North Side Gang

being in a gang, if you can’t do that then it’s not a gang. Gangs are a group or groups of delinquents who show their power through violence. Loyalties in a gang are deeper than any other allegiances. Gangs provide a sense of belonging and replace what their family does not provide. The loyalty between members of a gang is important in order to be a gang, like in The Outsiders where Ponyboy and his gang have to stick together to get through many struggles. The Outsiders is about a gang of…

biggest impact on Ponyboy and for the story as a whole. As the boys were casually taking a stroll around a local park after a heated argument at Pony’s house, they were jumped by a group of Soc’s. The gang of handsome, young, rich high schoolers slowly stepped out of there fancy Corvair. While the hammered gang of Socs approached, Johnny instantly realized that the leader of the group was Bob, Cherry Valances boyfriend, and the same Soc who brutally beat Johnny and almost killed him after an…

focusing my research on for this paper is MS-13. We have all heard about this notorious street gang before, Most have heard about them on the news because of some of their horrible killings they have committed and other crimes they have been apart of. What once started as a small gang to protect themselves from the other gangs in the community, turned into one of the most violent and criminal organized gang in the country? After the Central American silver war was over in the 1980’s, many…

What could cause a mob boss such as Paul Vitti to make him unable to torture his enemies and lead his family of mobsters? Well, let us analyze this using modern psychology and see. The film Analyze This in addition to creating the impression to its viewers that by simply going to therapy you will receive all of life’s answers, asks the audiences to sympathize with the unrepentant mobsters. We're asked to root for the cold-blooded killer known as Paul Vitti because, in this story, he is the…

existence. Today, gangs in big cities are the main source of the criminal underbelly. The visual in the appendix depicts FBI agents finding a burial ground for the Mafia’s own. With all these incidents, even today we are able to pinpoint when the Mafia truly began to gain power; during prohibition and how gangs have risen to power with the rise of drugs. How and why prohibition caused such a growth in the Mafia is simple supply and demand and how the Mafia lost power and the gangs began to take…

joining gangs and partaking in violent behaviors. We see it in headlines often, but many of us don’t seem to think much of it. It’s not an issue that remains at the front of our minds, until we begin to realize that dozens of young people in our own communities are falling victim to these same consequences. Youth gang activity and violence have been a long standing problem in Denver’s Five Points community, and remains present in this area today. In fact, the number of reported violent gang…

The effects that gangs produce in our society vary in different degrees, but the vast majority of people will agree that most gangs pose an undesirable outcome that negatively affects society as a whole. There are a multitude of reasons that one would join a gang, but lack of education and guidance about the danger of gangs is involved in many, if not all, decisions that would lead one to join a gang. The problems that gangs pose is a real threat to our society, and a solution must be presented…

The Effect of Reformed Gang Members on Society It’s a known fact most gang members have a negative impacted on the world around them in today’s society. However, did you know 15 percent do reform and try to help others not be in gang members? Many reformed gang members work as volunteers to counsel young people, and go to hospitals after violated shootings to counsel people on trying to stop the violence. Even with the right to change most people judge them once they find out their back ground…

in the walls at night can make a simple mistake like put a skull or something that has to do with death, and because of that a gang can see that drawing and assume that a rival gang came and drew a death wish to the gang. This is why a lot of the neighborhood people are against drawing or painting on the walls close to their homes, because they just never know when gang members could get mad and try to attack whoever they see and that does not benefit anyone that lives in those neighborhoods. In…

Adapting physical barriers and action will help as well. The United States, as a whole, will be safer if these variables are changed. Certain gang activities and drug activity can be reduced if congress can develop legislation that stiffens consequences. Another way to prevent this phenomena is to divert resources to helping Mexico’s economy. The United States will always have a problem with…