Running head: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A FEMALE GANG Week 7: The Psychology of a Female Gang Latoya J. Valentine Everest University CCJ 4656-1 Gang Activity and Drug Operations – 1 Professor Brad Anders 11/25/12 Instructional Activity As research and understanding of female gangs is imperfect or lacking‚ the criminal justice system would benefit by developing new methods for dealing with the increasing number of female gangs. To be effective‚ law enforcement officials should first acknowledge
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GangsEffects of Gangs By Paul Bright‚ eHow Contributor X Paul Bright Paul Bright has been writing online since 2006‚ specializing in topics related to military employment and mental health. He is also a federal employee in northern California. Bright holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of North Carolina-Pembroke and is pursuing a Master of Arts in psychology-marriage and family therapy from Brandman University. View my portfolio SharePrint this article Gangs are a
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The temptation and influence of gang activity is as prominent in females as it is in males. Before exploring the topic of gang delinquency one must first understand what a gang is. Most often‚ definitions of gang membership or affiliation mirror the organization rather than empirical realities of gang membership through self-selection (Huff‚ 1990). At the state level a gang consists of three or more people that share a common and identifying sign‚ symbol‚ or name. Whether individually or collectively
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Youth gangs in Canada is becoming more and more of issue. Adolescents across Canada resort to joining youth gangs for many different reasons. A youth gang is a group of young adolescents who use intimidation and violence to gain prestige among other gangs and control certain areas of unlawful activities. For all the reasons an adolescent would join a youth gang‚ police and the Government have come up with programs to prevent youth from joining and to get them to leave the gangs. With programs involving
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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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Youth Gangs Narrow Topic: The Prevention of Gangs in Los Angeles Thesis Statement: The Mass Media Influences on Youth Joing Gangs I.Introduction A.Is our youth and teens being influenced by the mass media to join gangs? B.Is the media becoming more violent? C.What options do youth and teens have to prevent joing gangs? II. Body A. Behavior 1.The mass media portrays gang member behavior. 2. Language and dress code are taught to kids at a young age. B. Effects 1. Execution of gang members
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in estimating that in 2009‚ “there are approximately one million gang members [in the United States]. (“Gangs Timeline.” n.p.). A million is way too high of a number‚ and since researchers made that estimate‚ the number of Americans in gangs has surely grown. The United States is caught in a downward spiral heading towards gangs having complete control of not only the inner cities‚ but the expansion of gangs makes the threat of gang violence in American suburbia a likely part of the future if something
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In order to reduce gang violence I would implement community crime prevention programs or strategies targeting changes in community infrastructure‚ culture‚ and the physical environment. Furthermore‚ gang violence will be reduced by executing a diversity of approaches including neighborhood watch‚ community policing‚ urban or physical design‚ and comprehensive or multi-disciplinary efforts. These strategies may seek to engage residents‚ community and faith-based organizations‚ and local government
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Associate Level Material Appendix E Gang Development and Control Tables Gang Development Below are descriptions of gang development theories. Copy and paste the correct description into the table below next to the appropriate theory. There are five descriptions and four theories. One description is not valid. Gang members are violent and rarely show remorse or feelings regarding their violent and criminal actions. Members may join a gang because it provides them a release for their
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Gang violence affects about 60 percent of most households. Gang violence have affected many lives over the years. In the cities of Chicago‚ violence is emerging a lot as the years go on. Gangs in the city of Chicago first started about the 1970’s‚ with 970 murders in one year. Gang violence occurred within and across racial and ethnic lines throughout Chicago. In the late 1960’s powerful black and Puerto Rican gangs joined forces with political groups. According to a report by the office of juvenile
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