Gangs and Teenage Violence

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Gangs and Teenage Violence A gang is a group of people who interact among themselves. Teen violence is contributed to these gangs. Most gangs claim neighborhoods as their territory and try to control everything inside that territory. This kind of antisocial behavior is a major problem in American Society. Gang members are typical members of the same ethnic group. Fear and hatred for people of another race is called xenophobia. People who are victims of racism are often racists themselves. Rap music often features lyrics that are offensive to Asians, Jews, and African Americans. Earlier this century, the United States was divided into ghettos. Those days' gangs were from all races. Gangs today sell drugs to every race and share or compete for street corners. Most of gang's enemies are gang members of the same background. The Crips and Bloods continuously wage war at one or another. They even shoot members of the same ethnic group. One type of racist gangs is the Skinheads. Skinheads take their name and style from British working class gangs from the 1970's. A shaved head is a characteristic of this style. Not all skinheads believe in supremacy of the white race. The skinheads who do believe in white supremacy are believed to be apart of the fastest growing hate group in the United States. The numbers of hate groups seem to be declining. The fastest growing hate group consists mostly of young people from the ages 16 to 25. White racism is a social problem. Membership of the 125-year-old Klu Klux Klan is at an all time low. The Klan was formed in the south after the Civil War. Members of the Klan often hanged or burned blacks. Few skinheads have joined the Klan and many have joined a group called WAR.... ... middle of paper ... ...ocial groups. Gangs and teenage violence has been a problem since it began. There are many different causes for this behavior. Gangs and teenage violence has contributed to many shootings. Works Cited Barden, Renardo. Gangs. CA: The Rourke Corporation ,1990. Bosch,Carl. Schools Under Seige.NJ:Enslow Publishers Inc.,1997. Cowley,Geofery. ''Why Children Turn Violent''. Newsweek 6, April, 1998: 24-26 Devore, Cynthia DiLaura MD. Kids + Gangs. MI: Abbot Dauhters,1994. Dolan, F. Edward Jr. and Shan Finney. Youth Gangs.NY: Julin Messner, 1984. Gibbs,Nancy and Timothy Roche. ''The Columbine Tapes'' Time 20 Dec,1999:40-51 Labi, Nadya. ''The Hunter and the Choir Boy'' Time 6 April1998:28-37 Zeinhart, Karen. Victims of Teen Violence. NJ: Enslow Publishers Inc., 1996.

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Explains that the prevalence of violence in the media is also a major factor of teen violence.
Explains that gangs claim neighborhoods as their territory and try to control everything inside that territory. gang members are typical members of the same ethnic group.
Explains that the third cause of teen violence is the availability of guns.
Explains that the attitude that violence is acceptable is not limited to particular schools. more than1,000 school districts across the nation participated in this study.

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Gangs blah blah blah
explanatory essay
The word “gang” is an extremely ambiguous term. Among law enforcement agencies there is no universally accepted definition of this word. For something that has no widely accepted definition it poses a significant problem for our society and law enforcement agencies alike. Because the word gang has a large amount of overlapping definitional criteria across many national jurisdictions Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Walter .B Miller took these overlapping criteria and variables and formed a working and more widely accepted definition of the term gang: “a gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals with identifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claiming control over territory in the community, and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior.” (Thompson 263).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the word "gang" has a large amount of overlapping definitional criteria across many national jurisdictions.
- Explains that gangs in the united states are labeled as a deviant subculture, which deviates from generally accepted norms, values, and behavioral expectations of the dominant society.
- Opines that the problem of gangs is on the rise in the united states.
- Opines that the sheer numbers of gang members combined with the fact that they are continuing to grow is a definite sign that this is an actual social problem.
- Explains that while gangs are primarily located in larger cities, suburban areas and rural counties are not immune.
- Explains that adolescents join gangs between the ages of 13 and 18 because it offers a supportive environment that they may not be accustomed to.
- Explains that community family therapy has been developed in the new response and need for effective interventions especially for low-income urban families. it requires sensitive intervention tailored to the specific family's means and facilitates the development of more positive adaptive coping strategies.
- Explains that a successful model for structural family therapy involves individual and family therapy, which includes unlearning hopelessness, developing healthier paradigms, enhancing strengths, and developing plans to take charge of one’s life.
