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    Fraternities and Gang Rape

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    Of the 24 documented cases of alleged gang rape by college students in the past 10 years‚ fraternity men perpetrated 13. The problem of group sexual assault on college campuses mainly occurs in an environment where group behavior and acceptance is important to the men involved‚ i.e. fraternities (Bechhofer & Parrot 144). Looking at the environment surrounding this type of group one can see what causes the prevalence of this type of assault in fraternities. Why does this violence occur within these

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    the film implies? When did the actual events in the movie Gridiron Gang take place? Was the movie Gridiron Gang filmed at the real juvenile detention camp? Was it just as difficult in real life for Sean to find other schools to play against? Did the kids on the Camp Kilpatrick team really cry after losing their first football game? Did the real Sean Porter expect his team to lose the first game? Did the movie Gridiron Gang carry over a lot of the same speeches and lines from the documentary

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    Gang Leader for a Day

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    Book Review Gang Leader for a day Sudhir Venkatesh‚ a student of University of Chicago‚ majoring in Sociology. From the very first week‚ he got warning that not to wander outside of the area of patrol. Venkatesh with a lot of spare time on hand began to wandering around the campus. The poor areas beyond the safety line soon make him wonders: How’s the life there? Do they go to work? What jobs do they have? What’s

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    Myth: Gang Rape

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    Myth: Gang rape is rare. FACT: In 43% of all reported cases‚ more than one assailant was involved. This myth I believed to be true. Not that it was rare overall‚ but that in comparison to one-on-one rapes. The fact that it occurs in almost half of all reported cases is startling. I am interested in finding out more details about this fact. Gang rape is not something that is talked about much with the exception of an occasional news report‚ but those are far and few between. Myth: Most rapes involve

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    Gridiron Gang Essay

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    confident-giving speech were thrown and the protagonist gain confidence over him/herself then turn the game on his/her side but in this film‚ “Gridiron Gang”‚ it is realistic and life changing film. Not the normal way of showing respect to the film but it is truly a masterpiece of what’s really going on to the streets nowadays and not only to the streets but also a film of self-realizing and life encounters on real life. It is not just on a perspective of an American football player who came from teenage

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    Gangs have become a harsh reality in today ’s society. But despite what one might think‚ gangs illustrate many communication theories. This is done through the power gangs possesses‚ "gang warfare"‚ and the trust between gang members. Gang power can be seen in many communication theories. There are several types of power that gangs and gang leaders fall under. An example of this would be referent and legitimate power. Referent power can be described as the role model power. We identify with this

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    Chen March 20 2014 Gang Violence and Harsh Penalties The presence of gang violence has plagued the United States for many years. Although it is more active in some parts of the country than others‚ gang violence affects every American: either monetarily as a taxpayer or directly as a victim. Regardless‚ it is a concern of every individual; therefore‚ the criminal justice system has been addressing it for years in different ways. The approach of emphasizing harsh punishments has been implemented

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    doing it or slowed the growth of street gangs. As others have said‚ if you grow up in a poor area of town the amount of money you can make from selling drugs or being a part of that gang is attractive. The real question is whether the government wants to pump more money into the problem now in hopes of fixing it or continue feeding it into the prison system to keep people that are convicted behind bars. An aggressive increase in the amount of officers assigned to anti-gang and drug units is a start. Those

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    Joshua Shipman Gang Culture Continues To Grow The article I chose to read was titled “The Gang Culture Continues to Grow”. This article explained aspects of the gang culture in America‚ and how it has grown over the years to be bigger and more violent then ever. Gangs have been around for centuries. The earliest recording of a gang was a gang named rebellious children‚ which was mentioned in 2 Kings 2:23-25 of the Bible. Gangs have continued to grow over the years‚ and now are present

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    What Causes Gang Violence

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    Gang Violence 12/02/13 Here in the United States alone has about 1.4 million active gangs and this includes the gangs in the prisons which comprising of more than 33‚000 members. From what I have read the researchers are saying that there is an increase in gang members every year. They are saying 48%of the violent crime is up to 90% in other states. In the suburban areas you are seeing the top gangs with more experience with the violence. The most aggressive gang members are the

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