Not only in the past but in today society the term "gang" is a hard word to define‚ because "No two gangs are alike" (Mays & Winfree‚ 2006‚ 313) The National Institute of Justice report adopted the the definition of street gangs as "groups of youths and young adults who have engaged in a sufficient amount of antisocial activity to warrant attention by the criminal justice system." however to add on to that definition‚ the law enforcement uses the definition " an ongoing‚ organized association of
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accountable to the people. California Common Cause’s current focuses include redistricting reform‚ public financing of elections‚ and media reform. Its budget is composed of membership donations and grant funding. It has offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles with six paid employees‚ including myself. California Common Cause is the state organization for the national Common Cause. While California Common Cause provides state support for national issues‚ it mainly focuses on the state and local level
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This California program integrates and coordinates the work of the Westminster Police Department‚ the Orange County District Attorney‚ and the County Probation Department (Capizzi‚ Cook‚ and Schumacher‚ 1995). The Gang Incident Tracking System (GITS) identifies and tracks gang members‚ providing the information base for the TARGET program. TARGET uses intelligence gathering and
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b. Igualmente c. Me IIamo ... 3. a. Igualmente b. Mucho gusto c. Bien ly tu? 4. a. Bien‚ gracias. b. Soy de ... c. Igualmente 5. a. Soy de ... b. Mucho gusto c. Muy bien‚ gracias Asi se dice Las presentaciones Los saludos. Repeat each phrase in the following formal and informal conversations. Pay attention to how combinations of two vowels and combinations of consonants and vowels are linked. Informal: Formal: SUSANA: Buenos dias‚ senorita. LUIS:
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reasoning made sense from the production side—why? (2 pts) There are several takeaway lessons from this case. Name one. (2 pts) Unit 3 – There is only one possible long answer question‚ and here it is: Part 1 Do people in New York‚ Chicago‚ Los Angeles‚ and Houston spend the same average amount on furniture each year‚ or are there differences between the cities? To answer this‚ a furniture company gathered data from people in the four cities. The supervisor proposes that they compare each pair
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The movie Boys in the Hood takes place in Los Angeles California‚ and centers around a group of African American youth that grow up together in the same neighborhood. We get a glimpse into the world they live in‚ and the environment that many African Americans had to endure and cope with. Through the trials‚ tribulations‚ and encounters that these youths have we can see some of the social and economic problems that face many African Americans then and now. These problems and issues include drug abuse
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Majority of the countries crime and violence can be connected to the social domain of psychology. The social and cultural aspects of the country have brought up most of the violence that El Salvador sees today. As stated above the gangs create majority of El Salvador’s violence. The members of the gangs in almost every case come from poor families and neighborhoods. The government through out the years has always taken advantage of the poor in El Salvador. El Salvador has resulted in a critical dissipation
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1985 for the novel. The character he creates in The Somebody is based on the experience he witnessed. This story portraits the hero Chato by using some comments of the character himself to give readers an impression. The setting is Eastside of Los Angeles‚ Shamrock Street where Chato and his family live. It is a Mexican-American family with many children but they’re not closed to each other. Besides‚ his parents also do not give him enough love which makes him feel bad. The S.P. Railroad bought up
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the fights most of the members get shot and die. One of the main reasons gang violence is important to us is because it causes death. It has also spread all around the US. The most common places are Washington Heights in New York City‚ Miami‚ and Los Angeles. The children of today are our people of the future”. ( KiaraKatherine).” “The gang violence is also coming in to schools and we don’t feel safe anymore. We asked some of our classmates “What do you think about gang violence in Washington Heights
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trends and tried hard to fit in with others. In the 1940’s Zoot Suitors’ were the popular gangs of the Hispanics and even some African Americans. In this story there was even a Caucasian in the 38th street gang. The Zoot Suit gangs originated in Los Angeles and expanded to New York and other big cities. Henry Reyna Henry Reyna is a young man trying to join the navy. Henry ends up getting blamed for the crime Pachuco committed. Henry was tried with many of his Zoot Suit amigos. It was a fishy trial
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