Gang Resistance Education and Training Program Alian Cruz CRJ 305: Crime Prevention Ann Meek 08 OCT‚ 2011 For my final paper I am going to talk about a program that in my eyes is a great way for our youth to receive different views and healthy choices when it comes to avoiding and confronting gangs or gang members. Gang Resistance Education and Training‚ abbreviated G.R.E.A.T.‚ and provides a school-based‚ police officer instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning
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For as long as I can remember‚ the talk of Gangs has been always around me. Whether it was waiting for the bus with my mother‚ or the kids talking at school. When I think of the word gang‚ I think of brotherhood‚ people who will always be there for you anytime‚ any place‚ no matter the situation. However‚ I wasn’t aware to the full concept of Gangs. For example‚ what it means to be in a gang‚ what forms gangs‚ and their daily activities. As ignorant as it may sound‚ I just went along with what society
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which he focused on a housing project with Robert Taylor Homes. He wrote a book published in 2008 and it was titled “ Gang Leader For A Day “. This book studied the life of the characteristics of Chicago‚ particularly the Robert Taylor Homes and the gangs. Venkatesh wanted to wrote this book to tell people about the time he was living in. He wanted to explain the inside world of the gang ‚ drug dealing‚ and inside the world of a poor community to help people understand
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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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Street gangs have been a part of American history for years. According a report from the Immigration Customs Enforcement‚ MS-13 is the most violent and rapidly spreading gang in the United States. Their major areas of concentration are in 33 states which not limited to: California‚ Texas‚ New York‚ Maryland‚ and Nebraska to name a few. The origin of the MS-13 can be traced to Los Angeles in the 1980s. Salvadoran families have fled to L.A. to escape from the civil war that was happening in El Salvador
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The issue of gang violence on the youth and communities in St. Kitts has been compounded over the last decade and have drastically increased over the years. As a direct result of the rise in gang violence‚ St. Kitts has been negatively impacted economically‚ socially and politically. Gangs thrive in an environment in which illegal and deviant behaviors are learned and improved upon‚ and methods for avoiding detection are taught. Gangs create a natural anti-social and defiant mannerism amongst its
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conventional wisdom. They researched about crack gangs‚ the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the truth about real estate agents‚ and answering questions like why drug dealers live with their moms‚ and which is more dangerous a gun or a swimming pool? There were several themes in this book such as knowing what to measure and how to measure it makes a complicated world much less so‚ incentives are the cornerstones of modern life‚ dramatic effects often have distance‚ even subtle causes‚ conventional wisdom
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motorcycle gang (OMG). The work a prospects must do‚ in order to receive entrance into the gang‚ is portrayed in William Queen’s Under and Alone. “After Queen spent twenty eight month as Billy St. John‚ a bearded beer swinging‚ Harley-riding gangbanger‚ the truth of his identity became blurry‚ even to himself” (cover). Billy St. John is known as the undercover cop with desires to enter and then expose one of the rowdiest motorcycle gangs called the Mongols. The Mongols were a motorcycle gang‚ small
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Street Gangs: A Guide To Community Awareness INTRODUCTION This information is to help parents determine if their child is either at risk in becoming associated with or is involved in gang activity. Indicators of gang association outlined in this brochure may generally fit a variety of youths. If parents observe more than one indicator‚ they should talk to their child about their concerns. WHAT IS A GANG? A gang is a group of three or more people who associate together‚ have a common identity
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Insane in the Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang. Gets annoying right? Of course it is‚ just like many modern songs‚ especially Gucci Gang. My biggest pet peeve is modern music. Many things factor into this. They all follow the same cookie cutter formula‚ starting with an annoying into‚ into the chorus. The chorus is usually followed by a girl singing the second paragraph of lyrics‚ and then the chorus plays. That is the followed by the final paragraph
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