or Iraq my mind instantly thinks of violence. It seems that most of the news that I hear regarding the Middle East leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and violence around them. It is amazing that in
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Youth Violence and Gang Membership in America CJ490-02 Research Methods in Criminal Justice Kaplan University Submitted to Chris Lim‚ Professor October 2‚ 2012 Abstract Youth violence and its continuing growth as an epidemic seems to greatly impact and influence the increasing numbers of gang membership in cities and states. Without proper suppression of this epidemic‚ at risk youth are at greater risk of committing violent crimes and beginning affiliations with gangs or becoming active
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GANG LEADER FOR A DAY The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world’s attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrance into the gang‚ what he learned‚ and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment. When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago’s most notorious housing projects‚ he was looking
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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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stalked the streets like warlords‚ their dogs always by their side‚ their gang of sycophants never far away. The rest of the gang had split up and were begging for money or cigarettes. Alone‚ they were invisible or abused; together‚ with the dogs as their messengers and the Brothers as their
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There are many reasons that gangs form themselves from the readings and the research that I have done I have drawn my own conclusion as to why the individuals involved decide to form an alliance together. Most of these kids come from broken homes‚ and sometimes they do not even have a home; due to dysfunctional contact that are prevalent in most of today’s children and teenage relationships. When a disruption transpires or comes about in these kids lives they are completely perplexed as to how to
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Aria Trejo Mr. Royal AP Literature P6 2 August 2013 Violence The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison displays numerous amounts of description using figurative language and patterns of creative writing. The fight scene‚ for example‚ uses an expressive usage of imagery along with an abundance of simile. The excerpt itself relies on the emotions and first person telling of the story. Within this emotion‚ internal conflict and character realizations are found both in the reader and main character. The
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Adolescent’s Gang Involvement After investigating adolescents’ gang involvement‚ I come to recognize that adolescents’ gang involvement has become a major societal concern. Adolescent affiliation with gangs and delinquent behavior numbers has soared as of recently and may continue to due to numerous societal issues. In the article “The Origins of Black Crime‚” author‚ William Cross‚ agrees when he states‚ “black delinquency rate steadily increased between 1920 till 1940‚ with greater crime involvement
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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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History of biker gangs Biker gangs are defined as a group of motorcycle riders who share a common identity and mythology. Although not all motorcycle gangs engage in illegal activities‚ these groups have gotten a bad rap in the latter half of the last century. Historically‚ the term ’biker gang’ also included chopper and motorcycle hobbyists who like to travel in packs and tourists that enjoy the freedom of exploring the highways on two wheels. Nowadays the most common understanding of the
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