Of the 24 documented cases of alleged gang rape by college students in the past 10 years‚ fraternity men perpetrated 13. The problem of group sexual assault on college campuses mainly occurs in an environment where group behavior and acceptance is important to the men involved‚ i.e. fraternities (Bechhofer & Parrot 144). Looking at the environment surrounding this type of group one can see what causes the prevalence of this type of assault in fraternities. Why does this violence occur within these
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Abstract Latino Gangs and Policy Introduction Gangs have become an epic problem in the United States. It is very essential important in attempting to solve this problem by fully understanding how we can prevent individuals from joining a gang. A gang is group of three of more people that share a common bond and that are loyal to one another‚ whether it’s for economic reason or violence. The National Gang Center estimates that 32.4% of all cities in the United States experienced gang problems in 2008
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Over the course of history female gangs have been largely overlooked from the focus of gang studies and research‚ the main focus has been how males are influenced and influence the world through gang membership. Anne Campbell argued this in her piece The Girls in the Gang‚ stating that it started with Frederic Thrasher’s work that merely focused on delinquent boys‚ even noting that the research conducted on female gangs has been largely done by male researchers (Venkatesh‚ 1998). However‚ the reality
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---------On 16 December 2012 a female physiotherapy intern[2] was beaten and gang raped in Delhi. She died from her injuries thirteen days later while undergoing emergency treatment in Singapore for brain and gastrointestinal damage. After watching a film in South Delhi in the early evening‚ she and a male companion had boarded a bus‚ which was being driven as an unauthorized "joyride"‚ thinking it was a public bus.[3] The only other passengers on the bus were five men who were friends of the driver
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phenomenon of female juvenile gangs in Hong Kong and evaluate its explanation’. In Hong Kong‚ female gangsters occupy a very small proportion of gang population‚ only 6% in 2001. However‚ the number of girl gangsters has an increasing trend that rises to 15% in 2005. Girls are also involved in gang activities more actively than before. There are three main parts in this paper. The first part focuses on the definitions of ‘functionalist point of view’ and ‘female juvenile gangs’. Features of girl gangsters
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Identify a range of legal and non-legal responses to OMCGs Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) is a contemporary issue that engulfs Australian society. What makes prosecution of such gangs so complex is the strong foothold that gangs have in organised crime and the façade that is worn in order to evade the eyes of the law. Various responses have been implemented in order to cease all violence and more importantly disenfranchise organised crime and prosecute those within the illegal syndicates. Legal
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Youth gangs in Canada is becoming more and more of issue. Adolescents across Canada resort to joining youth gangs for many different reasons. A youth gang is a group of young adolescents who use intimidation and violence to gain prestige among other gangs and control certain areas of unlawful activities. For all the reasons an adolescent would join a youth gang‚ police and the Government have come up with programs to prevent youth from joining and to get them to leave the gangs. With programs involving
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YOUNG MEN & GANG VIOLENCE ON A RISE IN THE US IS THE MEDIA TO BLAME? From Chicago to Rio‚ from Jamaica to Nigeria‚ gang violence is leaving an indelible mark on communities across the globe‚ leaving authorities at a loss for what to do about the epidemic of lawlessness among young men who see little hope in their futures. Certainly the global economic crisis has much to do with the rise in gang violence and influence‚ as young men of color in most of the affected countries see few options for
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term/definition of gang‚ according to Etymology dictionary. As I pose the question‚ what exactly causes gang violence to occur in the context that we use it today? Possible things I propose‚ family demographics‚ peer groups‚ and personal attributions. These risk factors may promote to someone joining a gang and committing to violence. But there are better ways to solve issues rather than resorting to violence. The community support and education maybe our only chance to a resolution. The typical gang member
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1. A gang is a group of people who claim a territory and use it to make money through illegal activities (i.e. drug trafficking) 2. Gangs can be organized based upon race‚ ethnicity‚ territory‚ or money-making activities‚ and are generally made up of members ages 8 to 22. 3. Members of gangs wear specific articles of clothing to be recognized as part of the group such as bandanas‚ hats‚ scarves of certain colors‚ or gang-related tattoos or symbols. 4. Gangs are one of the leading factors
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