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    has on the criminal justice system and one family affected by it. In A Mother’s Plea for Help, Gilmore depicts the story of Bernice Hatfield, whose son was wrongfully arrested on six counts of attempted murder. In an attempt to not spend 91 years in prison, her son, Stick, pleads guilty and waives his right to appeal, only to have the prosecutor increase the minimum term from six to nineteen years. One day when driving home from visiting Stick, she heard about Mothers Reclaiming Our Children…

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    instead creates his own way of getting where he wants to be, by being in a gang, killing, violence, and making himself into a badass prison superstar. His goal in life is the same as the goal of Kermit Alexander and other people in the society, he believed in money, and material things. And example of that is his affiliation with the gangs, the drug dealing, and violent fight for the territory and control with different gangs. Kermit with the same goal of getting money he chose the path of the…

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    Gang membership has typically always involved individuals who are male, as gangs were originally founded by men specifically for men. Although males have consistently been more involved with criminality and conventional gang activities, research and statistics have shown females are increasingly becoming involved in gangs and participating in gang criminality (O’Neal, Decker, Moule Jr., and Pyrooz 2016). As noted by O’Neal et al., (2016), the literature is lacking in terms of studying females…

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    Gang violence in America is a huge problem but Canada’s gang population has become a strong issue with the tremendous amount of groups they have reached. A youth gang is an association including various amounts of people who are a part of criminal activity and who have created a group identity. These groups usually are formed in places that have people facing disadvantages and inequality within their community. Gangs deal with a high usage of drugs, weapons and violence. Youth gangs have…

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    Literature Review on Gang Problem in Long Island Gang problem has been a persistent concern for the government and the general public of Long Island. Not only do these gangs cause havoc and crimes in the cities, but also make the communities to live in fear and terror as they are never sure when the gangs will strike. The unfolding events leading to increased crime rates in the area have forced the government to intervene by introducing laws that will curb down such criminal activities (Ronald,…

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    Juvenile gangs are becoming more popular and problematic, not only in Poughkeepsie, but nationwide. Historically, gangs provided a pseudofamily relationships for individuals who feel isolated and that there was something wrong in their lives (Howell, 2000). Youth gangs are not only a problem in of themselves, but another growing issue is adult gangs that are recruiting younger individuals, specifically males. Although the definition of a youth gang varies, generally, gangs are self-formed groups…

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    Gang violence in the United States is increasing and becoming more widespread throughout virtually leaving no part of the country unaffected by its cruel and brutal wrath. According to FBI reports there are some 33,000 violent street gangs including motorcycle gangs and prison gangs with about 1.4 million total members who are criminally active today. These gangs are well organized; sophisticated and use violence to assert control. It is almost hard to believe that despite all of the studies…

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    Hispanic gangs began forming in California during the early 1920s. They started as loosely knit groups banding together for unity and socializing in the barrios (neighborhoods) where the same culture, customs, and language prevailed. Gang members were male youths ranging from 14 to 20-years-old. Property crimes such as burglary, strong-arm robbery, and vandalism were their crimes of choice. They were very defensive of their barrio, and they would protect it with a vengeance. In our readings,…

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    than half-dozen times, some of which involved serious charges. In 1956 he was convicted for a series of bank robberies stringing from Indiana to Rhode Island. Whitey was sentenced to a twenty-year term in federal prison. For the first time in his life, Whitey was finally going to prison. He arrived at the Atlanta Penitentiary on Thursday, July 19, 1956 to begin his first long stretch of hard time. While in Atlanta Whitey got involved with…

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    culture. In some communities joining a gang has become a norm to be apart in, and not being a in a gang is frown upon for example in 2004 you could not walk the streets of Highland Park with out being asked who are you associated with. In a community where death rates have been at an all time high and the streets were filled with graffiti and the victim’s blood from the pervious night drive by. So the question rises why would a child want to initiate himself into a gang whose survival rate…

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