“Gangs” A gang is a group of people that form a organization and assemble trust within each other. In the early usage gang use to refer to workmen but now gang refers to a group of criminals. There are many reasons why people join gangs. One of the most common reasons why people join gangs is a sense of acceptance. It gives the person a sense of family or identity. Teenagers are in the process of developing their own life. These gangs can offer the teen a sense of purpose‚ belonging and way of
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Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs
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Gangs are a major deterrence of minorities having a meaningful and successful life. Various reasons cause the nation’s youth to fall into the death trap of a gang. Parents‚ environment‚ upbringing and education are some of the biggest things that play an important role in keeping minorities out of a gang life. The movie "Colors" shows some of the conflicts minorities of different races face when being a member of a gang. Death‚ prison‚ money‚ sex and even bonding are but a few of the things a gang
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Gang Violence in American Schools Did you ever have to move because your kids were bullied at school? Is the community you are living in is unsafe with gang violence and you were afraid your kids will grow up to be a notorious gangster? You believe the ideal place to raise a family is in a higher income suburban area where the school system is better and your kids will be free from violence. You might want to think again. In fact‚ youth “gangs‚ now more violent than ever‚ are spreading
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gangbangers: Those who were dead and those who were going to die. Joining a gang doesn’t make sense to Jimmy..." This book starts out describing the characters in detail‚ explaining the family that consists of Tito‚ Mina‚ and Jimmy‚ in which Jimmy is the older brother of these two. The story basically comes right out of the gate with Jimmy getting killed in a drive by‚ but no one knows why. Some think he might’ve been affiliated with a gang‚ some think he might’ve owed money but no one knows for sure. My first
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school children are increasingly involved in gangs. Gangsters are a threat to society and you can be considered a gangster if you are involved in any of these activities such as extort money from others‚ receive payment for threatening others or to beat someone up‚ ransom people for money‚ be a part of organised crime‚ force anyone to join a gang and its illegal activities‚ attend a gang’s swearing-in ceremony and engage in ‘tabletalk’ or a fight with other gang members. We‚ as a part of the society must
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Gangs have been around since the 1900s. They haven’t decreased or increased they just steadily hold the title of the "bane of our existence." Street gangs are the primary distributors of illegal drugs.Street gang members convert powdered cocaine into crack cocaine and produce large amounts of marijuana. Located throughout the country‚ street gangs vary in size‚ composition‚ and structure. Large‚ nationally affiliated street gangs pose the greatest threat because they
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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 Violence in Schools 2 I cannot imagine any of my children coming home from school and informing me that while at school there was a gang “beat out”. Gang violence in school is a nationwide problem and unfortunately it has become very common throughout our country. In my paper I will extensively discuss the problems with gang violence in schools along with the massive amounts of debilitating affects they can have. I will also discuss what can surely curb and resolve such problems
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‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a warmth of belonging. She does this more specifically for the Greaser gang and to a lesser extent through the Socs gangs. This
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