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The Negative Impact of Gangs on Oklahoma
explanatory essay
Gangs are a group of people involved in illegal activity. They were formed over 200 years ago in the United States and have now reached approximately 1.4 million individuals. There are five different types of gangs. The traditional gang, the neo-traditional gang, the collective gang, the compressed gang, and the specialty gang are all different types of gangs. Captain Dexter Nelson, a spokesman for Oklahoma City police who used to work in the department’s gang unit, said “all gangs exploit areas that are less equipped or less willing to
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the negative impact of gangs on oklahoma has resulted in a change in the state.
- Explains that gangs are a group of people involved in illegal activity. they were formed over 200 years ago in the united states and have reached approximately 1.4 million individuals.
- Opines that authorities should be doing everything in their power to stop gang activity.
- Analyzes how paul barrett wrote a book on the manufacturing of the glock and how it became the most used weapon in gangs today.
- Explains that police departments were amazed when they took their officers out to the range and found out not only could they learn to use the glock pretty quickly, but also made them more accurate as marksmen.
- Explains that the national crime victimization survey reported that 467,321 people were victims of a firearm crime in 2011. police in regional cities stated that gangs sometimes pose threats to police because of the automatic weapons some members carry.
- Explains that individuals affiliated with gangs commit crimes such as homicide consistently. gangs target areas where people are not unified and would be less likely to contact authorities if violence broke out.
- Explains that 92-96% of gang homicides involved firearms, more than 90% were male, and victims were more likely to be young.
- Explains that drug trafficking is one of the many affects of gang activity.
- Explains that youth gangs have existed for hundreds of years in a variety of cultures. world war ii caused an increase in delinquency.
- Explains that there are not many surveillance systems that collect the kind of data researchers need, in order to better understand what gang homicide prevention efforts would work best.
- Cites the centers for disease control and prevention's "gang homicide study highlights need for unique prevention strategies."
- Explains that "gangs and drugs" is a book by pamela korsmeyer and henry r. kranzler.
- Explains mihailoff, laura, and paula fass' encyclopedia of children and childhood: in history and society.
- Cites minty, chip, and sutton, charlotte. "the impact of gangs in oklahoma."
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Gangs Essay
explanatory essay
In the 1970’s gang activity was high. With the creation of the Crips other rival gangs emerged such as the Bloods. Gangs are very territorial. They have unwritten rules setting boundaries for each other in their perspective neighborhoods. Gangs can also be classified by their race. There are Latino gangs and African American Gangs with their distinct characteristics and language. Although rivalry among races exists the way they communicate is similar. Gangs mark territory with graffiti, stylized lettering and 3-D designs. They also have a color to identify themselves and a dress code to identify their own (Siegel).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gangs are a big part of today's society and contribute to delinquent behavior present in our youth today.
- Explains that gangs are territorial and have unwritten rules setting boundaries for each other in their perspective neighborhoods. they can also be classified by their race.
- Explains that there are four different types of gangs defined in this chapter. the social gang is involved in few delinquent activities and little drug use other than marijuana and alcohol.
- Explains that gangs vary by activity, location, age, makeup, leadership, and style. the national gang center (ngc) is a coordinated project of three federal agencies.
- Explains that malcolm klein argues that two factors stand out in all gang definitions: one, members have self-recognition of their status, and two, there is a commitment to criminal activity.
- Analyzes how malcolm klein describes various gang types in his book the american street gang.
- Explains that gangs are part of american culture mainly among immigrant groups. in 1780 the three major groups that entered new york were the irish, english, and german. gangs reemerged in 1800 and spread through the u.s.
- Explains that the crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of streets gangs in the united states.
- Explains that the crips gang was formed by the unity of local members from the west and east side of south central los angeles.
- Explains that the name "cribs" was chosen to reflect the young age of the majority of gang members.
- Explains that original crip leaders were recognized as leaders because of their charisma and influence on other members. by 1978, there were 45 crips gangs called sets.
- Explains that the color blue is used to indicate affiliation with the gang, in opposition to the red color worn by their rivals the bloods.
- Explains that the crip gang's rivalry spilled over to the entertainment world with the adoption of the c-walk.
