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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Joshua Shipman Gang Culture Continues To Grow The article I chose to read was titled “The Gang Culture Continues to Grow”. This article explained aspects of the gang culture in America‚ and how it has grown over the years to be bigger and more violent then ever. Gangs have been around for centuries. The earliest recording of a gang was a gang named rebellious children‚ which was mentioned in 2 Kings 2:23-25 of the Bible. Gangs have continued to grow over the years‚ and now are present
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To gain control of gang activities in large cities has become a recurring issue for law enforcement nationwide‚ and internationally. More than seventy-five percent of police agencies declared gang activity as the top factor contributing to violent crime in their communities (youth.GOV‚ n.d). Memphis‚ Tennessee serves as the Southern headquarters for gangs in the United States. According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department‚ there are approximately 182 gangs with 84‚000 gang members in the county
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Gang is: A group of people‚ youngsters or adolescent who associate closely‚ often exclusively‚ for social reasons‚ esp. such as a group engaging in delinquent behavior. It is said that there are about 750‚000 different gangs in the United States‚ ranging from cultural meaning people from the same culture like the “The Latin Kings” consisting of Hispanic members to the “ Zoe pound” which include only Haitians or the well know the “mafia” which consist of the Italians. Other gangs are just diverse
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YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE IN AUSTRALIA A report by Sam Brown The legal argument being stated in this report refers to the developing issue of youth gang criminology that has somewhat flourished and further advanced in the suburban areas of Australia since the 1990s. The term ‘gang’ is debated throughout the cases presented to psychological and criminal observers‚ argued to be diverse in definition because of its variety to identifiers. What causes the most uncertainty towards the issue is the query
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Youth gangs have long populated cities and have had an immense impact on many citizens across the world. Thousands have wondered why over 3000 Canadian youth join blatantly dangerous gangs and why they continue to stay in such unhealthy and threatening environments. (Government of Canada) Citizens have deep concerns over why the governments in countless countries have been unable to reduce the rate of these organizations. Gangs are a result of the flaws present in human society and only through
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10 bad habit of malaysian Rude and unsafe driving such as changing lanes without indicating‚ tailgating and honking impatiently. Malaysian drivers are rude when it comes to overtaking other drivers. They just seem too lazy to switch on their signals and cuts in abruptly without thinking of other people’s safety. They just cut in too early and at times overtaking too near to the other driver. Malaysian drivers who always felt the need to be faster than other drivers. They will honk you incessantly
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Gang involvement has been a nationwide problem for many years‚ but has left its mark on Virginia in a major way in the past few years. There needs to be more awareness for parents and educators in Virginia to ensure that the proper protocol is there to prevent kids from being initiated into gangs or even looking in that direction. The “Bloods” and “Crips” are the predominant gangs in Hampton Roads‚ although the most notorious are the Bloods‚ who have committed all types
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everybody. The Encyclopedia illustrates a gang as being an organized group of criminals or a group of children or youth from the same neighborhood‚ who gather together and who may or may not participate in criminal activities. Gangs have been existing since the seventeenth century and till this day gang participation is rising‚ it is one of the nation’s fastest growing problems within recent history. Several people assume that the reason why minors join gangs is because they don’t have a family encouraging
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One way to use restitution is using road gangs. Road gangs not only provide prisoners with skills to use after prison‚ but also provide an area with a much-needed service better roads - without the high cost of usual repairs (“Paving...”). First off‚ road gangs are groups of prisoners that are trained to use the proper equipment necessary in order to build and maintain roads. The building and maintaining of the roads that they do are the prisoners ways to pay back the community for the crimes that
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