Gang activity has transcended the borders of Central America‚ Mexico and North America. Especially in Central America and Mexico‚ gang activity poses a threat to national security. A multi-national plan to attack the growing gang network is needed. In this research project I plan to: (1) Analyze roots causes‚ (2) Examine the transnational and regional nature of gangs in Central America and Mexico and (3) Evaluate policies and programs aimed to decrease gang activity in Central America‚ Mexico and
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The films Romero‚ El Norte‚ and Sin Nombre show the audience in justice within a gang and countries such as‚ El Salvador‚ Mexico and Guatemala. The films also shows how the lower class or the indigenous organize and fight for fairness and dual rights. In the film ’Sin Nombre’ gangs are seen as the power and guiding source in people lives and try to control members. We also see in the films how the ruling class seek to take control of the lower class and violence is often times the end solution to
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Waking up at six in the morning on a Sunday is not typical‚ especially so when it is to run ten miles. However‚ this is how I have been spending my Sunday mornings for the past three years. I am a member of Students Run Los Angeles (SRLA)‚ an organization that provides students the opportunity to run the LA Marathon. It is thanks to SRLA that I have been able to complete two marathons and am currently in training to complete my third. SRLA has not only taught me the importance of setting goals in
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According to research‚ most female gang members escaped from home due to them experiencing sexual and or physical abuse in their homes (Carrasco‚ 1999). This abuse could either be from their parents‚ siblings or close family relatives. In the US‚ Los Angeles had 29 percent of female gang members who had been sexually abused in their homes (Moore‚ 1991‚ 1994). Again in Hawaii‚ studies found that female gang members who reported abused at home made up almost two thirds of them (Moore‚ Hagedorn‚
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Youth gangs : Self identify as a group: they do this by creating a name‚ initiation rituals‚ tattoos‚ gang signs Are recognized by society as a gang- people acknowledge the existence of the gang whether it be law enforcement or the community Participate in illegal activity- this could include things such as prostitution‚ drug dealing‚ stealing‚ murder A Select Territory Have a collective goal- often times the goal is financial gain or intimidation At risk youth in latin America The youth that are
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Jacob compares the sidewalks sometimes like the jungle and no amount of police can help. She talks about the beauty of Los Angeles and how great it is‚ but mentions it’s composed of strangers who are not all nice. There are some streets‚ like in Boston’s North End‚ that can’t afford any opportunities to street cruelty. Jacobs notes that there are three main qualities to successful
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In society‚ we often see impoverished communities lacking many of the routine social structures that are present in more affluent communities. Human being have a desire to belong to certain social structures that may be lacking in poorer communities. It is this need —for belonging — that gangs fulfill. Gangs present a dichotomy‚ offering protection and a sense of belonging to its member; and at other times preying on its members through exploitative practices like gang initiation‚ prostitution‚ and
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Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs
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bond a lot with his family. As a child‚ his parents were not always there for him considering they were immersed within the drug. He did not get the loving parents that were always there for him. In addition‚ the neighborhood he grew up in East Los Angeles had some violence‚ since many of the kids were being prejudice against each
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the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 immigrate into the U.S. To control this issue immigration laws must be created and enforced and the glamorization of the life of a gangster in American media must be stopped. MS-13 began in the late 1980’s in the Los Angeles Pico Union neighborhood‚ which was primarily composed of Salvadoran
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