prison is tough so prison inmates form gangs in order to protect their interests. The philosophy of prison gangs is simple. When people unite‚ they are better able to protect themselves. This is the underlying belief which precipitates the formation of prison gangs. Each of the prison gangs that is in existence has a reason for being. They did not just “drop out of the sky.” There are a number of factors which led to the creation of these prison gangs. Prison gangs go a long way in United States history
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Gravitation towards Gang Involvement Saint Leo University Abstract Individuals who gravitate towards gang involvement are often marginalized from acquiring status in general in society via legitimate means‚ and their only option is to acquire status through illegitimate means and I agree. Gang membership is constantly on the rise. There are more than 20‚000 gangs with over 1 million members exist in the United States and exist in every state‚ including the district of Columbia ("Attorney
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Overall‚ three macro factors that influence teenagers to associate themselves with gangs are the community‚ education and poverty. Using the social disorganization we can see how these causes actually aid in criminal behaviour. The four aspects that were particularly looked at from social disorganization theory were; low income status‚ which can be associated with poverty and the community‚ and if people tend to grow up in a neighbourhood with low income status or have low income families‚ they are
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occurring on the streets‚ but in the school systems as well. School violence is defined as any physical or verbal attack on a person while on school grounds or on school property. In earlier decades‚ school violence merely involved delinquency and the occasional fight. However‚ school violence has become a problem which has plagued the nation for the past several years. There has been an increase in the amount and the degree of violence. Students are now bringing guns‚ knives‚ and other weapons to school
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and gave her a kiss goodbye. Daisy was the only thing Trevor truly cared about anymore. She reminds him of the beautiful memories he had with his wife after he lost her. The Vice Lords were one of the most terrifying gangs in downtown Chicago. Trevor used to be a member of this gang. It was a cold night when Trevor was heading to dinner with his wife. They were going to the local taco truck in their town. This used to be a common thing for them‚ sitting down on a park bench enjoying the company
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classification does a gang have? There are several type of typologies in a gang which leads to active/regular gang‚ associate gang members‚ hard core gang member knowns as OG( orginal gang stars) and wannabes. Active gang members and associate gang member use hand signs to communicate each other‚ write gang graffiti‚ wear gang color clothing to represent their gang. But‚ what makes a associate gang separate from regular gang is that after‚ the associate gang memeber get fit to the gang they can come and
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The average age of a gang member is 17 or 18‚ but now‚ one fourth of all gang members are as young as 15 (citation). Gang recruitment can begin before children reach the age of ten. Gang life is appealing to young ones because of the sense of status and brotherhood associated with this lifestyle. Young recruits are often eager to prove themselves and are willing to be involved in dangerous situations in order to do so. Gang member risk it all for a feeling of purpose and identity and in the long
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Research on 18th Street Gang Gangs are coastally occurring in life they have no discrimination on race or gender causing any one to turn to the path of gang. Many gangs are usually created based on specific race making it easier for people to feel secure when it comes to join them. However as it is stated‚ “the 18th Street gang was the first Hispanic gang to break the racial membership barrier. Membership was originally open to Latinos. Although most members tend to be of Latino descent‚ membership
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Not only in the past but in today society the term "gang" is a hard word to define‚ because "No two gangs are alike" (Mays & Winfree‚ 2006‚ 313) The National Institute of Justice report adopted the the definition of street gangs as "groups of youths and young adults who have engaged in a sufficient amount of antisocial activity to warrant attention by the criminal justice system." however to add on to that definition‚ the law enforcement uses the definition " an ongoing‚ organized association of
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primary reason on why the youth join gangs? This is the question many people are asking themselves. There are many reasons why the youth decide to be part of gangs. This can range from no involvement in positive activities after school‚ friends or family who are delinquents or simply because they come from low income communities. I believe the majority of youth involved in gangs are from lower socioeconomic classes‚ and also the main issue when talking about youth gangs. To proof my theory I will be talking
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