Dangerous Gang a. Symbolic Culture/ pg. 41: a group’s way of thinking (including its beliefs‚ values‚ and other assumptions about the world) and doing (its common patterns of behvior‚ including language and other forms of interaction); also called nonmaterial culture Graffiti plays a huge role in gang violence. Graffiti can mark one’s territory in order to tell the other gang’s that they do not belong there. On the other hand‚ it can also be used as a very deadly weapon. Other gangs can barge into
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Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG’s) inhabit an active presence in all states and territories in Australia. Some members of these gangs are responsible for serious organised crime and yet the total gang and membership numbers of Australian OMCGs is rising. According the Australian Crime Commission1. (ACC)‚ Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs are among the most detectable components of Australia’s criminal landscapes and because unlike other criminal organisations who try and keep themselves anonymous‚ OMCGs on
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primary reason on why the youth join gangs? This is the question many people are asking themselves. There are many reasons why the youth decide to be part of gangs. This can range from no involvement in positive activities after school‚ friends or family who are delinquents or simply because they come from low income communities. I believe the majority of youth involved in gangs are from lower socioeconomic classes‚ and also the main issue when talking about youth gangs. To proof my theory I will be talking
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Urban Planning: Gangs in Los Angeles Yvonne Perry Everest Online Urban Planning: Gangs in Los Angeles For this assignment I spoke with my daughter’s friend who is a gang member in LA to get a little insight into how one becomes drawn to life in a gang. I felt that I could not plan anything for urban Los Angeles without knowing how a young man or women gets involved in gangs. The following is the interview that was conducted on 5/16/2013 between Juan Martinez known on the streets as Lil Hatchet
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local library‚ I notice a group of young people dressed with bandannas and dark clothing. I later understood this group to be a gang‚ which sparked the curiosity for the research of this paper. Gangs in the United States are a problem‚ although there has been a decrease in certain areas. This paper will outline the social and psychological problems of youth and prison gangs. The study will speak to the current issues and present suggestions for the future.
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or slowed the growth of street gangs. As others have said‚ if you grow up in a poor area of town the amount of money you can make from selling drugs or being a part of that gang is attractive. The real question is whether the government wants to pump more money into the problem now in hopes of fixing it or continue feeding it into the prison system to keep people that are convicted behind bars. An aggressive increase in the amount of officers assigned to anti-gang and drug units is a start. Those
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Street gangs have been a part of society for centuries so it’s inevitable that gangs would also be present inside jails and prisons. Gangs date back as far as biblical times and consist of a group of individuals that have similar ideas and are working toward a certain outcome. Individuals in gangs inside and outside of jails have caused many social problems that range from drug dealing and using‚ gambling‚ murders‚ and human trafficking. Gangs work and are established like society in general. There
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Kathleen Buddle An Aboriginal Youth Gang Narconomy Kathleen Buddle | University of Manitoba Abstract: Native gangs in Winnipeg may function as one of the few avenues for entrepreneurship‚ authority‚ and for the production of non-hegemonic gender identities available to groups barred by race and class from other forms of capitalism or political and cultural power. Native gang narconomies‚ however‚ are entangled with the destabilizing effects of state-legitimated political economies. Attending to
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Ethnic & Racist Gangs in American Society Gangs in America are incredibly widespread and continue to grow in size. Gangs are also known as Security Threat Groups (STG’s) in the correctional world. Both the outside world and prisons are affected by gangs daily. The threat of prison gangs seems to keep growing and shows no signs of coming to a halt. There are multiple types of gangs which include White‚ Black‚ Asian‚ and Hispanic. Many things can be done to stop Security Threat Groups and their
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Gangs in Prison CJ130: Introduction to Corrections Kaplan University 06/16/13 Gangs in Prison Gangs have always been problematic in prisons and in my opinion‚ will continue to be. Gang activity filters down from generation to generation and there is not a real easy or even possible way of stopping it. They are their own families in some cases; they have become a family to those who do not otherwise have a family. Those members will not betray their gang brothers or sisters. There are some
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