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    Why People Join Gangs

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    Gangs are very problematic in every society. Gangs are a group of people who believe in the same cause. However‚ every gang has their own different cause. For example‚ majority of gangs wants to make money while others a based upon race. In order for gangs to make money they have to use intimidation‚ violence‚ extortion‚ kidnapping‚ sell drugs and many more illegal activities. Every gang wants to make money. However‚ in order to make money you have to own a territory‚ where you can do these illegal

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    Prison Tattoos Notes

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    Maintenance of Prison tattoos – have mission statement and list of behavioral protocols‚ rarely have formal protocols regarding tattooing. Most facilities prohibit tattooing. Realities of tattoo prohibition – De facto pervasive tattooing prohibition. Doesn’t detail punishments for tattoos. It’s considered a minor infraction. Formal protocols are minor but in practice‚ the punishments are far more severe. This is due to gang correlation with tattoos. Parole board is entrusted with responsibility

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    Prison Radicalization Essay

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    Introduction Prison radicalization is not new to the penal system. The prison environment is an ideal and convenient place for radical religious beliefs and extremist ideas. Yet over the years‚ prison radicalization has evolved into what seems to be an uncontrollable epidemic among a specific group of inmates. Prison radicalization threatens the mechanism society uses to contain its worse of the worse and has the potential to spread beyond prison walls. Radical views and extremists beliefs have

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    The issue of gang violence on the youth and communities in St. Kitts has been compounded over the last decade and have drastically increased over the years. As a direct result of the rise in gang violence‚ St. Kitts has been negatively impacted economically‚ socially and politically. Gangs thrive in an environment in which illegal and deviant behaviors are learned and improved upon‚ and methods for avoiding detection are taught. Gangs create a natural anti-social and defiant mannerism amongst its

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    The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its

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    A Summary Of Prison Life August 01‚ 2010 When most of us think of prison life‚ we think of nothing but sitting in a cell‚ staring at blank walls‚ wishing that one could get out of the “joint”. But‚ what we don’t realize is everything that goes on behind the scenes. I believe society is negligent to realize that some of the inmates may fear for their lives or may be ready for a fight at anytime. There are many that may fear being sexually assaulted or even raped. When it comes to privileges

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    Prison violence (Inmate Rape) We all know that our prisons are the final point for the socially rejected criminals and violent transgressors. We know that our prisons are so overcrowded that the Supreme Court of California issued a court order to reduce the number of inmates. We know that since there are more inmates in prison the chance of getting rehabilitated are very slim to none. And we also know that the ratio of supervision of guard to inmate is extremely high. But do we know what goes

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    All through history‚ gangs have been in existence. These gangs or youth groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as bad kids‚ trouble makers‚ rowdies and many other mischievous names. Some of the earliest records of gangs date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Europe. Some

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    Security Threats in Prison Kaylee Robertson Kaplan University Security Threats in Prison As I am sure you are aware‚ there are security threats in prisons‚ just like there are anywhere else. The biggest threat in prisons right now are the presence of several gangs. The majority of these gangs are one race & are extremely violent. Several of these gangs target young kids in high school‚ middle school‚ and even elementary school. The first major gang whose presence in prisons is a high security

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    There are many flaws within the United States prison system‚ as there are with everything. Not only are the prisons decrepit and deteriorating but there are far worse issues behind those barred gates. Overcrowding in detention centers and gang violence threaten to unhinge the fragile system and the threat is increasing with each passing day. However‚ not all of the problems are prisoner related as the issue of guard violence is being brought to light. Failure to address these problems could have

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