- Opines that youths with gang affiliations have a great impact in the lives of non-gang affiliated teens.
- Explains that gangs are more violent than they were before due to rivalry and turf wars for drug selling territory.
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Gang Violence in the United States
opinion essay
Gang violence is stereotypically thought of as a Black or Latino, inner-city problem. Dr. George Knox, an expert on gangs, says, ...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how gang violence in america is reaching alarming proportions. chicago police commander donald hilbring states, "gangs are everywhere. all across the city of chicago, the suburbs, throughout the nation."
- Analyzes the stories about abused, abandoned children, drug-addicted mothers, absent fathers, and children forced to fend for themselves in a cold, hard world.
- Opines that adult gang members lure teenagers into a sense of belonging. adults use juveniles because the law doesn't prosecute them in the same manner as adults.
- Argues that gang violence is stereotypically thought of as a black or latino, inner-city problem.
- Opines that solutions for stopping the spread of gangs and violence must be discovered.
- Explains that many experts agree that today's youth are falling prey to gang involvement because of a basic lack of love and concern, but what about the kids who are beyond help?
- Opines that juvenile justice serves two purposes-punishment and rehabilitation. if juveniles were treated differently for crimes of car theft, armed robbery, and murder, adult gang members would no longer recruit them.
- Opines that juvenile offenders must be offered rehabilitation and placed in programs that offer them positive alternatives to gang membership.
- Opines that the legal system needs to reevaluate methods for dealing with young people who are involved in illegal gang activity, and parents and community members need to be more concerned.
- Explains that rev. herbert martin has a flower and vegetable garden near the robert taylor homes in chicago. he believes he can provide some positive influence in their lives.
- Describes how mary boyd, a concerned mother, has become involved in community activity to take the streets back from gangs.
- Describes how cop-citizens on patrol, a volunteer group, patrols the streets and reports suspicious activity to the police. their presence helps reduce gang activity.
- Opines that juvenile justice reform, programs for rehabilitation, and adult concern and involvement can help remedy the current crisis of gang warfare in our streets.
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Description and Analysis of the Different Types of Gangs in the US
explanatory essay
Historically, gangs began to develop around the time frame of the 1970’s. Irish gangs have been known to be the first initial gang, followed by the Germans, Jewish, and Italians (Pacheco, 2010, p. 10). Gangs are larger in population and tend to be more prevalent in the United States, compared to other countries. In 2008, statistics showed that there were 20,000 active gangs and more than 1 million gang members in the United States (Pacheco, 2010, p. 12). According to Pacheco (2010) there are different types of gangs. Although these gangs are formed for individual purposes, broken up, they can form a multitude of different types of gangs. There are your traditional gangs (Crips, Bloods). Business, profit gangs, which are generated around financial gains. Hate group gangs, which their purpose is to target different ethnic groups, races or homosexuals. Copycat and delinquent social gangs, which seem to be the least relevant. Street gangs, which are prone to target younger individuals, but the actual ages of the gang members vary. Third generation gangs which are known as “terrorist”. Hybrid gangs are new to this generation, they could be considered the “hipster” of gangs. Then there are prison gangs. They are usually small in population and are structured along an individuals ethnicity (Pacheco, 2010, pp. 12-15). Gangs serve a multitude of purposes for their members. The gang becomes their family. They are able to trust them, rely on them, and the gang gives them a sense of self and importance. Gangs have the ability to offer status, refuge, protection, and opportunity of stigma free life within this population (Tower, 2013, p. 82). In the PBS show Interrupter ex-gang members and ex-gang enforcers joined together ...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gangs began to develop around the time frame of the 1970’s. they are larger in population and are more prevalent in the united states.
- Opines that the interrupters provide counseling, conflict mediation, safe havens, mentoring, and alternatives to violence in order to help these kids and individuals.
- Explains that latino gangs are primarily based in chicago and new york but they have affiliations across the united states.
- Explains that fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of birth defects accompanied by the consumption of alcohol during the mother’s pregnancy.
- Explains that there are currently three states (mn, sd, wi) that have specific laws that pertain to prenatal drug and alcohol users.
- Describes james, s. (director). the interrupters [television webisode]. in pbs.
- Cites pacheco, h. r., and tower, c.
