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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Gang Violence 12/02/13 Here in the United States alone has about 1.4 million active gangs and this includes the gangs in the prisons which comprising of more than 33‚000 members. From what I have read the researchers are saying that there is an increase in gang members every year. They are saying 48%of the violent crime is up to 90% in other states. In the suburban areas you are seeing the top gangs with more experience with the violence. The most aggressive gang members are the
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you certify as above. Please include this page in/with your submission. Any electronic responses to this submission will be sent to your ECU email address. Agreement x Date 13/05/14 Growing pains - Guam’s youth violence epidemic Guam is home to a little over 180‚000 people‚ it’s mostly known for its beaches‚ ethnic culture and overall tourist appeal. It U.S.ually
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Violence in Schools Violence in schools is a major problem most schools in the global world are faced with. Violence in schools has become an issue of great concern and has reached an all time high. There is so much going on in schools today‚ which has changed the school educational system and defaced it with increasing violence‚ gun violence‚ bullying‚ crime‚ sexual assault‚ physical assault‚ cultism‚ gang violence and burning down school buildings. There are several factors that are responsible
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Gang Violence in the U.S. What are the most popular reasons for a gang violence? I really dislike the thought of fighting and being cruel to another person‚ it makes me wonder why there’s so much violence by gangs and sometimes within the same gang. To stop worldwide gang violence we should understand why it gets started in the first place. Gang violence doesn’t just affect the actual gangs‚ it affects their family members and the people and places around them‚ if we understand it first‚ we can come
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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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Chen March 20 2014 Gang Violence and Harsh Penalties The presence of gang violence has plagued the United States for many years. Although it is more active in some parts of the country than others‚ gang violence affects every American: either monetarily as a taxpayer or directly as a victim. Regardless‚ it is a concern of every individual; therefore‚ the criminal justice system has been addressing it for years in different ways. The approach of emphasizing harsh punishments has been implemented
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reaching goals) is centered on a high-reaching communications (series of actions to reach a goal) involving meetings with both community groups and gang members. Everyone in the community is (based on knowledge and learning) that gang violence will cause/start (anger) a zero-tolerance approach and that only an end to gang violence will stop new gang-oriented stopping/preventing (actions or feelings) activities. In a perfect world‚ these activities should be combined
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Walt changes his views and begins to respect his neighbors. 3. There are several gangs in the movie. These include Asian or Hmong‚ Mexican and Black gangs 4. Where there are gangs‚ there will also be gang violence. This is displayed though when the gang shoots up Teo’s house 5. Another example of gang violence is when the Hmong gang beats and rapes Su‚ Teo’s sister 6. The last example of gang violence is when the gang shoots and kills Walt. Walt did this to send them to jail so Teo and his Family
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Gang Violence and Drug Involvement in the U.S. "Once found principally in large cities‚ violent street gangs now affect public safety‚ community image‚ and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban‚ suburban‚ and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect society at all levels‚ causing heightened fears for safety‚ violence‚ and economic costs" (In The Spotlight) As the quote above shows‚ gangs and everything that goes with them has spread all over
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