Gangs

them with the violence and segregations of organizations such as gangs and the crime rates? We see this occurring all around the world marking gangs as the number one problem to the situation. As a result we see many laws emerging across the country that focus on the gang “social problem”. Los Angeles, California is one of the largest cities known for the implement of gang injunctions and home to the deleterious battle among gangs ( the effects by). Whittier, California can be a prime…

number of reasons as to why youths join gangs. Some of the main reasons of youths joining a gang is for protection, to gain respect, and to earn easy money. As a result, youths engage in delinquency behaviors that leads them to commit criminal acts; becoming aggressive and careless, as well as developing problems in school, and needless to say associate themselves with other gang involved youths. But most importantly, according to Miller youths join gangs for the simple feeling of belonging and…

culture. In some communities joining a gang has become a norm to be apart in, and not being a in a gang is frown upon for example in 2004 you could not walk the streets of Highland Park with out being asked who are you associated with. In a community where death rates have been at an all time high and the streets were filled with graffiti and the victim’s blood from the pervious night drive by. So the question rises why would a child want to initiate himself into a gang whose survival rate…

someone becoming a gang member or on doing illegal activities in the streets. The society that lives on Mitchell was very disappointed with everything that was taking place in the community. They felt something had to be done to stop all the violence that was going on. Their main concern was a community was to provide a safe environment for the children’s in the area. The main deviant behavior that took place was drug activities, robbery, graffiti, shootings, gambling and gang meetings. They as…

Gangs are a major issue in minority communities in America. They are the backbone of segregated “ghetto” neighborhoods. They are our fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters. They are seen as local heroes who dare to slap American society in the face and take what they want. However, the truth is that our heroes are nothing but misguided individuals harboring an un-aimed. It puts brother against brother, sister against sister and parent against child. They seek to destroy each…

To what extent are gang members impacted by deterrability than other juvenile offenders? Part II: Topic In the United States, there is no universally accepted definition of gangs, and remains to be ambiguous with the flexible interchangeability of the term in academic, legal and media contexts. Based on the California definition provided by the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act (1989) a criminal street gang is defined by ___. Average estimates on the number of gangs are 27,000…

by S.E. Hinton there are two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The two gangs have two completely different appearances, mainly because of their social classes. The ‘boys on the East side’ are referred to as Greasers because they live in a lower class whereas the ‘West-side rich kids’ who are referred to as Socials. Both gangs faced being jumped to losing close friends. Both sides would say that they’re not responsible for the conflict between the two gangs but these things don’t happen on…

are fear of gangs. Gangs can be found in big cities and communities. Members of a gang usually range from the ages of 12-24 and conducts criminal activities. They join a gang for different reasons. Some of the crimes a gang commits can be violent, bloody, and devastating to a community. In some cases, it may lead to death to an innocent child or adult bystander or to another rival gang member. Because of actions of gangs, citizens in the community become afraid of gangs. Gangs are…

Street Gangs in the US Street gangs are corrupting streets and neighborhoods all over America. They are very appealing for many teenagers because they are an easy way to get money and reputation. What many people do not realize is that once gang members join most gangs it is nearly impossible to get out. Gangs might seem like an easy lifestyle to make big money but they are actually a worthless trouble that disease the streets of big cities and even some smaller cities in America. An example is…

society it is hard to stay away from the gang culture because it is everywhere. There are many gangs that are family based in the United States, as well as in different countries. Some gangs have parents that lead children into following in their footsteps. Gang life can guide an individual to commit crimes and even kill another person. According to Why American Boys Join Street Gangs, “a total of 1,017 gang homicides were reported” (Taylor, 2013). Gangs such as MS-13, Bloods, and Crips are…