Chen March 20 2014 Gang Violence and Harsh Penalties The presence of gang violence has plagued the United States for many years. Although it is more active in some parts of the country than others‚ gang violence affects every American: either monetarily as a taxpayer or directly as a victim. Regardless‚ it is a concern of every individual; therefore‚ the criminal justice system has been addressing it for years in different ways. The approach of emphasizing harsh punishments has been implemented
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Many teenagers join gangs because they want to “earn money either to help their parents” (Hoover 20) or just to keep it for themselves. Joining a gang is easier than getting a job which is one reason why teens join gangs. Other teenagers join gangs because it runs in the family. Their family members may be in a gang which made they join a gang. This happens because they want to follow their family’s footsteps. They just think that they should be involved in what their family is involved in. They
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reaching goals) is centered on a high-reaching communications (series of actions to reach a goal) involving meetings with both community groups and gang members. Everyone in the community is (based on knowledge and learning) that gang violence will cause/start (anger) a zero-tolerance approach and that only an end to gang violence will stop new gang-oriented stopping/preventing (actions or feelings) activities. In a perfect world‚ these activities should be combined
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leverage in the major western economies. Nothing can be done to loosen the grip of the Yakuza on the world economy.”(http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm) The Yakuza‚ said to be the world’s most powerful gang‚ is also said to be the head of several gangs. The origins of the gang is not clear as people have different opinions‚ according to Anthony Bruno‚ the Yakuza’s origin is debatable‚ “Some feel that its members are descendents of the 17th-century kabuki-mono (crazy ones)‚ outlandish samurai
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with “disciples” intentionally misspelled‚ is headquartered in Detroit‚ Michigan with chapters across the United States. It is a violent biker gang with around 250 patched members throughout the country; approximately 60 patched members being in Michigan alone. They prefer to keep their numbers small‚ making it easier to control them politically. The gang was established in 1967 in Southern California by 12 misfit‚ mostly Vietnam veterans who all had an interest in motorcycles‚ making money however
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Ryan Gillespie 12/10/14 HIS 343 Dandan Chen Gangs of New York: A Cultural Shift In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that
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Gang Violence 12/02/13 Here in the United States alone has about 1.4 million active gangs and this includes the gangs in the prisons which comprising of more than 33‚000 members. From what I have read the researchers are saying that there is an increase in gang members every year. They are saying 48%of the violent crime is up to 90% in other states. In the suburban areas you are seeing the top gangs with more experience with the violence. The most aggressive gang members are the
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evolves around gangs. Gangs are the major thing in Oakland‚ they are the ones to sale drugs‚ guns and are also the ones who are committing all kinds of crimes such as robbery and murders. In order to stop all of this there’s a lot to be done and it will need help from everyone in order to be able to make a difference. Making a positive change is always good‚ specially when it comes to bringing safety to people’s lives. Gang activity is found all over Oakland‚ such as in streets‚ gang members house
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young people to join gangs and even commit crimes. One of the most persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs is because of money. Due to the fact that a lot of kids do not have lots of money‚ they see the gangs as a way to get fast cash. The see the gang members with the nice cars and expensive clothes and they are enticed. As a result‚ they join. The other persuaive factor is for protection. A lot of kids especially in the inner cities join gangs because they figure it
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existence of female gang members and their population increasing as days goes by. Female gangs are said to be more dangerous than their male counterparts‚ this is because they act so innocent and strike when you least expect them to do. There are various ways in which a person gets to be recruited in the gang. These include; the need to be associated with friends or even family members who are already gang-involved‚ and cultural pride identification. In most common female gangs that are upcoming rules
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