were responsible for their neighborhoods to a certain extent. They believed that they should only support black business and that any altercations with rival gang members would be brought to counsel of the gang before retaliation is conducted. When drugs were introduced into the communities in the 70’s and 80’s, this was the beginning of a change in the…
In the gator-ridden waters of Florida, a river tour guide gets entangled with the smuggling and sale of powerful synthetic drugs. BRIEF SYNOPSIS On the Withlacoochee River, RONNIE WAYNE WAINWRITE (38) attempts to flee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission and takes them on a wild chase with his airboat. They eventually arrest Ronnie for selling wild alligator hatchlings. In jail, he meets PANCHO LOPEZ who tells him about how he killed a large gator in the river. Ronnie…
When Bonnie and Clyde first met they fell in love during the few months they were together. Clyde formed group of trouble makers and started to rob small shops. Bonnie then forgot about her husband in jail and went along with Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde were criminals during the Great Depression, this affected their community because they would steal and kill. Bonnie and Clyde affected the 1930s by robbing businesses and dealing with many police officers. Some background information about Bonnie…
initially much smaller than the Crips, but compensated by being increasingly aggressive, and the Bloods quickly became known as one of the most violent gangs in the world (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). During the 1980s, they began to focus on drug trafficking. Despite all their efforts to distinguish themselves from the Crips, they mirrored their rivals during this period of time, forming alliances with Mexican Cartels and spreading throughout the United States. Before long, the…
The groups would be camped around Cabrini Gardens all day and night selling drugs , drinking , and doing GD things . Lots of turf wars would go on with secret members sneaking into to other buildings camped out all night to shoot at the rival gangs .The Gangster Disciples still live on today as one of the most dominant gangs in…
America (MPAA) controls what movies are rated on a scale that they created. The scale consists of five different ratings; G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. A rating is given based on amounts of inappropriate language, violence, sex and nudity, and use of drugs and alcohol. The MPAA states that their employees that rate the movies are parents of young children, but their identities are kept secret to the public. The employees get paid for watching movies and judging where they sit on the scale. The…
El Salvador Alarmingly, El Salvador is the most dangerous and gang filled country in the world. El Salvador’s menacing nickname is the murder capitol of the world. It’s also the most densely populated. The gangs have declared war with the police and with other civilians who have not joined their ranks. Most gang members have a family at home who are forced to go into hiding. In order to survive, the women and children remain awake throughout the night to protect themselves from dangers of…
predicament, law enforcement and community policing activities need to closely work together. This way, not only will the government eliminate gangs in the society, but also criminal activities associate with gangs such as muggings, robbery, homicide, and drug trafficking. References Placido, C.D. Simon,T.L. Witte,T.D. Deqiang,G. Wong S.C.P.(2006) Treatment of Gang Members can Reduce Recidivism and Institutional Misconduct. Law and Human Behavior Vol 30(1) Ronald, Huff.C. (2007). Policing…
Memphis is known on a global scale for being the home of Elvis Presley and the blues you can hear played in clubs along Beale Street. However, Memphis also has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, with 29.8 percent of the city’s population living in poverty (Charlier, 2015). Memphis based gangs such as Young Mob and Kingsgate Mob along with nationally known gangs like Crips, Bloods, and Latin Kings are just a sampling of the gangs you can find within the city (Goggans, 2014). The…
different minor crimes to murder and also 9 gangs that happen to be related homicides. From 1987-1988 the California gangs would influence and associate with the Crips to be able to expand their drug markets in places like Arizona. 2. In the year of 1998 the violence had risen because of turf and the drug-market had disputes between the long Hispanic gangs and the black gang. A year later the police acknowledge this gang problems and also states that city leaders has withhold the money from kids…