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“Street gang activities of MS-13 have a major effect in regards to homeland security?” The purpose of this paper seeks to justify that the street gang activities of MS-13 affects and poses a threat to the homeland security. The Mara Salvatrucha is the most notorious gang in America to date. The gang is commonly referred to as MS-13. It is believed that MS-13 is comprised of over 70,000 members who are distributed in every state in Northern and Latin America. The gang has cultivated a legacy that…

From the source, “America’s First Godfather,” Mike Dash talks about how the culture effected the mafia in Sicily. He first started talking about how Morello’s story was not known around the world yet. So, he explained how Morello set up crime in New York in the 1900’s. Mr. Morello was well operated before the mafia was even a big deal to screenwriters. Morello ended up getting imprisoned, then murdered. Mike Dash then goes on to talk about the culture of Sicily, where Morello had lived, had…

7. Delinquent Gangs: ___ I missed this question because I confused both delinquent gangs and violent gangs in the test. Both of these gangs were violent, but I did not take into account the organization of the delinquent gangs. I believed because the gang was described as delinquents that they would be an unorganized gang with loose affiliation, and have violent tendencies. Delinquent gangs are more organized than violent gangs; because they do more than just fight they are committing crimes…

Sheriff Outreach Section The third division I was assigned to was the Sheriff Outreach Section, which provides the youth of Bibb County with beneficial information about various topics, such as drugs and peer pressure. This educational program is known as CHAMPS, which is an acronym that represents “Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety.” The program was taught at Riley Elementary School. The subject of the lesson was “peer pressure.” Initially, I shadowed the deputy that…

what gang they were in. At the beginning of the story, Ponyboy assumed the Socs were rich socialites that owned expensive cars and jumped Greasers, because being part of the Greasers gang taught him that. He later on realized that the Socs were actually similar to the Greasers; their social statuses were just separating them. Ponyboy narrates, “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset” (Hinton 41). He said this in realization that the two gangs were…

Treasure Island is a fascinating story about brutal murders for the quest of hidden treasures in islands. The pirates attack other ships, they also kill each other and innocent people; the characters in the book is about mercilessness, adventures, resilience and greediness. From the very beginning the young recruits learn about how to be a hero by killing other people. These are achieved by being cruel. They have to be fearless and therefore expose themselves in extremely dangerous activities…

The Prevention of Gang Violence In Chicago In the last 20 years Chicago has been ridden with gangs, crimes, homicide, fatal shootings, and devastation due to the loss of innocent lives. Our streets are no longer safe to walk in, children can not experience the comfort of playing in their own back yards, or walking to school. Police enforcement are turning their back to certain areas of the city because ¨they are far too dangerous.¨ The Wall Street Journal, an international newspaper based in…

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…

Throughout the novel Looking for Alibrandi written by Melina Marchetta reflects on several issues that Josie Alibrandi faces during her final year at school. The issues she encounters are social, family problems and falling in love for the first time. Josephine confronts social issues by facing racism and cultural differences. She develops family relationships by meeting her dad and further expands her relationship with her Nonna Katia. Josephine falls involve for the first time and faces many…

“Things do not change; we change”(Henry Thoreau). This quote relates to transcendentalism because in the movie Dead Poets Society each character goes through a change that changes them for the better. The movie Dead Poets Society is about a group of students who have a teacher who is different from the teachers at their boarding school. Mr. Keating uses different methods to teach his students. All the boy’s face a lot of pressure from their parents. Then one day the come across the Dead Poets…