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depth to a story. Throughout my time in college and as a writer at Yahoo Sports this past summer, I’ve been able to branch out and feel more comfortable with new types of storytelling. One of the biggest ways was through a column, “Tanner’s Take,” that I started as an assistant editor. Many of my favorite stories come from that column since it showcases my voice and lets me develop my ideas and have a little more fun. I’ve used that space to investigate into Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympics plan, to…

that crime is the main definition represented in The World’s Most Dangerous Gang. The gang MS-13 or Mara Salvatrucha was started in the 1980’s. It today is the most dangerous gang in the world. It is an international crime gang that started in Los Angeles, but has gone as far as Mexico and Central America. Their criminal activity consists of but not restricted to is drug trafficking, illegal immigration, money laundering, prostitution, kidnapping, arms and weapons trafficking, and the goes on.…

poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang 's reach now extends from Central American nations like El Salvador and through Mexico, the United States, and Canada("More MS-13 News." MS-13. Web. 9 Mar. 2015. <http://www.insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news/mara-salvatrucha-ms-13>.) Since MS-13 is located in high populated areas their impact…

stands by the use of injunctions stating that “civil gang injunctions are one of the most effective ways to go after gangs, and restore the quality of life to those that have suffered due to the negative effects of gangs in their neighborhoods.” (LA times 2012) A question that has often arisen has been the question of racial profiling, the united against police terror san Diego wrote an article stating that police are left to rely on how a person looks, where they live and who they know in…

Currently, one looks to the award winning films when looking for entertainment even though they do not always depict the truth. Recently, a controversial film topped the charts. According to Los Angeles Times, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri received forty-three major nominations for the 2018 awards season, winning twenty awards.” While attempting to get audience members to identify with and cheer on a racist cop, the movie has made several headlines. Many want to compare the movie to…

notably as early as the 1820s. Street gangs have become more popular over time, with gang activity peaking in the 1980s until the late 1990s. Gangs typically recruit children as young as age 15 and 37% of gang members are under the age of 18. In more recent times the prevalence of gang has poisoned the minds of the youth in urban communities around the United States. Gangs have been a problem in urban communities for a very long time. The first gang to gain popularity in the United States was…

One of the most interesting aspects of the involvement of youth gangs in drug trafficking relates to the role of culture in reshaping narco-trafficking as a socially tolerable activity. In Mexico, for example, as noted by Bailey, the drug-trafficking organizations recruit young men and women in part through their influence on music, popular entertainment, and other aspects of culture that appeals to youth. Youth are particularly vulnerable to the influence of popular entertainment and music,…

that share common characteristic. Generally, individuals who live within these neighborhoods come from a low socioeconomic background with broken family ties and little education. A couple of examples from several studies would be “Chicago and Los Angeles, arguably the most gang-populated cities in the United States—over half of the combined nearly 1,000 homicides reported in 2004 were attributed to gangs” (NYGC1996; Howell, Egley and Major, 2003; Egley and Ritz, 2006). Gangs and crimes do not…

doesn’t really describe him as anything but a “head staff writer” and “contributor” to their work. On other sites such as the New York Times, Danny Gold gets a little bio that describes him a as, “a freelance…

Currently, one looks to the award winning films when looking for entertainment. Recently, a controversial film topped the charts. According to Los Angeles Times, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri received 43 major nominations for the 2018 awards season, winning 20 awards.” While attempting to get audience members root for the underdog, which in this case was a racist cop, the movie has made several headlines. Many want to compare the movie to current events with police brutality or even…