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Gangs Essay
opinion essay
Additionally, what kinds of people are in gangs? Well first off, there are Latinos, which make up forty-nine percent of gang members'; African Americans, thirty-four percent; White, ten percent; Asian, six percent; and the other one percent is just the other category (“Facts About Gangs” 109). Also in 1996, according to the National Youth Gang Survey, the members of gangs were fifty percent under eighteen years old and fifty percent were eighteen or older. In that survey during 2006, the number of juveniles dropped to only being thirty-six and a half percent of member, on the other hand, the percentage of adult gang members consisted of sixty-three and a half percent of the gang population . Gang members wear simila...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that there are many reasons why young people join gangs, such as an unstable home or family life, poverty, or the need for protection. washington's anti-gang act focuses on prevention, intervention, and suppression.
- Advises that when dealing with youth that sell drugs, focus on why they are selling (self esteem, money, power, etc.).
- Recommends identifying all youth on probation and parole in your population to neutralize their leadership as gang members.
- Opines that communities and schools should help stop gangs, such as removing graffiti, preventing retaliation, and educating witnesses on the consequences of their criminal actions. vancouver's task force was disbanded in 2002.
- Opines that innocent people can be affected by gangs, even if they don't know someone in one. in honduras in 2004, a bus with 28 passengers was murdered by gun men.
- Explains that gangs are unsafe to everyone in society. they are a group of young people who band together for security and belonging, and are accountable for up to eighty percent of our nation's crimes.
- Explains a california law from 2007 that makes some gang members' parents take classes that teach violence prevention, but the parents have to pay out of their own pocket.
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Class and Culture in Urban American
opinion essay
A gang is a loosely organized group of individual people who join forces for social reasons. Or anti-social reasons depending on how one looks at it. A person may join a gang for numerous reasons. These reasons include the need for “identity, discipline, recognition, love, money, and belonging.” 5 “Today there are approximately 274 Blood and Crip gangs in Los Angeles County alone.” 1 The gangs that are often in the news are usually made up of African-Americans. “African-Americans first formed street gangs in the late 1920s and early 1930s on the east side of Los Angeles near Central and Vernon Avenues. They were also forming in the downtown area of Los Angeles around the same time.” 4
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the bloods and the crips had rather inauspicious beginnings. they had to establish a name for themselves and appear tough or intimidating if they wanted respect.
- Explains that the bloods started after the pirus had a conflict with some gangs of crips.
- Opines that there are many theories on why gang violence is up, such as that the millennium got bangers excited, and that younger, crazier members are willing to resort to violence faster than older members.
- Explains that the fifth random act that happened on this night in july 2000 was another murder. the georgetown "g" that ultimately led to the shooting was thought to stand for gangster.
- Opines that gang violence and crime are on the rise, and asks if there are ways to stop it.
- Opines that violence can erupt anywhere in our nations schools. lack of parental supervision, lack of family involvement in school, and gangs contribute to school violence.
- Suggests that schools should focus more on programs about the evils of drugs and alcohol. the media should stop glorifying every terrible thing that happened.
- Opines that women should avoid joining gangs because they are caught in a socially non-existent place in terms of the dominant culture.
- Explains that certain colors are associated with certain gangs, but not the amount of sports team logos that are used to identify them.
- Analyzes how gang banger hung thanh mai murdered a rookie highway patrolman for no reason. he was caught and received the death penalty in june 2000.
- Explains that new york city's gangs have been migrating eastward, but they've run into a rude welcome.
- Opines that schools and parents need to help more with the problem. the police are doing what they can, but it's time for schools to do their part.
- Cites susan a. phillips' wallbangin: graffiti and gangs in l.a.
- Explains that a gang is loosely organized group of individuals who join forces for social reasons or anti-social reasons.
- Narrates five random acts of gang violence in one night in july 2000. the first was a shooting, and the second was an actual murder.
