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    The Life of Gangsters the 1920s In the 1920s to the 1930s there was an uproar of gang activity. Most of these gangsters made living in the 20’s a hard time. These gangsters made their lifestyle robbing banks organising prison brakes and killing those who stand in their way. The major and most infamous criminal gangsters of this time were John Dillinger‚ Charles “Lucky” Luciano‚ Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. One of the most notorious gangsters of all was John Dillinger. The first act that

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    in Italy. The members of a mafia are usually people of the same race nationality. A gang is a group of members who form together to commit street crimes. These crimes can be murder‚ assault‚ theft‚ etc. They use intimidation to gain control of neighborhoods or territories. They are usually identified by colors‚ tattoos‚ hair styles‚ hand signs‚ or graffiti. It is important to know the difference between gangs and mafia so those in the criminal justice field can distinguish between the two groups

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    Erick Perez English 282 AD Kitamura March 11‚ 2014 Violence San Mateo usually Isn’t a very violent place‚ or so I thought. Two years ago at the St Timothy carnival I was robbed at knifepoint by some punk in a black hoodie. I was walking up to a concession stand to get some cotton candy when I felt a hand on my shoulder and something sharp against my back‚ I tried turning around to see who it was but he quickly pushed me back around and told me to stand still while he searched my pockets for

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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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    Nowadays‚ school violence becomes a serious problem in many countries. Especially in Vietnam‚ there r more and more SV with more serious consequence. Everybody usually thinks that school is a peaceful place‚ but now the risk of dangerous is lucking? Our children. So‚ what should we do to protect our children? First‚ we have to find out the causes of SV. After that‚ we can expose some solutions. In short‚ what I want to talk abs today is cause and solution of SV. Let’s start with some reason why

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    Social Issues in New Zealand: Gangs from a Functionalist Perspective Gangs have been perceived as a predominant and rising social issue in New Zealand since as early as the 1950s. Associations of crime and deviance have been the focus of media and law enforcement throughout this time but the issues associated with gangs do not prevail singularly within the construct of the groups. It is too easy to point the finger to those on the fringes of society and say that they are the cause for social instability

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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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    From these figures‚we can observe that juvenile girls mainly commit some crimes that is not serious‚such as wounding‚robberies‚ blackmailing unlawful assembly and different kind of thefts.There are some main activities that gangs usually do‚such as bullying others‚they will randomly find some target to bully with no reason or a minor reason.A news in last month reported that a group of 3 people in Tin Shui Wai hit a student because he look at them just a few seconds.Besides‚the will hang around in

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    The Gangs In Our Communities By: Adam Taylor What set do you claim? Isn’t that a question we all hear at some point in our school years and maybe sometimes even after. Well I remember being in elementary school and not having to worry about nothing but recess. Those were the days of no worries and no stress. Then came middle school and that’s when things begin to change. Middle school is more about who you hang out with and how you dress. That’s where most of it starts. At the level of middle

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    popular leisure activity among the citizens. This law forced many average men to break laws to obtain alcohol. In addition‚ with a loophole in which medical alcohol was legal‚ many prescriptions for alcohol were written. For almost fourteen years‚ 1920 to 1933‚ the United States outlawed alcohol‚ leading to the only

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