.D. lecture on his book, God’s Gangs. The event was held in room 190 in Fresno State’s Music Building, and was Co-sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. It was a part of the 2016-17 Lecture & Film Series, “Lived Experiences, Social Justice, and Social Science”. In his lecture, Dr. Edward Flores spoke a little about his background, how he got started writing his book, and of course talked about his book God’s Gangs. Dr. Edward Flores opened his…

The narrative of this article in relation to what we know about gang life in general, and the criminality of gangs in particular is somewhat misrepresented. A majority of the article revolves around minor drug sales, the recruitment of new members, reasoning to why people join, guns, and largely on the topic of shootings/drive-by shootings. The narrative does a well job when it comes to explaining why many youth decide to join the gang, and of the financial struggles that tie into their decision…

environmental factors. Gangs have been around for a while and have been an issue due to their involvement within society. This involvement is usually bad in a sense that the members are participating in delinquent behavior and they create problems in communities and in schools by interacting in this delinquent behavior. Members of a society usually can point out members of a gang or identify what a gang is, but do they actually know what gangs are and why people commit crimes once they join a…

Youth involved in gangs face a host of consequences ranging from physical violence to jail and even death (Brown, 2016). As a result of gang involvement, the consequences can have various degrees of negative outcomes. Many gang involved youth are at risk of dropping out of school, drug and alcohol abuse, juvenile delinquency, unemployment and teen pregnancy. Family members may also be at risk for negative consequences. The long-term consequences increase the risk of a criminal record and an…

One of the hot topic stories of the twenty-first century is the issue of gang violence popping up all around the country. In places like New Mexico, California, Nevada and Idaho, gangs are the more concentrated. People are scared to go outside and live their daily lives because of the danger of getting hurt or even killed. So, how do we fix this? While some experts may try and go out and stop the present problem of gang violence, I think the most effective way to solve this problem is finding…

Not all street gangs are made for wrong doing. Many people might think down on the creation of gangs but it is a part of survival in their region. Street gangs, which pull peers into gangs for protection and social status, assemble to protect their neighborhood, family and friends from other street gangs thus causing rising crime rate and innocent people dying because of this. First off, there are a few definitions for gangs because authorities had a hard time explaining what a gang even is.…

decisions isn’t very strong. By joining a gang, they are able to suffice their need for adrenaline and are also able to ‘get out’, as the spend most of their time out of their respective homes. Youth are also looking for a sense of belonging in their life, as they feel the need to fit into a certain label and/or be known for something, which gives them as status to uphold. Being a part of a gang gives youth the opportunity to feel wanted within the gang itself, and also feel as though they are…

My topic is about why young people would join gang membership. I am very passion about youth. as we all aware of youth becoming gang is real problem in our youth and it would be a threat to our peaceful community. No one is immune gang’s crime. In this paper I would explore and identify how young people become a members of gang and the impact it has on them later in life. I will also offer some potential solution to the problems of youth becoming Ganga and engaging criminal activities. I…

you have a prime candidate for a juvenile gang. HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILLE GANGS Juvenile gangs are an organized group of young people, normally in their teens that come together and place their claim on certain territory. These gangs are from different backgrounds and will do anything to protect and preserve what they believe is theirs, and theirs alone. Street graffiti is a way of life for them, showing their territory to other rival gangs. They are also known for their…