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    young people to join gangs and even commit crimes. One of the most persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs is because of money.  Due to the fact that a lot of kids do not have lots of money‚ they see the gangs as a way to get fast cash.  The see the gang members with the nice cars and expensive clothes and they are enticed.  As a result‚ they join. The other persuaive factor is for protection.   A lot of kids especially in the inner cities join gangs because they figure it

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    existence of female gang members and their population increasing as days goes by. Female gangs are said to be more dangerous than their male counterparts‚ this is because they act so innocent and strike when you least expect them to do. There are various ways in which a person gets to be recruited in the gang. These include; the need to be associated with friends or even family members who are already gang-involved‚ and cultural pride identification. In most common female gangs that are upcoming rules

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    Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was

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    The differences between a club and a gang‚ are quite distinct‚ but it is the connotational differences between these two words which distinguishes one from the other. The New Lexicon Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language defines a club as; "...an association of people with some common interest who meet periodically..." It defines a gang as "...a number of men or boys banding together‚ esp. lawlessly..." This definition is traditionally slanted toward applying to male youth‚ and stereotypical

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    to something new like the Norteno Chicano gang music might grab your attention. The Norteno Chicano gang music’s categories as “underground music”‚ because not any single radio station plays it how other genres get played. The Norteno gang music is a new world to a lot of people and gets played in narrow places that not many people know about. If you’re a Norteno gang music lover or not it would be good to have an open mind to learn about the Norteno gang rap; therefore‚ you should go out to the city

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    Retrieved from http://www.pidp.eastwestcenter.org Paco‚ K Limtiaco‚ S. (2006‚ October 5) Guam Judge Upholds Controversial Election Results. Pacific Daily News. Retrieved from http://www.guampdn.com Harkins‚ G Conerly‚ M. (2013‚ December 3) Police: Gangs pose no real threat on Guam. Guampdn.com. Retrieved from http://www.guampdn.com

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    Crime Prevention Coalition of America Jeremy Lashley CRJ 305 Crime Prevention Instructor: Dawn Brown 10 December 2012 Crime Prevention Coalition of America Crime Prevention Coalition of America is the crime prevention program that this paper will cover. During this paper I will attempt to discuss what Crime Prevention Coalition of America is and what their philosophy is. It will also show the element or elements of the crime triangle that the Crime Prevention Coalition of America program

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    distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production and distribution are often controlled by drug cartels‚ organized crime‚ and gangs. Drugs are not only an issue for law enforcement officials; drug use affects families and communities as a whole. Drug addictions cause people to do things that they normally would not do such as stealing and even murder. The use of illegal drugs

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    Intersectionality: Gender‚ Race‚ and Gangs Introduction In much of social science research‚ gender‚ race‚ class‚ and other dimensions of identity are treated as discrete variables‚ to be studied and measured separately. In recent years‚ however‚ feminist sociological theorists have argued that race‚ gender‚ class‚ and other axes of identity must be treated as overlapping and intersecting forms of oppression. Kimberlé Crenshaw‚ (1989) was among the first to articulate this theory‚ and coined

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    cousin‚ student is killed by gang related activities and gun violence. James C. Howell and John P. Moore of “ History Of Street Gangs in the United States says that “ Street gangs has been around ever since the emergence on the East Coast around 1783 ‚ as the American Revolution ended “ . But over the past years gangs have changed their reputation and what they’re really are. Back then 20 years ago gangs were actually a form of civil disobedience and political resistance. Gangs such as the Businessmen

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