The Street Gang the Bloods Violence is a substantial problem that has attracted increased attention over the past decade. Many forms of violence are seen on a daily basis however; street gang violence has grown to become the most pervasive form. Street gangs refer to groups of individuals who share a common identity and‚ in current usage‚ engage in illegal activities in a particular area. According to data presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)‚ there are at least 30‚000 street
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from the East side of Tulsa. Johnny is part of a Greaser gang. Johnny is the youngest of the gang other than his best friend Ponyboy Curtis. Johnny is the child of alcoholic‚ abusive parents. Johnny is also very nervous and sensitive especially compared to most greasers and the rest of his gang. Since Johnny’s parents do not care for him‚ he sees the greasers as his true family. The rest of the greaser gang loves Johnny very much‚ the gangs nicknames for him are their “pet” or “Johnnycake”. Johnny
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In order to reduce gang violence I would implement community crime prevention programs or strategies targeting changes in community infrastructure‚ culture‚ and the physical environment. Furthermore‚ gang violence will be reduced by executing a diversity of approaches including neighborhood watch‚ community policing‚ urban or physical design‚ and comprehensive or multi-disciplinary efforts. These strategies may seek to engage residents‚ community and faith-based organizations‚ and local government
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CP April 21‚ 2011 Hidden Violence The word gang-everyone knows what it means or what it stands for. Of course by the time children get to the end of their elementary years they’ve heard of know gangs such as; the Cribs‚ Bloods‚ Latin Kings‚ Vatos Locos‚ but none of those names cause as much fear and terror as the gang called La Mara Salvatrucha aka MS-13. La Mara known for their psychotic methods of killing and running their turf‚ no other gang comes close to causing the same fear as La Mara
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the world come together and coexist? Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders are a good example of two such people. Dallas and Johnny both have parents who abuse and neglect them. They also care about each other. However‚ their personalities differ which is evident when Dallas and Johnny give Ponyboy different advice. Additionally‚ Dally is the least law-abiding out of out the gang and Johnny is the most. Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade share several similarities‚ but they
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Three brothers with three very different personalities‚ and many issues have to come together to make their living situation work. The Curtis brothers throughout the course of the novel‚ learn more about each other and their relationships change greatly. After a gruesome incident that killed the boys parents‚ Ponyboy and his brother Sodapop are left in the care of Darry Curtis‚ their older brother. The changes in their relationships go from resentment and disappointment‚ to understanding each other
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Sherman Alexie once said “Don’t live up to your stereotypes.”This means to be yourself and not what others stereotype about you. The quote relates to the novel because Ponyboy got stereotyped by other people but he realizes that being a greaser stands out to him and he shouldn’t care what they think about him. In this novel‚ Hinton explores the theme‚ social status does not define who you are on the inside. Johnny impacted Ponyboy by murdering Bob. In the novel it reads‚” ‘I killed him‚’ he said
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local library‚ I notice a group of young people dressed with bandannas and dark clothing. I later understood this group to be a gang‚ which sparked the curiosity for the research of this paper. Gangs in the United States are a problem‚ although there has been a decrease in certain areas. This paper will outline the social and psychological problems of youth and prison gangs. The study will speak to the current issues and present suggestions for the future.
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In the novel The Outsiders Written by S. E. Hinton there is a constant war between the Greasers and the Socs. Two rival gangs constantly fighting because one group‚ the Socs are wealthy and the other group‚ the Greasers are poor. In the story the outsiders the characters Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Two-bit and Sodapop are all a part of the greasers. In the story all the characters change some way or another. This is how Darry changed as the story progressed. In the beginning of the story darry
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as being judged as an individual. Here are some examples of groups and individuals that learned the hard way. In The Outsiders the author‚ S.E. Hinton‚ shows regardless of social class a person should be judged as an individual rather than the group they are associated with. *Everyone seems to be perfect in each others eyes but the whole world is polluted with issues. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is novel about social classes. The two main classes are the Greasers and Socs. Greasers are knowns as
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