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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…

estimate of more than 30,000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996. Gang violence in America has been a major problem in this country which affects several communities and several major cities all throughout America. If gang violence awareness can be more available to areas where it is most popular and holding seminars and informational classes about what the gang life can cause, then there will be a decrease in gang related activity. …

During the time of the 1970’s, when the mafia became operative again, they were very involved in heroin profits as well as creating an increase in tobacco smuggling. Families were also not as well off at this time and in order to get more money they used kidnapping as a method of fulfilling their families needs. By the time of 1982, the Sicilian mafia had established its authority in the market and had the intention of running an independent distribution network. Once the network had flourished…

Researchers are still debating the best possible technique in which to measure gang membership. However, a growing consensus of the self-nominated technique seems to provide a justifiable measurement of gang involvement. In an article by Esbensen, Peterson, Taylor and Freng (2009) provides a methodological research into the similarities and differences between violent offending and gang membership. This article expands upon three prior publications that of (Howell & Egley, 2005; Klein & Maxson,…

Choose your friends wisely because they could be your fortune, or your downfall. In the Mass Arrest, the police arrests the Zoot Suit “gang” during the dance for the Sleepy Lagoon incident where Henry Rena and his friends were accused of murdering José. While situated in jail, the Pachuco tells Henry to not give up and fight back for his friends and family. In the Zoot Suit play, it shows a conversation between Pachuco and Henry, “Pachuco: Forget the war overseas, carnal! Your war is on the…

Chicago school of criminology is an institution that stems from the end of the first world war. It began as a section of the post-progressive era social science movement. The school marked the stable institution of sociology in the United States of America. It developed as a result of urbanization and expansion of Chicago and the increase in crime rates. The theorists in the institution focused on the changes occurring in the neighborhood. The main school of thought is on urban sociology, social…

experience as I have family that lives in Lebanon, as refugees in refugee camps. Most people would think that those refugees are happy with their lives, as they have a roof above their heads but in reality they aren’t, conflicts arise between two gangs, and the safety of the innocent is in danger. In addition, Jamaica has a bad infrastructure, for example, every meal comes from Miami for tourists, as well as the crime rate is very high in Jamaica and therefore there are big security measures so…

a. Attention Getter: He was one of the world's wealthiest person, most powerful and most violent criminal. b. Background & Audience Relevance: His name was Pablo Escobar. He became one of the world's biggest drug traffickers, the reason why is because as a kid Pablo was always driven and had the ambition to raise himself up from his humble beginnings. And became this drug trafficker in the 1970’s in Columbia. The reason I decided to do my speech on Pablo Escobar is because he is an important…