a.) Social Environment/ pg. 62: The entire human environment, including interaction with others. In this documentary “The World’s Most Dangerous Gang”, everyone in the town is a part of MS-13 and since everyone is basically a part of this gang I consider it to be a social environment. MS-13 is basically running the town dangerously and they connect with others to get more people in the group which is frightening. They try to even involve little kids so they can grow up learning and being in MS-13. Their even so serious about this group that every member has an MS tattooed somewhere on their body. They live and die for their gang and even have a hand signal that represent them. They are very serious about one another and if someone leaves the …show more content…
96: Large number of people who have similar amounts of income and education and who work at jobs that are roughly comparable in prestige. MS actually makes decent money by the citizens, killings they do, and drug dealing. They also make a living by trading weapons with other gangs or even terrorist groups. MS is also sadly involved with prostitution. They even have frequent members hired to be killers and kill for them, that’s also how some of the members make their money. I would say as a group they are more than financially stable. Their motto is “rape, control, kill” which all three is what they do. They trap women when they see them, rape them or put them in their prostitution business, mind control the members of the gang, and kill anyone anywhere, anytime they want. Recently sex trafficking has been a huge part of their income. There are 1,500-3,000 that are just local members in the city of Los Angeles. One pimp even set up a prostitute shop in his own mothers house, and was a part of MS. The members of MS don’t even just run the business of prostitution they also take part in it. They get any girl they want, from schools, parties, or wherever they pick them up. They also make business with one another. They fill the girls up with marijuana and alcohol before selling them so that they don’t make a budge. The youngest victim MS took for business in prostitution the FBI discovered was twelve years old. They make most of their money by sex …show more content…
MS isn’t like most people who are Catholic, Christian, Presbyterian, or other. They don’t really have a serious religion but what they are not is racist. Their belief is actually to show respect toward Latino/Latinas. For what they do and the crimes they commit aren’t very religious. I have even read that MS has even written as what they call their own “bible”. Their “bible” has rules and regulations. Their rules and regulations consist that they nobody can leave MS, unless they have a baby they can be set free to start a life. But to be set free like that there are still rules that come with it. They are very strict with everything so making their own “bible” is not surprising. Other than praying and going to church their not into. They’re not much into God things, which is obvious. They don’t do any worship at all, other than the riots they cause and the different innocent people they kill. But like I said before they favor the Latinos and protect them. They have much respect for them because of who they are, what they look like, and where they came from. It surprising though that they protect them because usually they just protect themselves. But other than their beliefs, they are so dangerous that the government even put out and advertisement to stop them. Instead of religious beliefs they belief in their own rules and their killings. They
The social setting is “the place where the action unfolds and...where you interact with others” (Henslin, 112). The gang works in groups which they call ‘cliques’. They claim territories which could be neighborhoods, alleyways, or parks. The clique that runs that area will defend it at all cost. Even if that means risking their own life. The second part of the definition is about appearance. The way you look communicates to anyone around you. During the documentary “The World’s Most Dangerous Gang” every member looked intimidating because of his looks. They wear baggie shirts and pants that hang down past their waist line. In a lot of scenes the man didn’t even have shirts on. When they won’t wear shirts you could see a whole other layer of clothing. These man who follow MS 13 are covered with tattoos. These tattoos tell a story about that person. A member of MS 13 was showing Lisa Ling (the reporter in the documentary) his tattoos. This man had a tattoo on his stomach that represented that he had been to jail. Some man had the letters MS tattooed on his eye lids. Some were completely covered in tattoos. But everyone that was shown in the documentary had a tattoo somewhere on their body. The final part of this definition is manner which encompasses the attitude in how you play your rule. Manner can transmit the emotions you are portraying to
The MS13 is a perfect example of a counterculture. They are a world within themselves. The gang is very organized and structured; there is hierarchy with the gang. There is a significant amount of money flow within the gang. A few ways the gang obtains money is by drug dealing, illegal weapons, vendors pay the gang to work in their territories and for their protection, and drug dealers also pay the gang to earn the right to sell drugs in their territories. There are laws and rules that a gang member must abide by. One very strict rule for a gang member is silence. If a gang member becomes informant and it is found out that they are, it will more than likely result in death for the informant. The breaking of laws and rules are punishable, even by death. They have a law system and law enforcement of their own. Check courting is a punishment served by the gang to gang members who break the laws of the gang. There are initiations one must endure to become a member of the gang. Jumping in is one of the initiations, a brutal thirteen second beating by multiple people at the same time. (World’s Most Dangerous Gang) There is a communication system within the gang. They use stacking to communicate, tattoos, graffiti, and an overall dialect that is unique to the gang. This counterculture exists internationally inside and outside of prison walls. Within the gang there are individual cliques, but when threatened they will come together and fight alongside one another. It is instilled in a gang member to kill to maintain territory and to acquire new territories. T...
Franco, C., (2007, May). The MS-13 and 18th street gangs:Emerging transnational gang threats, Retrieved from http://opencrs.com/document/RL34233/2007-11-02/download/1006/.
People join MS -13 or any other gang for a many reasons; they need money because in many places there are no jobs for the younger generation and they know that gangs make quite a bit of money so they join, in some c...
Our team presentation focused on three Latino gangs, MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha), the Mexican Mafia and the Los Surenos gang. My part of the presentation was to provide information on the type of crime these three gangs are known to commit. The crimes committed by the MS-13 gang are varied, violent, and take place all over the country. The FBI even put together a task force called the MS-13 National Gang Task Force in December of 2004 to try to put a stop to this gang’s activities. (www.fbi.gov). Los Surenos or Sur-13, originally based in Los Angeles, has also branched out from turf wars with rival gangs to “for profit”, violent crimes across the country. The Mexican Mafia has a similar story to tell as well in regards to gang crimes, which again range from respect crimes, and retaliatory violence to crimes for profit.
