Gangs are coastally occurring in life they have no discrimination on race or gender causing any one to turn to the path of gang. Many gangs are usually created based on specific race making it easier for people to feel secure when it comes to join them. However as it is stated, “the 18th Street gang was the first Hispanic gang to break the racial membership barrier. Membership was originally open to Latinos. Although most members tend to be of Latino descent, membership has opened to other backgrounds, including Central American, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian, Caucasian, and Native American.” This causes the growth of the 18th street gang to grow and expand larger into the city of Los Angeles.…
In the presentation regarding the “Gang Warfare In Vancouver Streets” I described the reasons and causes behind such kinds of activities that is harmful for the society. Who are those who join gangs?…
There are around 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and as well as prison gangs that have 1.4 million members active in the U.S. Most of the gangs like the Cartel are organized and use violence to control territory and make more of illegal money. This would include robbery, drug and weapons trafficking, fraud, extortion, and prostitution rings. What was reported in 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report, gang are responsible average 48 percent of violent crimes in most…
The Gang of Four began working to gain influence and control of the party post-Mao. They were trying to protect Mao’s ideological beliefs. What was the Gang…
A gang usually functions through high levels of organization and within their specific cultures. The Mafia, for example, was mostly limited to Catholic Italians from Sicily.…
The gangs in their own right are a military they have the numbers and they have a caste system such as colonels, captains, and generals. Gangs as well…
Into days gangs many gang members have renegade and follow no law or structure of the code that was laid down. gangs in the early 1970's we more goal and family orientated and protecting one another trying to limit the violence and were more about the almighty dollar before anything. The gangs that did not join People or Folks in the late 70s basically went through hell on the streets; they were surrounded on all sides by gangs that would team up to destroy them. Since Folk and People nation gangs consisted of mostly the biggest gangs in the city, gangs that were not Folk or People were being crushed by both sides in certain neighborhoods. starting early gang violence has been calming the lives of innocent people in cross fire and territory wars. it's sad to say that this is the way of life that the city of Chicago has learned to adapted to and live the life of barbarian human beings claiming the lives of hundreds of innocent people every year.…
Sheley, Joseph, (1995). Gang Organization, Gang Criminal Activity, and Individual Gang Members ' Criminal Behavior. . Social Science Quarterly. 76 (1), pp.53-68…
Two words may have similar denotations, but over time events and trends change the meaning of these words. Words such as “gang” and “club” have evolved, and since evolving one has arose as a positive word and the other a negative. These changes in connotations develop when an event becomes significant enough to be a part of the media and become ingrained in history. Then from then on these words cannot ever go back to meaning anything different because of a popular following and spreading.…
Initially, the goal of the organization was the protection of claimed neighborhoods. This primary goals have not changed over the years as the group remains very territorial. As the gang has grown, so has their territory. Infringement on these territories by other gangs has brought about spikes in gang violence since the early 90’s. The organization is also concerned with financial gain. This is done through a number or illegal activities that include drug sales, intimidation, robbery, murder and extortion. Drug proceeds are known to be laundered through legitimate means such as real estate purchases, music stores and live musical promotions and…
After investigating adolescents’ gang involvement, I come to recognize that adolescents’ gang involvement has become a major societal concern. Adolescent affiliation with gangs and delinquent behavior numbers has soared as of recently and may continue to due to numerous societal issues. In the article “The Origins of Black Crime,” author, William Cross, agrees when he states, “black delinquency rate steadily increased between 1920 till 1940, with greater crime involvement in the more run-down sections of the black community, where broken black families resided” (Cross, 2003, pg 7). Societal issues that range from poverty, lack of proper education and poor schools, unbalanced family structures, abuse, neglect,…
By doing this gangs are creating resistance identities. The resistance strategies that they are implementing may try to fulfill economic or political needs and may develop a distinctive identity through specific characteristics, symbols and rituals. Understanding the characteristics of gangs is significant in order to truly understand gangs. The depth and complexity of their alienation can only be completely understood by understanding their subculture identity. Understanding gangs means understanding them as social actors. This is critical in being able to create the proper policies and social movements (Hagedorn, 2005). Without a proper understanding of gangs the reduction of violence and inequalities will not be…
Street gangs have been a part of American history for years. According a report from the Immigration Customs Enforcement, MS-13 is the most violent and rapidly spreading gang in the United States. Their major areas of concentration are in 33 states which not limited to: California, Texas, New York, Maryland, and Nebraska to name a few. The origin of the MS-13 can be traced to Los Angeles in the 1980s. Salvadoran families have fled to L.A. to escape from the civil war that was happening in El Salvador. They were already skilled in the use of weapons and combat that came from their environment of war and violence. As a minority group, they were discriminated against within their own society. They banded together for support and protection from…
Street gangs are an amalgam of racism, or urban underclass poverty, of minority youth culture, of fatalism in the face of rampant deprivation, or political insensitivity, and the gross ignorance of inner-city (and inner-town) America on the part of most of us who don’t have to survive there.…
Unlike other societal trauma, such as domestic violence or human trafficking, with gang violence it is a little bit more difficult to distinguish a singular perpetrator. Typically, there is an established hierarchy between victim and perpetrator. Perpetrators assert a sense of superiority over their victims. In regards to gang violence, those engaging in violent acts are almost identical in socioeconomic and cultural factors to their victims. The true difference between victim and perpetrator is matter of choice. Like their victims, perpetrators face poverty, lack of opportunity, and oppression. However, perpetrators choose to accomplish their goals and attempt to regain control over their situation by instilling fear in community members.…