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    characters from a video game called, “Grand Theft Auto V”. His height is 6’0”. Franklin is 27 years old. His first job was towing cars. He is sometimes nice, sometimes gets mad, strong, a really good driver, and used to be a gang banger. Even though he’s a criminal and a gang banger, he just do it to protect himself and for money. He live in a poor neighborhood but as soon as he met a guy name Michael, who is also a criminal but more professional, Franklin life started to change. Michael and…

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    Organized crime is defined as any group having a formalized structure whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activity. In 1931, Charles Luciano formally created “La Cosa Nostra,” and began the most powerful organized crime group in the United States for the next 50 years. La Cosa Nostra, or the Italian Mob, achieved rapid success and sustained that success, despite the often brutal measures taken by the mob to extend their power. During Al Capone’s peak in Chicago, he said,…

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    lived in were very rough, deviance and crime were very common factors that were involved in their lives as gang members. As one character once stated in the movie. To be a member of the gang is not to protect yourself but also protect your fellow “Brother”, in other words meaning the other gang members. Also the students came from a long way. Their parents and probably grandparents were gang members. It seemed like the cycle would never stop. At least that is what the students through before…

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    Graffiti has been a topic of debate for decades. Is it art, or is it a crime? However, it is not one or the other, says Eric Felisbert, in his article, “Legal Venues Celebrate Graffiti as an Art Form,” from the New York Times, “from the perspective of a graffiti writer, the debate about whether graffiti is art or crime is pointless because, ideally, it is both.” Although it’s artistic merits can't be denied, graffiti is still in fact a form of vandalism. Graffiti is not a crime - trespass and…

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    state was only concerned with his status as a gang member. This is mostly due to the California Street Terrorism Enhancement and Prevention Act (STEP Act) of 1988 as part of California’s “war on gangs.” While the task force’s analysis of gang violence included white middle-class “Heavy Metal” and “Satanic” gangs, and concluded that Black and Brown youths were the most likely to be gang members, it completely ignored the growing skinhead and neo-Nazi gangs in the same area. Many mothers worried…

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    Nombre, written and directed by Cary Fukunaga is filled with conflict. The Major conflict in the film is when a Mexican gang leader from the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is murdered by a member of his brotherhood. To understand the seriousness of this conflict one must understand the gang culture. Set in the ghetto of Tapachula, Mexico where poverty, death and violence is prevalent, the gang provides protection to its members. Many of the young people are abandoned by parents who have either died or…

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    Alberto were from South America so it was natural that they would feel strongly for the rights of their people. End of Watch was full of diversity. Brian was white and Mike was Mexican. The film also portrayed the turf wars among black and Hispanic gangs. Ernesto had a profound impact on many people. At the start of their journey, he was looking for adventure and a change of scenery with his friend, but towards the end, he was able to have Alberto be just as compassionate as he was towards his…

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    Our most definite evidence to this theme is in Chapter 2. Tom convinces Huck to sneak out at night for the purpose of joining his gang. It is at this point when Tom explores the idea of having an "official" oath for his gang. In the oath, Tom elaborates on the various punishments of breaking said oath such as killing the offending person. Tom’s originally wants his gang to murder, steal, and kidnap from people coming to town in their…

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    Money and drugs is a powerful weapon in all parts of the world now in days. Strong organizations such as the Medellin cartel and the cartel of Sinaloa are as powerful enough to control a whole country; just like Pablo Escobar and Joaquin Guzman Loera did. Drug Trafficking deals with importing illegal substances such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other various illegal drugs. Importing methods have evolved over time, shipment methods go from boat, plane, car, submarines, and underground…

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    Business Studies Porfolio Assignment Done By Cameron Drotsky 10I Background Information • A crime is an act commited in violation of a law that has been passed that forbids the act. • The types of crime include Economic crime, domestic crime, white collar crime, burglary and many more such as murder • Reasons of crime in South Africa are poverty and unemployment as a large number of people in South Africa have no monthly salary or weekly wage to supprot their family so they commit a crime by…

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