Street gangs have been a part of the American culture for centuries. As a young child growing up in the 80’s on the North Side of Fort Worth, Texas I saw my fair share of gang activity and the violence associated with it. Little was I aware of a notorious and deadly gang that was transforming known as Mara Salvatrucha, also referred to as MS-13. What began as a street gang, MS-13 now has activity in much of the United States and according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is, “one of the most violent and rapidly growing transnational street gangs.” The people of America need to realize the great danger MS-13 possess.
These include “robbery, murder, vandalism, home invasions, drug distribution, and carjacking’s” (MS-13 Threat). MS-13 has one main rival, the Barrio 18, and at least one very dangerous ally, the Mexican Cartel known as the Zetas (MS-13). In my opinion, I would say that MS-13 is finically driven. They try to recruit members by showing off the gang member lifestyle, so, to me, if they were all broke and looked like bums, the attraction would fall, and without members, the gang would die out. This is obviously not the case, as MS-13 can be found all over the United States. From the list of crimes I have just stated, one could assume that the MS-13 are violent, and that assumption is correct. Wherever the gang is found, the murder rates spike (MS-13). However, we see crimes like graffiti as well. This is actually the way MS-13 came into my radar, as I saw “MS-13” spray-painted onto an old
According to the Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.), a gang is defined as, “a group of criminals that work together.” Gangs are a powerful force that is a constant threat against society. As of 2011, the National Gang Center (n.d.) estimates there to be 782,500 gang members in the United States alone. Mara Salvatrucha 13, also known as MS-13, is one of the biggest and most threatening gangs. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) (n.d.) believes Mara Salvatrucha 13 to have an estimated 10,000 members in the United States and several thousand other members in Central America. Joining a gang is justified by the need for protection, money, and promoting a self image. Joining an established gang, such as Mara Salvatrucha 13, results in a lifestyle change including a harmful induction, following a strict code, carrying out assignments, and a lifetime of loyalty.
Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is a well-known transnational criminal organization (TCO) originating from El Salvador. They are specifically targeted for its involvement in transnational criminal activities including drug trafficking, kidnapping, human trafficking, sex trafficking, and many more. It is certain that there are more transnational gangs other than MS-13, but the reality of these gangs impact society, and their neighborhoods, more than one can imagine. There are underlying realities “that make it difficult to generalize [the gangs].” The one of many underlying realities is that each neighborhood level gang group of transnational gangs, particularly MS-13, has a “great deal of autonomy in the relationship it maintains with other organizations.” The second reality factor is that gangs, especially MS-13 in El Salvador are in a state of turmoil. The third reality factor is that the gangs in Central America differ from each other in significant ways. Although most gangs are involved in human smuggling and drug retail, MS-13 has a solidified relationship with “transportista networks and are reaching out to Mexican TCOs.” These realities can be analyzed with Taussig’s notions and theoretical framework of space of death.
Let's say you're by yourself on the subway in New York City. You get on and it's not that crowded, there's a bunch of open seats. As you look around, you notice that the car is filled with mainly high school aged kids, mostly boys. On one side there is a spot next to a bunch of African Americans, on the other side it's a posse of Asians. Okay, so where are you going to sit? Next to the Asian's I bet. What if it was Latino's instead of Blacks, chances are you would still say you'd go towards the Asian's and shy away from the more typical gang looking kids. When most people think of gangs, they don't really think Asian, it's a Black or Hispanic thing right? Well, Asian gangs have been becoming more and more prevalent. Especially among our nation's largest cities. The majority of them are in China Town, in San Francisco. New York's Asian population is continuously growing though, and with that comes the urban gangs. Where do they originate, and just how pervasive are they in our society? It's a new area of study that seemed more interesting to me than the usual American gangs.
The story, Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh, is a ethnographic study of a Black King Gang in the Robert Taylor community. Venkatesh accidentally stumbles upon the gang lead by J.T. and decided to study them. Throughout his journey he learns from the violence and illegal activity he witnesses that “in the projects it’s more important that you take care of the problem first. Then you worry about how you took care of it”’ (Venkatesh. 2008:164). He witnesses beatings, selling of illegal drugs, and exploitation of residents; but he also gained a lot of knowledge about the community. He works with J.T. and Ms. Bailey, the community leader, closely through his study. J.T. has taken a sociology class and he allows Venkatesh to shadow the gang
Gangs of New York is a war-packed film directed by Martin Scorsese that takes place in New York during the Civil War. This 2002 film is about a young Irish immigrant, named Amsterdam, who returns to the Five Points to get revenge on William Cutting, a powerful gang leader who murdered his father. One scene that really sticks out within the film occurs during the draft riots that took place in New York. Although this particular scene is historically accurate, there are some parts of the scene itself that seem to have a bigger impact overall. The parts that create this impact show how important this dark period was and how violently this event played out in the real world.
This paper will cover issues that young minorities encounter in the movies; Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008), Gran Torino (2008), A Better Life (2011). Movies will be summarize, and compare and contrast youths experienced. Criminological theories shall be utilized to further elaborate issues. Finally steps and theories will be utilized towards solving issues, also possible methods to correct the issues will be addressed in the end.
Gangs originated in the mid 1800’s in the cardinal direction using it as a method to defend themselves against outsiders.The idea of gangs became populous, powerful, and a broad influence. But like all powers, they tend to corrupt and recognizes violence as a way of getting what they want faster than other methods.They turn violence into fun, profit, and control.Creating a situation that affects youth in today’s society.
Gangs have become a harsh reality in today's society. But despite what one might think, gangs illustrate many communication theories. This is done through the power gangs possesses, "gang warfare", and the trust between gang members.