country in which it has taken claim. Children are growing up within communities where gang violence becomes so rife that in the end perceived as the norm. Gangs have been in these children’s environment from day one; therefore‚ imprinted behaviors leave little or no choice of role models. The subculture of gang violence has become a most feared phenomenon in many poverty-stricken communities. The gang violence that is prevalent in these communities affects mostly the adolescents‚ who are supposed
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The film ’gridiron gang’ is based on a true story of a juvenile detention centre‚ the film includes the theme of tragedy and rivalry. This film displays the rivalry by revealing the hate between the two gangs the 88s and 95s. In this film it is shown how some teenagers make mistakes and end up in a detention centre where the officers try their best to fix them. The theme tragedy is represented in this film in many ways An example is when ‘Will Weathers’ loses his best friend during a shooting with
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Youth Gang Prevention EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gang prevention‚ intervention and suppression for youth at risk and gang members are strategies for addressing the recent increases in youth and gang related problems in the city of Norfolk‚ Virginia. State and local policymakers as well as citizens are concerned about public safety and want to avoid a continued increase in gang activity and membership. An effective response to the problems of youth must be built on a thorough understanding of the problem
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Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) is a national program that educates elementary and middle school children how to avoid becoming a gang member. The program is instructed by police officers and is part classroom instruction and other learning activities. “The goal of the GREAT program is to teach youth how to set goals for themselves‚ how to resist peer pressure‚ how to resolve conflicts‚ and how gangs can affect the quality of their lives
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………………………..8 b) Youth Gangs ……………………………………...... 11 c) Gang Breakdown…………………………………… 14 Why do Males Join Gangs……………………………….... 16 a) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs……………………. 17 Personal Interview……………………………………….... 22 Effects of Gangs…………………………………………... 24 Conclusion and Recommendations………………………... 25 References………………………………………………… 26 Introduction The dramatic change and increase in gang activity‚ has left those to wonder‚ why they do it? Gang memberships provide and
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presented the historical facts about the gangs. It was shameful that most of LAPD police judge black people from their color. It is unacceptable logically. Bad and good people are founded in every race. It seems to me that the police was the reason for establishing these gangs. When people are raised by the violence from the police or the army everywhere not only in the US‚ that will lead many impact to their lives. They will turn to violence as an impact of the violence that they had suffered. It was a
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This definition shares some homogeneous attributes with the definition of the Euro gang Network with its reference to durability‚ territorial space or geographical orientation and more significantly a unique youth group identity that fixates on violent and illegal activities. On the other hand‚ albeit any group of young people can be defined as a gang‚ it is their criminal and violent activities that engender fear and as a result‚ it is perceived as problematic in society (HM Government‚ 2010). Equally
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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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Myth: Gang rape is rare. FACT: In 43% of all reported cases‚ more than one assailant was involved. This myth I believed to be true. Not that it was rare overall‚ but that in comparison to one-on-one rapes. The fact that it occurs in almost half of all reported cases is startling. I am interested in finding out more details about this fact. Gang rape is not something that is talked about much with the exception of an occasional news report‚ but those are far and few between. Myth: Most rapes involve
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asked to go to church with Granny Mac and her parents‚ Granny and Papa Turner‚ who lived a few miles away‚ across town. Dee-dee even became a Girl Scout leader at one point for the benefit of my oldest sister Tammy. Did I mention that we were the TL Gang? There was Tammy Lynn‚ Terri Lea and Tina Louise. We stuck together all of the time. I am only 10 ½ months younger than Terri‚ so we were practically twins. We spent a lot of time at Granny and Papa Mac’s house‚ too. Their house was smaller‚ but
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