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History and Types of Gangs
explanatory essay
Gangs originated in the 1800s as secret societies. The word gang came from gonge that meant journey and then changed in the 15th century were gonge referred to a sailor (Gang research). "During Shakespeare’s time gang referred to as outlaw or wild young man” (Gang research). There are four types of gangs. There are secret societies, which controlled the oversea Chinese communities. Then there were gang outlaws in the Midwest, which came about during the gold rush in the 19th century. Ninety thousand men moved to America to look for jobs/money. The ratio of men to women was 20 men to every one woman. Third are the racist gangs emerged after the civil war. Such as the K.K.K. (Klu Klux Klan), these gangs were fueled by racism and started off as a draft riot until racism got involved and made them their own gang. Fights over turf and honor but went out of control when fighting blacks. The fourth is voting gangs, which was invented by the Irish. The Irish started voting gangs to try and be politically dominated. They would beat up opponent voters and destroy voting booths stealing votes. The Irish gangs were the cause of the draft riots in 1863, which was also composed of young men. To make sure they had their votes or wanted to have their favorite candidate win they would make clubhouses and name the clubhouse after that candidate to get the people who wanted that candidate to win to join (Gang research).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gangs originated in the 1800s as secret societies. they were fueled by racism and started off as a draft riot.
- Explains the history of gangs in los angeles from the 1940s to the 2000s.
- Explains that there are teams that focus on getting rid of gangs such as the spokane violent crime gang enforcement team.
- Cites gangs, chicago, research not stereotypes.
- Explains how children join violent gangs, which are similar in ten different countries. gangs take part in anti-social activities like battery, mayhem, sexual assault, larceny, murder, and other criminal activities.
- Explains that stop houston gangs - report gang crime tips & violence – texas gang. n.p., n.d. web. 30 jan.
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Gangs
explanatory essay
Gangs are surrounding the world and they consist of some of the most violent, ignorant, and prejudicial people in existence. Gangs started to emerge their power around the 1800’s; as time went on, the intensity and violence drastically increased. Today, some of the most popular gangs in the world include MS-13, The Bloods, The Crips, Latin Kings, Yakuza, and Barrio 18. In some prisons in America, more than half of the inmates are gang members. Although gangs are still slightly out of control, law enforcement has done an excellent job at figuring out the complex signs of gang activity.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gangs started to emerge their power around the 1800’s; as time went on, the intensity and violence drastically increased.
- Explains that the large outburst of violence began in the 1960's with a gang known as the "cribs".
- Explains that the crips started disturbing neighborhoods in the early 1970's in south central los angeles. the anti-crip alliance then started wearing red which gave them the epithet "the bloods".
- Describes yakuza as one of the world's most dangerous gangs, which began in japan and has a unique culture that is questionably mysterious.
- Explains that the world's most dangerous gang, mara salvatrucha, was formed in the 1970s in los angeles by a group of teens that had immigrated from el salvador due to the civil war.
- Opines that schools need to educate students about the devastation and horror of violence and the outcomes of joining a gang.
- Cites 21st-century yakuza: recent trends in organized crime in japan part 1: japanfocus.
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Gang Violence
analytical essay
In conclusion, gang violence has been a big problem since the 1600’s and still is in modern day life. Even though some ideas of a gang have changed completely since then, there are still some of the same practices and mindsets of the gang members. Nowadays, organizations are acting to prevent people from joining a gang and are helping those who are recovering.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that gang violence has been a problem all over the world for hundreds of years. los angeles is the main area where it has escalated.
- Explains that gangs are self-formed groups of peers that people join to have people who they could rely on and call family since they lack that in their own homes. gang violence can include drug dealing, vandalism, theft, bullying or threatening.
- Explains that in the 1600’s, the mafia was created in sicily; made up of elongated kinship associations (gangs before thrasher). gangs initiated in los angeles in
- Explains that the black panther party and the brown berets formed the cointelpro program to fight against these two groups. after the government eliminated them, bloods and crips started to form.
- Explains that crips were introduced to los angeles in the mid to late 1960’s and in response to the crips, blood gangs formed.
- Explains that gangs became a huge problem with the introduction of drugs to the area in the 1990s, but homicide rates dropped greatly after the l.a. riots.
- Opines that gang-related homicides have a low rate due to the police focusing on the reduction of crime. however, there are still large amounts of l.a.
- Analyzes gus gedatus' book, gangs and violence, which states that los angeles is one of the cities with the most gang activity.
- Evaluates how the website, centers for disease control and prevention, is working to prevent adolescents from joining gangs by publishing a book called changing course: preventing gang membership.
