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University Unique Gang In the United States CJS 468 1/2/2015 What makes the gangs in the United States unique is that gang members in the United States are more likely to get arrested for drug and alcohol related crimes than non-gang members. In cities of the United States almost all report gang activity “86% percent of the United States report gang activity.”(Donnelley, 2014). This means that for every city, an average “¾ of the population report” (Donnelley, 2014) gang activity. In…

difference in the organized crime within their gang varies. The Mongols with handle their own with their own punishment, but does not always mean death of that member of the gang. The Hells Angels has a way of handling their own if they do wrong. They are all about repercussion even on their own. When it comes to relationships with the law, no matter the gang, there are usually law enforcement officers that are in with the gangs. They are able to give the gangs information dealing with any…

The MS 13 gang has many rituals and symbols that are used as a communication device. As described in the film, hand signs, gestures, area codes, body language, and tattoos are all used to communicate between members. There is a complex vocabulary devised specifically to plan attacks, warn, threaten, and talk amongst the MS 13. Investigators had a huge help from Brenda Pas, a young female who was once apart of the gang, in breaking down the language. Describing the signs as complex and important…

During the film, we got to review the lifestyle of an MS-13 gang members. This is a highly organized street gang that works throughout the United States and central America, and noted more recently throughout the entire world. Many of the activities that these gang members participate in on a daily basis is considered to be deviant behavior. Some of these activities include drug dealing, drug smuggling, extortion, robbery, assault, bribery, rape, and murder just to name a few. All of these…

a. Crime/ pg. 195: The violation of norms written into law. I feel 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,…

A mafia or gang is an undercover a group of offenders. This group was created in the mid-19th century in Sicily because, people became sick go government. Then it was scattered throughout the West, the United States of America and Australia. The most famous gang in the United States is five gangsters which are located in New York. At the beginning, gang was related to a family. Therefore, gang is an organized group of family. Each family controls a city, and the conformation of these families is…

Organized Crime Definition Shakina Sanders Baker College of Flint Organized Crime & Youth Gangs, Mrs. Martin, Wednesday 6:00 October 7, 2015 Organized crime is the ongoing of illegal activities operated by a group of people. They may have the same outlook on certain things, it can be social gain, religion beliefs, economic status, political views, or the same feeling of hatred towards a person or group. They share the same criminal conspiracy to gain money, power, and/or respect. It’s a…

Unique Parkinson Bruce Stout Criminology Senior Capstone 04 November 2016 Rough Draft: Youth Involvement in Gangs Gang members are known for being hardened law breakers with little to no regard for human life; to think of an adolescent being a part of a group with such a reputation can be quite unsettling. Youth gangs contribute heavily to juvenile crimes but, instead of being helped and possibly rehabilitated with community-based or court referred programs they are often either given a “slap on…

The Bandidos outlaw bikie gang, is one of the fastest-growing outlaw motorcycle gang in the 21st century. With over 90 chapters in Europe, 90 in the USA and 17 chapters down in the dusty plains of Australia. But who’s the man behind the scenes that forged this club together. The man convicted of murdering two drug dealers and serving a life sentence, Donald Eugene Chambers is the American founder of the Bandidos outlaw bikie gang. Donald Chambers, straight out of the Marine Corps in Vietnam…

The media has fed myself and others lies about what gangs truly are and what their purpose is. The overarching theme of gangs is that they are dangerous, full of thugs, blood-thirsty, and out to cause trouble. These fears lead to the constant oppression and lack of understanding of gangs. The truth is that they are more complicated than what society and the media has often made them out to be. There are multiple factors that go into making a gang what it is including why they form, the…