5/5/13 Youth Gangs in Maryland: Can something be done? In the life that we live we are surrounded by a lot of violence. Whether it’s with other people‚ groups of people or even sometimes domestic violence is all around us. Throughout the years the emergence of gangs in Maryland has been a major source of violence. And to make matters worse the youth are starting to join these gangs at very young ages. But there is something that can be done to stop the spread of even more gang related issues
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Gangs are a major deterrence of minorities having a meaningful and successful life. Various reasons cause the nation’s youth to fall into the death trap of a gang. Parents‚ environment‚ upbringing and education are some of the biggest things that play an important role in keeping minorities out of a gang life. The movie "Colors" shows some of the conflicts minorities of different races face when being a member of a gang. Death‚ prison‚ money‚ sex and even bonding are but a few of the things a gang
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Gang Violence in American Schools Did you ever have to move because your kids were bullied at school? Is the community you are living in is unsafe with gang violence and you were afraid your kids will grow up to be a notorious gangster? You believe the ideal place to raise a family is in a higher income suburban area where the school system is better and your kids will be free from violence. You might want to think again. In fact‚ youth “gangs‚ now more violent than ever‚ are spreading
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gangbangers: Those who were dead and those who were going to die. Joining a gang doesn’t make sense to Jimmy..." This book starts out describing the characters in detail‚ explaining the family that consists of Tito‚ Mina‚ and Jimmy‚ in which Jimmy is the older brother of these two. The story basically comes right out of the gate with Jimmy getting killed in a drive by‚ but no one knows why. Some think he might’ve been affiliated with a gang‚ some think he might’ve owed money but no one knows for sure. My first
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school children are increasingly involved in gangs. Gangsters are a threat to society and you can be considered a gangster if you are involved in any of these activities such as extort money from others‚ receive payment for threatening others or to beat someone up‚ ransom people for money‚ be a part of organised crime‚ force anyone to join a gang and its illegal activities‚ attend a gang’s swearing-in ceremony and engage in ‘tabletalk’ or a fight with other gang members. We‚ as a part of the society must
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Gangs have been around since the 1900s. They haven’t decreased or increased they just steadily hold the title of the "bane of our existence." Street gangs are the primary distributors of illegal drugs.Street gang members convert powdered cocaine into crack cocaine and produce large amounts of marijuana. Located throughout the country‚ street gangs vary in size‚ composition‚ and structure. Large‚ nationally affiliated street gangs pose the greatest threat because they
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Gang is: A group of people‚ youngsters or adolescent who associate closely‚ often exclusively‚ for social reasons‚ esp. such as a group engaging in delinquent behavior. It is said that there are about 750‚000 different gangs in the United States‚ ranging from cultural meaning people from the same culture like the “The Latin Kings” consisting of Hispanic members to the “ Zoe pound” which include only Haitians or the well know the “mafia” which consist of the Italians. Other gangs are just diverse
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Gang Violence in Schools 2 I cannot imagine any of my children coming home from school and informing me that while at school there was a gang “beat out”. Gang violence in school is a nationwide problem and unfortunately it has become very common throughout our country. In my paper I will extensively discuss the problems with gang violence in schools along with the massive amounts of debilitating affects they can have. I will also discuss what can surely curb and resolve such problems
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Gang association is ancient as evolution itself. Gang violence is defined as a means on illegal actions of violence obligated by a collection of people who frequently are involved in unlawful action against the innocent. Still‚ gang association in today’s civilization have taken the world hostage due to fear and its association to criminal organizations and also the destructive implication that goes with it. The group or association typically has a name to coincide with the arrangement of leaders
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such as the creation and development of gangs. A direct relation between poverty and gangs is evident since
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