- Explains that crime solutions' program goals are to reduce crime and violence affiliated with south street gangs.
- Concludes that gang violence has been a big problem since the 1600's and still is in modern day life. organizations are acting to prevent people from joining and are helping those recovering.
- Cites centers for disease control and prevention. n.p. 19 nov 2013. web. 10 feb 2014.crimesolutions.gov.
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What Are Gangs and Who Are Their Memebers
analytical essay
What is a gang? What is the difference between a gang and a peer group? How can a gang member be defined? These are three very common and difficult questions to answer within all disciplines. The most common discipline to address gangs, their members, and their activities is criminal justice which includes local, state, and federal law enforcement. The problem arises when these three jurisdictions and many others attempt to agree on one definition of a gang, which has proven to be a daunting task. For the purpose of coming to a general agreement for classifying a group as a gang and an individual as a gang member, while avoiding as many discrepancies as possible, James C. Howell has presented a chapter, Defining Gangs and Gang Members, in his book, Gangs in America’s Communities, that provides a review of the earliest definitions of a gang, common mannerisms, important factors of a gang definition, indications of gang members and components of structure, and finally the discussion of a reasonable, more efficient definition.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how james c. howell has presented a chapter, defining gangs and gang members, in his book, "gangs in america's communities."
- Analyzes the earliest definitions of gangs in large cities such as chicago and los angeles due to the vast amount of immigration.
- Explains the common characteristics of gangs, such as the tendency to define a territory or meeting place as their own and defend it at all means necessary.
- Explains that the early definitions provided groundwork to build upon in the effort of reaching an agreement, and the commonalities of features discovered among gangs gave more insight on what the definition of a group should include.
- Explains that gangs are groups that cause turmoil in society and are prosecuted for their actions. the extent of organization and structure determines a group's identity.
- Explains the different types of gang structure and members that fit within the structure. a vertical or horizontal structure consists of sets or cliques that are affiliated with nations or supergangs.
- Argues that a gang definition should include criminal activity, set space or turf, and organization.
- Opines that the definition of a gang should include all factors that distinguish them from other peer groups.
- Cites spergel, i. a., and morris, m. tonry and n. morris.
- Analyzes thrasher's study of 1,313 gangs in chicago.
- Opines that tita, g. e., riley, k. j. ridgeway, grammich, c. abrahamse, and greenwood, p. w.
- Agrees with the reasonable definition and the factors that should be included in howell's (2012) book.
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What Are Gangs?
analytical essay
Gangs are a group of people who claim territory over others usually in the same neighborhood or surrounding areas. Gangs are usually brought together to create revenue through illegal activities. Most of the time gangs are organized based upon territory, race, illegitimate activity, and ethnicity. The ages of people who join gangs start from the ages of 8 ranging all the way to 22. Typically, you will see gang members wearing specific clothing in order to be unified and recognized as part of the group. For example, if you were a member of a street gang known as the Crips you would expect to be seen wearing mainly blue or purple clothing and/or bandanas. This signifies pride and uniformity; it makes a bold statement that you belong to this group of people. Because gangs are mostly violent and disruptive, the initiations can be brutal. The initiations normally include but are not limited to; fighting, killing, gang rape, and/or other deviant crimes. Gangs are one of the leading factors for violent crimes in neighborhoods.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gangs are a group of people who claim territory over others in the same neighborhood or surrounding areas. they are organized based on territory, race, illegitimate activity, and ethnicity.
- Explains that gangs are depicted as unintelligent individuals who seek after crime and deviance. their "cognitive competence" in creating business ventures and eluding ities makes it difficult to eradicate them.
- Explains that animalistic and territorial views are perceived as irrational and unproductive for the community. many people fear part of their neighborhood because of gang war violence.
- Analyzes how law enforcement in many states has resulted in increased incarcerations for longer periods of time, which created a reaction of many gang members who then decided to organize tighter affiliations within the prisons.
- Argues that the social perception of gang involvement seems to be misunderstood. gang violence isn't a new phenomenon, and will most likely continue through the course of times.
- Explains that six major risk factors contribute to gang involvement: lack of jobs for youth, poverty compounded by social isolation, domestic violence, negative peer networks, early academic failure, and lack of school attachment.
