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    Gangs in Central America

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    Gang activity has transcended the borders of Central America‚ Mexico and North America. Especially in Central America and Mexico‚ gang activity poses a threat to national security. A multi-national plan to attack the growing gang network is needed. In this research project I plan to: (1) Analyze roots causes‚ (2) Examine the transnational and regional nature of gangs in Central America and Mexico and (3) Evaluate policies and programs aimed to decrease gang activity in Central America‚ Mexico and

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    Gang Essay Gangs are groups of usually three or more people that have a common cause or characteristic and identify themselves as a member of their particular gang. A gang may have a certain way of dressing or putting their hair up so that they can be easily identified. Other things that gangs may use to identify themselves are jewelry- rings have a double purpose‚ they act like brass knuckles and look cool‚ tattoos with the gang’s symbol or motto‚ and hand signs. As mentioned before‚ gangs will

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    Short History of Gangs

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    Since the beginning of time‚ youth groups or gangs have been in existence. These groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as rowdies‚ bad kids‚ troublemakers‚ and many other mischievous names. Some of the earliest records of gangs date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century in

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    18th Street Gang

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    18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"‚ 2007) The

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    Gangs Research Paper

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    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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    Gangs In The 1800's

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    When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from

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    Gang and Offenders

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    Gangs Data on Gangs How do you know who is a gang member? - What is a gang? group of members that have a common deviant values group of members that engage in delinquency for self gains though‚ difficult to defining what is a gang because peer groups in general are central to youthful activities people hang out in groups common feature to see adolescent to engage in groups hence‚ a gang comprise primarily young males‚ engage in behaviour from outright criminality to graffiti. Females

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    Gang Risk Factors

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    likelihood of juveniles becoming involved in gangs. Some of the major risk factors of juvenile gang involvement include: “negative influences in the child’s life‚ child maltreatment‚ poor parental supervision/involvement‚ substance use‚ such as alcohol and drugs‚ poor educational or employment potential‚ and community disorganization” (Hawkins and Pollard‚ 1999). According to a Seattle study‚ children and youth are two to four times more likely to join gangs if they are affected by these factors. Risk

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    Gangs in the Prisons

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    ------------------------------------------------- Gangs in the Prison System By Jinja Jones ------------------------------------------------- Gangs in the Prison System By Jinja Jones INF 103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lambert Fooks March 4‚ 2013 INF 103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lambert Fooks March 4‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. What are Gangs? When did gangs come into existence? 2. How do gangs finance/support their groups? 3. Different types of Gangs in the Prison system

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    Over the course of history female gangs have been largely overlooked from the focus of gang studies and research‚ the main focus has been how males are influenced and influence the world through gang membership. Anne Campbell argued this in her piece The Girls in the Gang‚ stating that it started with Frederic Thrasher’s work that merely focused on delinquent boys‚ even noting that the research conducted on female gangs has been largely done by male researchers (Venkatesh‚ 1998). However‚ the reality

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