Violence of Gangs Gangs have been around for a long time‚ but recently they have become worse. Unfortunately‚ there are many different types of gangs. For example; there are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and neighborhood gangs. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ there are more than 33‚000 gangs in the United States ("National Gang"). Gangs cause a lot of the violence in America. In Illinois alone there are six or more gang members per 1‚000 people ("National Gang"). Not only
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Our community is not the only community currently having gang problems. Many small towns and rural areas are experiencing gang problems for the first time. In small communities‚ citizens jump to the mistaken conclusion that gangs are present. This occurs because small groups of delinquents are common‚ even in the smallest rural communities. Juveniles enjoy hanging out together‚ and the reality is that juvenile delinquency is often committed in groups. The visibility of these groups‚ hanging out in
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When discussing the topic of gangs you must realize that no two gangs are the same. This uniqueness is made up of many different characteristics that are personalized to each individual gang. The three main characteristics that make up a gang are: 1) being unplanned and spontaneous in their creation‚ 2) having face-to-face interactions between members on a daily basis‚ and 3) moving forward together at the same pace and being met with some sort of criminal situation that they must deal with together
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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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effects of Gang Violence Gangs have been around since the beginning of time. Humans have always banded together for mutual protection and support - and to better dominate others. Gangs have always provided a way for people to more effectively get what they want‚ especially if it comes to force. And weaker members of society gravitate toward gangs that they feel can offer a sense of community and protection from others. But today were going to reflect on the effects of the most modern gangs. I watched
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This assignment is about gangs which are now a growing problem in the UK as it is reflected in media coverage and governmental responses to gangs‚ crime and violence. Gangs as defined by Eurogang network is said to be any durable street oriented youth group whose involvement are in illegal activity as part of their group identity. The other definition used in the article” Dying to belong” was that a gang can be defined as a relatively durable‚ predominantly street-based group of young people
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led to formation of groups as tribes for waging wars‚ and eventually in the urban times‚ now street gangs are formed in mostly developed cities‚ which are filled with crime and hate towards people other than their own gangs. Gangs all over the world especially in the United States of America‚ are very often very underlined as a male dominated one‚ and females that were supposed to be with the gang members‚ were either their wives of girlfriends‚ and females who were seen actively involved were supposed
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Wojtowicz Research topic =Gang Violence “Gangs are prominent in the larger cities and urban areas in the United States‚ in prisons and jails while many branches of the original gang are present in small towns and suburbs. American gangs originated in New York City and Chicago and the surrounding areas. The gangs competed with one another for various reasons‚ such as during the prohibition era for control of illegal drinks‚ and would often beat or even murder an opposing gang member for attempting to
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characteristics and motivations of gangs. Where‚ when‚ and why they became dominant? What characterizes successful gangs and how have they evolved over centuries? Give some examples of successful gangs throughout the history‚ and explain why they succeeded. Most gangs are established and motivated due to the need of protection; this protection can be for protecting the areas and street‚ which they live in or neighborhoods‚ with individuals of their culture or ethnic group. Also‚ gangs are known to branch out
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"friends" invite them to become a member of a Gang and there can be some intimidation‚ which plays right into their emotional feeling of Weakness. Once they grow up a little‚ emotionally that is‚ many of the former gang members Recognize that it’s not a good idea and they try to leave. At that point‚ some gangs have a "no exit" policy and life gets difficult. It really is unfortunate that so many of them believe in the rhetoric of the gang members. It’s partially a result of the warehousing
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