- Explains how gangs emerged in the northeast and midwest of the united states shortly after the immigration. the deviant behavior was fueled by the stress of immigration, poverty, and economic struggle.
- Explains that up to the 1860s immigrants from great britain, germany, and scandinavia arrived in the united states for a new life.
- Explains that gangs emerged from immigrants who came from mexico, fueled by preexisting relationships from their neighborhoods in mexico. african american populations migrated towards the northern and western states from the deep south.
- Explains that the earliest gangs in new york city were not criminal groups. they engaged in violence, but violence was a normal part of their always-contested environment.
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Innocent Children, Violent Gangs
analytical essay
Gangs are responsible for ten to twenty percent of the criminal activity in the United States, which estimates to an approximate thirty to sixty billion dollars of taxpayers' money a year. Gangs are often associated with the use of drugs, including heroine and marijuana. Gangs also are connected to the illegal use of many weapons and as a result, many bloody murders. So, it is...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that many ideas to rid of gangs have been thrown about in the government system, but nothing real concrete has ever been stated.
- Argues that if action were taken immediately and more seriously, gangs might not be as prominent as they are today.
- Opines that if gangs and violence were abolished in the united states, more children would live to see a bright future.
- Cites kennedy, leslie, and stephen baron, routine activities and a subculture of violence, journal of research in crime and delinquency, vol.
- Explains that gangs are a problem in nearly every state and 83 percent of the largest cities in the united states. they offer identity, belonging, protection, money, sex, and status.
- Analyzes krivo, peterson, lo, chun-nui, and lo's work on disadvantaged neighborhoods and urban crime.
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Gang Violence Among Teens
opinion essay
The term gang refers to “a group of people with a discernible structure, a recognized territory, and distinctive beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors” (Pearce and Pettis, 2011). Gang violence is a wide spread phenomena. Gang violence can be found in all fifty states and in most major cities. With gang violence being so common, it is no surprise that this type of violence is not only affecting are youth, but they are also becoming a main cause of this violence (Graulich, 2010). Youth gang violence has grasped the attention of the communities. Members of the community are joining forces to put a stop to this type of violence (O’Brien, Daffern, Chu, and Thomas, 2013). It is important to learn and understand the history
In this essay, the author
- Explains that gang violence is a wide-spread phenomenon that affects youth and communities. it is important to learn and understand the history of the violence so that actions can be taken to stop it.
- Opines that preventing youth gang violence helps the community grow and saves a youth's life.
- Analyzes o’brien, daffern, chu, c. m., & thomas, s. d. youth gang affiliation.
- Opines that ritter, n., simon, t.
- Opines that varano, s. p., huebner, b. m. and bynum, t.
- Explains that gang involvement leads to delinquent behavior in youth and leads them down the wrong path of life.
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Juvenile Delinquent Gangs
explanatory essay
Most of the gang members that have been reported come from the lower social economical class. When these kids are out in the streets they have nothing better to do so they begin go commit delinquent behavior. Since these economically challenged kids have no money to go anywhere they tend to hang round their neighbor hood. These kinds of groups encourage each other to commit criminal activity. Since they feel that if one does it all of them can do it too.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how they were told to stay away from gangsters because they caused problems to the community. gangs are made up of juvenile delinquents looking for trouble.
- Explains that most of the gang members that have been reported come from the lower social economical class. since these economically challenged kids have no money to go anywhere they tend to hang around their neighbor hood.
- Explains that gang members do drugs because they are forced into a substance, and that the environment they live in stresses them out.
- Explains that gangs are known to be violent. they use violence to protect their own members from enemy attacks, jump people in or get them out of the group, and represent where they are from.
- Explains that there are many gangs, but they are not the entire same race. the mixture of ethnicities is manly because they were brought up in the same community and neighborhood.
- Opines that there are many ways of preventing gangs from forming, such as parents paying more attention to what their kids are doing and signing up to after school programs.
- Explains that gangs are formed because of social disorganization, where people are easily lured into substance abuse, deviance, and/or criminal activity. parents should start to talk and involve themselves in their kid's lives at an early age.
- Explains the social disorganization perspective, which follows the substance users to their living era and environment. it examines how a particular environment causes stress, disillusion, and disorders among individuals living in it.
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