James-Younger Gang

Los Angeles is one the greatest cities to live, but it has it negatives side. Los Angeles is known for police corruption but not as bad as other countries in the world. This cause does no help Los Angeles which has a lot of crimes. This makes LA a dangerous city because if the cops are letting the killers, rapist, and drug dealers. Then how can LA become a better place if the people doing the crimes are getting away because of police corruption. Although not all police men and women are not…

Santa Ana, California located in the county of Orange and is home to approximately 334,227 people who have all once in their lifetime been a witness of the gang violence. Throughout the years street gangs criminal street gangs have become one of the most serious crime problems in California; consisting of assaults, drive- by shooting, homicides, and finally home invasion robberies. The main concern is having teens in the community exposed to such violent acts at such a young age encouraging them…

involved with gangs since he was eleven years old. He was attracted to the power he saw when he witnessed a gang burst into his elementary school chasing a guy and noticed everyone run and hide. At that point in life he was not in the best neighborhood and was not structured to know not to join gangs. By the time he was a teenager he was committing full on crimes and let his gang revolve his life. Like father like son Ramiro his first-born boy during his adolescence stage joined a gang. Although…

rise in the rap industry. Men like N.W.A. generally wore baggy jeans and long white or black oversized t-shirts, some times with ball caps. You can usually tell what gang someone is associated with by the color of shirt and pants they are wearing. Drug trafficking was spreading out of the streets of Los Angeles which was making gangs become richer, better organized and more strapped. Money was everything men lived for and they did anything to get it, but that does not mean they were smart with…

hero. Fans also In this time where people come and go leaving their mark for a short amount of time it is truly amazing to see someone stay and continue to impact the world and make it a better place for everyone. He gives hope to the people stuck in gang ridden areas, to the people that do not feel like they are worth anything in society. By doing…

The rise of gang activity amongst adolescents in the Wilmington, Delaware area was sited in a 2012 audit of the Juvenile Systems of Delaware stating that, “A 2012 review of Delaware Juvenile Justice System conducted by Comprehensive Strategy Group brought attention to Gang-related violence, making the assessment and addressing of gang violence as one of the highest priority recommendations. This recommendation was supported in part by a 300% increase in gang members from…

services) (Goldstein, 11). Focusing on members in the same gang Goldstein conducted three 4-month sequences of ART” to the gang members, with 6 gangs attending the ART program, and 6 gangs only receiving the education from the center in which they were” (Goldstein, 11). The results in this case showed no differences in the child’s aggression, for those attending ART, but the youth who attended ART, showed great results of leaving the gang and becoming employed and recidivism rates were down to…

According to Alder, Laufer, and Mueller (2013), in 2008, there were 20,000 active gangs across the nation. However, while gangs come in many forms, the local street gangs account for the largest number of gangs nationwide who commit a variety of crimes and violence (p. 138). Gangs are considered subcultures within the dominant culture who have their own shared beliefs and values passed down to other group members. Oftentimes, gangs are involved in the distribution of drugs and expand their…

Something didn’t feel right though, something just felt off… Then I realized what it was, Marcus has got Toby into the gang. They were selling drugs to a tweaker, I swear I am going to leave this place and start fresh. I walked to over to my friend, “Hey Alex”, Jake said, still looking looking over at our former close friend and Jake’s twin brother, Toby. “Hey bro, Toby…

Retribution: Making the offenders suffer more than the crime itself by serving longer jail time. 14. Organized crime: Gangs and groups of violence that create these high rates of crime. 15. Social control: The vice grip society has of this area of what is required of these areas. 2. Using ‘Sociological imagination’ and thinking like a sociologist ANSWER: (A) Explain how…