Gangs and Community Corrections Cami Close University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Introduction The most effective ways of addressing gang-related problems include the involvement of several agencies. However‚ there are inherent barriers that need to be overcome in order for the collaborative approaches to have a positive effect. These barriers are defining gang problems and discerning the difference between ends and means. The diversity of gangs and their activities makes it difficult for society
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within the Community: The Existence of Gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ contemporary gangs‚ also known as youth or delinquent gangs‚ have become a widespread threat to communities throughout the nation‚ in particular within suburban communities. In 2001‚ 35% of suburban counties reported gang activity. Once considered largely as an urban phenomenon‚ gangs have increasingly emerged in smaller communities‚ presenting a challenge that severely damages local resources. As these gang related crimes
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Gangs In Our Society By Emmanuel Moorer Gangs are becoming prevalent in today’s society and within our schools. More and more young people are turning to gangs in an attempt to escape their everyday lives and the future‚ which they perceive as dismal and bleak. They are initially attracted to the prestige and cash flow‚ which is glamorized by the street gang. Many gangs are actively involved in criminal misbehavior‚ such as drug and gun trafficking‚ burglaries and homicides
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All through history‚ gangs have been in existence. These gangs or youth groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as bad kids‚ trouble makers‚ rowdies and many other mischievous names. Some of the earliest records of gangs date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Europe. Some
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VIOLENCE Today all around the world violence is increasing at a high rate. Every single country around the world is affected by some type of violence whether it is Gun/Gang related‚ Domestic‚ Structural‚ Cultural etc. Anyone can be affected by these types of violence. Gang Violence is violence amongst groups of people known as gangs. This happens in cities and other highly populated areas. Domestic Violence is physical or verbal abuse toward a spouse or family member. Structural Violence refers to
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How shoplifting affects prices in the store Do you hate the high prices in the store? It is because of all of the shoplifting that happens on a daily bases. Prices keep going up every year in stores. Part of the reason is shoplifting There are three main forms that affect us. The first thing is that the prices have increased in recent years due to the stores having to cover the cost of shoplifting. The second one is that shoplifting effects the entire community in many different ways. The third
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How Do Gangs Affect Adolescent Behavior? Since the early 1920s‚ researchers have closely studied the relations between the street gangs and violent crime froma variety of perspectives: criminological‚ sociological and psychological (Thomas‚ 2008). Whatever the underlying causes for gang membership‚ the resuls seems clear; members of street gangs admit to a far greater rate of serious crime‚ and to far more severe acts of of the same age‚ race‚ and socioeconomic background (Penly Hall‚ Thornberry
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To gain control of gang activities in large cities has become a recurring issue for law enforcement nationwide‚ and internationally. More than seventy-five percent of police agencies declared gang activity as the top factor contributing to violent crime in their communities (youth.GOV‚ n.d). Memphis‚ Tennessee serves as the Southern headquarters for gangs in the United States. According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department‚ there are approximately 182 gangs with 84‚000 gang members in the county
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Community corrections Tammylynn Shindurling CJS/230 May 26‚ 2013 Stephen Gillespie In this paper I will be discussing community correction and how it affects society‚ and my hypothesis about community corrections‚ and the effectiveness in the corrections system. Moreover talk about how other nation see and practice imprisonment
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be alone. Many people in today’s society would agree that homelessness isn’t a good thing; so‚ how come the majority of cities aren’t doing anything about the 500‚000 people living on the streets just in the United States? Lots of people are misinformed about what homelessness really means to the community. These topics that the population should be properly informed about include: actions that communities have already done for the homeless‚ what actions don’t help‚ things an average person could do
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