Teens & Gangs : Why are teens involved in gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ teenage homicides increased by one hundred and fifty percent This sharp increase is largely due to the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States. In today ’s larger cities‚ gang violence is a reality that people have to deal with every day. As gang related crimes increase‚ officials are trying to find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately‚ experts can only hypothesize
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PEOPLE v. THORPE‚ 160 Misc.2d 558 (1994) 613 N.Y.S.2d 795 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK‚ Respondent‚ v. WILLIAM THORPE‚ Appellant Supreme Court‚ Appellate Term‚ Second Department March 14‚ 1994 Appeal from the Justice Court of the Town of Goshen‚ Orange County‚ Richard S. Gillette‚ J. William Thorpe‚ appellant pro se. Francis D. Phillips II‚ District Attorney of Orange County‚ Goshen (John Goldsmith of counsel)‚ for respondent. Page 559 MEMORANDUM.
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By: Susanna Lee E-mail: lees@student.ucr.edu Gang Culture has increasingly become a subculture for many teenage youths. Main minority teens‚ these social outcast are often have no real economic stability and no parental supervision or guidance. As a result‚ teenagers often rebel and seek comfort in gangs. These gangs provide what is lacking in their lives‚ a sense of belonging. Minorities are often stereotyped and criticized‚ especially minorities born into poverty. They are condemned simply
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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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Developing An International Growth Strategy At New York Fries New York Fries is known for its high quality fries made with real and hand-cut potatoes and fried in a non-hydrogenated‚ trans fat-free‚ sunflower oil. Jay Gould‚ president of The Company and founder is holding a biannual meeting with its franchisees in the next three days. He is planning to discuss about the plan to have international expansion into another countries‚ such as China‚ India‚ and South Korea. However there are many risks
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Why I Live in New York: Personal Indulgences No. 13 April 1‚ 2009 by Tobi Tobias 26 Comments Why I live in New York. New York City‚ that is. Manhattan‚ to be exact. Dirty. Dangerous. Expensive (so much so today that people who once thought of themselves as middle class now fear they’re only a few ladder-rungs above the have-nots. And the number of have-nots is heart-rending. But still . . . I was born and raised in Brooklyn‚ in a neighborhood and time suited only to people with a deep tolerance–or
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It was a bright summer day‚ on lake Ontario. The breeze rippling through our hair. My friends and I are currently in the state of New York boating on lake Ontario. Stacy‚ Carlee‚ kaylee‚ and I. We were cruising around in a bow rider boat. Tubing‚ racing‚ and having a blast. Until…. An hour later‚ we were thinking of going to grab a bite to eat. Stacy and I wanted sonic. Carlee‚ and kaylee wanted subway. We had to stay together so no one would get hurt. What we thought was just a disagreement‚ turned
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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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medical staff‚ and as a result forced patients to amble in the hallways. In fact‚ almost all of these patients were transferred to another hospital because of the lack of resources to treat them. On top of that‚ I recall the experience of my move to New York. The fact that I could only speak Hindi not only made make my days more difficult‚ but
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on offense. I lunged forward and lashed out with my leg at the gang leader. He hadn’t expected me to retaliate and was winded. “You have made a huge mistake‚” he mumbled “Boys... attack the girl!” He hollered. I had been in these situations before. The observing gang members did as their leader said. One by one‚ they came at me with weapons they had concealed. The first man had a knife and hurled it forcefully towards me. I positioned my hands so that the rope binding them would be cut. The knife
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