the number of delinquents that go to correctional facilities to serve time for the crimes they have committed. Previously incarcerated youth return to the justice system at alarmingly high rates. Eventually incarceration youth have to come out of the correctional facilities and be re-intergraded back into mainstream society once time has been served. Juvenile delinquents are coming into the juvenile justice system with an array of problems that have caused them to commit delinquent acts
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Community: The Existence of Gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ contemporary gangs‚ also known as youth or delinquent gangs‚ have become a widespread threat to communities throughout the nation‚ in particular within suburban communities. In 2001‚ 35% of suburban counties reported gang activity. Once considered largely as an urban phenomenon‚ gangs have increasingly emerged in smaller communities‚ presenting a challenge that severely damages local resources. As these gang related crimes increase
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Why do Teenagers Join Gangs? Gangs are a group of people who deliberately engage in illegal behavior. Those people are gangsters who are commonly seen as dangerous criminals and social outcasts; but they do not join gangs for no reason. “Adolescents may be interested in joining gangs because of its supportive features. For example‚ gangs can offer a sense of confidence‚ individuality‚ and connection to something greater than oneself” (McNeil‚ Herschberger‚ and Nedela‚ 2013)The senses they lack are
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(Shakur‚ Sanyika). For the past four decades gangs have populated the streets of Los Angeles; growing from 18 to 60 from 1972 to 1978‚ and from 155 to 270 gangs from 1982 to 1996. The bloods and crips in Los Angeles are predominately African Americans; with the exceptions of about four gangs which reside in Long Beach‚ Carson‚ Compton‚ and Inglewood and they consist of Samoan and members from Tongan descent. Gangs aren’t just an urban city problem but gangs have reached out to suburban and rural areas
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Strain Theory: A Theoretical Explanation of Gangs Gangs in America Gangs as a problem Gangs have produced a culture of their own; surprisingly similar to many other groups in mainstream society. Religious‚ political‚ and special interest groups can all be compared to gangs and their ideology. Typically‚ groups are born through a shared idea or goal by similar individuals. Many ideas may be radical or may not follow the “norms” set by mainstream society. Conflicts between groups are
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If the catch and release game of illegal gang members is not gut wrenching enough‚ there is another aspect that stacks on top of this issue. Mexican cartels and elsewhere have been battling over control of the Southern United States border in an effort to expand their drug empires (). This includes‚ funneling drugs into America through the immigration loop holes to their stateside counter parts for distribution. The Texas Department of Public Safety correlates a multinational relationship between
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Association Positive Action Program‚ have had effects of childhood traumatic maltreatment and how it impacts delinquent behaviors. The data collection is from SoQuic assessment tool. It will be completed at Northern Ohio Recovery Association facility. The outcome of this proposal will suggest that the youth entering the agency had some form of childhood traumatic maltreatment that caused delinquent behaviors. The number of participants will be according to the Facilitator Administration decision during
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‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a warmth of belonging. She does this more specifically for the Greaser gang and to a lesser extent through the Socs gangs. This
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Alex Edu HUM 106 October 16‚ 2013 Gang Leader for a Day Essay The city of Chicago used to be one of the largest city containing high-rise public housings in the nation. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) owned 43‚000 units with a population in the hundreds thousands of residents. The second wave of project housing was an attempt to construct newer and safer Urbanist-style housing projects “because Chicago can also destroy”. Chicago Housing authority reports.Since the mid-1990sthe city of Chicago
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TERM PAPER: WHY DO FEMALES JOIN GANGS (US) INTRODUCTION There is no apparent definition for the word “gang” but according to the oxford dictionary the term “gang” is referred to as ‘a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely‚ often exclusively‚ for certain social reasons‚ especially such groups engage themselves in delinquent or felonious behaviors’. Most at times when we think of gang members we think boys. Right? Do we ever think of girls/females
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