Illegal drug trade

the Crack Epidemic fundamentally transformed gangs because the booming drug trade incentivized larger and more sophisticated gangs (9). Similarly, the rapidly increasing opioid market in rural and suburban America explains the development of gangs in those areas (Whalen). Unfortunately, addiction and drug sales often bring violence. This turmoil can force afflicted youth into gangs for refuge. This cycle of violence and drugs cripples education systems and family, leaving adolescents with few…

It is not only social factors or political factors that lead gang violence. Personal factors play an important part in gangs choosing violence and it is the most frequent cause of violence by gang members. Especially when it comes to seek revenge for perceived slights or previous disputes gangs use their utmost power and resources (Buchanan, 2014). A member can be attacked for belonging to a rival gang, living in the same neighborhood of a different gang, or to settle an old score between gang…

The article by Sonia Nazario, “The Children of the Drug Wars; a Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis” is the article that caught my attention the most this semester. The passage talks about a different but very similar couple stories about children’s living in very dangerous places in Central America where gangs are one of the biggest problems. Christian’s story, Was one of the stories that caught my attention the most. His story starts when he was 11 years old. His father was killed by…

Wide reading review In a nutshell class a is about a cherub team of four set out take down Europe's biggest cocaine drug dealer, Keith Moore. For twenty years now the police have been trying to gather as much evidence as possible to take him Down. Lately not much has happened about this situation so there bringing out the professionals to take him down. CHERUB. the agents are assigned to get close to him and the underworld . These agents need to make a big splash if he's going to win the…

It takes a certain type of person to join a gang. Once someone is introduced to gang culture, they have to go through the process of getting associated into the gang and it is not that easy. This “process” is called the initiation, and that is meant for how one can get into the gang, this initiation process could be different for males and females but for a female gang she must be, “Violated or “jumped in” refers to a physical beating the candidate must absorb to prove her toughness… “The…

a durable, street-oriented youth group whose involvement in illegal activity is part of its group identity, Lyman (1989) defines prison gangs as: An organisation…

As I started to develop my identity, the fact that I was born in Colombia became more important to me. I desired to embrace what it meant being a Latina. Embracing my culture created a desire for me to learn more about Colombia. As I researched more I understood the prominent levels of violence which plagued the country. I researched the issue with the FARC, which was a guerrilla movement in Colombia. This organization was part of the complex problem which had engulfed the country with violence…

can be due to financial reasons (Spergel, 1995, p.94). Family income/poverty – wants and needs cannot be obtained. Gangs can also be portrayed as an unlawful career path for young people to thrive in. Taking into account that getting involved in the drug world can easily be a key reason towards a means of higher income or…

topic of Female Drug Lords are “A Social Description of Female Narcotics Crime” by T.M. Iavchunovskaia and I.B. Stepanova, “Female Drug Smugglers on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Gender, Crime, and Empowerment“ by Howard Campbell, “Women’s Gender Performances and Cultural Heterogeneity In the Illegal Drug Economy” by Heidi Grundetjern, “Black from Crack” by Spirit Quest, and lastly “The Daughters of La Nacha: Profiles of Women Traffickers” by Elaine Carey and Jose Carlos Cisnero Guzman. Drug Cartels…

of El Salvador and Central America excluding Costa Rica and Panama. As more Salvadorians arrived in L.A., they found comfort and familiarity with one another and began to establish part of MS-13. From drug and human trafficking across the border, to murders, kidnappings, prostitution rings and drug dealing within the United States and other countries, MS-13 is a force that is not to be reckoned with.…