and intimidation‚ creating a dominant position for gang members. Renowned economist Peter Orszag stated that “tattoos reflects an anti-establishmentarianism trend. Getting a tattoo is a painful procedure that closes off potential job opportunities. It’s also closely linked with younger people who engage in riskier behaviors. Those who get tattoos make it apparent that they don’t buy into established norms set by an antiquated elite.” Within gangs‚ “a whopping 85% of prisoners under 35 have tattoos”
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Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency in the Hispanic Culture Abstract: There has been a rise in gang violence among the youth across the nation. There are also cruel and violent tendencies that the youth that are a part of this group. It is important to understand reasons why Hispanic youth are turning toward gangs. The influx of gang activity in the neighborhoods and schools has adversely affected the level of violence seen in communities across the nation. The rise in the Latino population in many
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Gangs Gangs in South Central Los Angeles Gangs run the streets in South Central Los Angeles. They are respected‚ dangerous‚ and feared by all who are not involved in gang activity. Two major Los Angeles gangs are the “Bloodz” and the “Crips”. These two gangs are professionals at what they do such as murder‚ drug trafficking‚ and avoiding law enforcement. Protecting their territory and fellow gang members resulted in one hundred twenty eight homicides in South Central Los Angeles (Tamara). Gangs
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Gangs The label gang remains put on different groups which includes outlaws inside the nineteenth-century American West‚ prison inmates‚ Mafioso one anotherwith each other along with other organized crooks‚ bikers‚ and categories of inner city youths. No matterRegardless of its diverse application‚ the word gang typicallygenerallyfrequentlygenerallyfrequently connotes participation in dishonest or illegal activities. Social researchers take term gang most frequentlyregularly when explaining categories
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Gangs constitute one of the greatest threats to public safety. gangs contribute to 48% of crime in cities. Gangs should have stiffer penalties. Laws are too weak to scare off and oppose gangs and their members. Cities should sue and bid to make laws to stop the violence. Many kids and teens are joining gangs. Laws are weak in the face of rising gangs. Gangs have existed in the U.S. since the time of the American Revolution. It costs taxpayers five times more to incarcerate a child than to educate
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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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The Syrian issue can be traced to Bashar al-Assad desire to stop Islamic insurgents and the success of the Arab spring in Egypt that over threw that despot government. This motivated Syrians to protest and seek the removal of Assad’s dictatorial government. To compound matter in Syria Muslims and Christians religiously divide the country. These conflicts resulted in the rise of the free Syrian army‚ the rebels‚ who have earned them selves against Assad military. In response president Assad has order
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assignment gangs qu\estions 1)what are the conditions like in the five points area? poverty‚ rampant crime‚ decadence and despair. 2)describe the role of public officials like the firefighter? firefighters took on the role of other officials meaning they did their job and ithers too 3)who are the natives? the irish 4)describe the racism sentiment of many people in new york city. include persecution‚ discrimination‚ hatred or fear of the Irish great depression 1)describe conditions
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Gangs are a problem in every major city in the United States‚ and membership is rising. They are responsible for countless crimes‚ including murder‚ theft‚ vandalism‚ and causing terror within their communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members:
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different social‚ cultural and political factors have contributed to the emergence of gangs among the disadvantaged‚ and often youth demographics. These gangs are frequently responsible for perpetuating violence‚ and creating societal turmoil. This gang formation‚ and gang related violence is a product of the circumstances faced by many in contemporary societies. For example‚ in Puerto Rico‚ “Puerto Rican drug gangs emerged as epiphenomena of systematic exclusion tied to the political economy of a city
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