of Gangs in America 06-23-2013 Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America Gangs started out as a way for people who were socially distinct to come together as a unit; most consisted of people who were of the same ethnic background‚ unfortunately crime was a way for these groups of people to even the odds. One of the first gangs recorded was in 1820 in New York and through time gangs have become most predominant in four areas; New York‚ Chicago‚ Los Angeles and Mexico. Forty Thieves Gang and
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Gangs have been around since the 1900s. They haven’t decreased or increased they just steadily hold the title of the "bane of our existence." Street gangs are the primary distributors of illegal drugs.Street gang members convert powdered cocaine into crack cocaine and produce large amounts of marijuana. Located throughout the country‚ street gangs vary in size‚ composition‚ and structure. Large‚ nationally affiliated street gangs pose the greatest threat because they
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Domestic Violence Background/History Domestic violence is a serious crime and a an immense social issue all over the world. Domestic violence is a very critical social issue because it has a negative affect on the victims who are are being abused. “Domestic violence is the willful intimidation‚ physical assault‚ battery‚ sexual assault‚ and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another” (National Coalition Against
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Jose Antonio Hilado Problem-Solution Essay ENGLCOM C36B Prison Colonies as Solution for Prison Overpopulation Prison Overpopulation remains to be an unresolved problem that the Philippines is facing and which has been facing since 2000. Yet we have never heard about it being solved. The news or the media in general do not usually
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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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“Violence breeds Violence” In the light of this comment‚ consider the presentation of violence in the novel Bronte presents the gothic element of violence as fundamental to Heathcliff’s development as a gothic protagonist and as a figure of anger and destruction. The violent treatment Heathcliff endured from the past catalysed his violent nature throughout the novel. As Bronte says “from the beginning he bred bad feeling in the house”. The use of the alliteration of “b” reflects the tensinious
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Nikita Youth Gun Violence Every time I look around someone is dying. Its so crazy how close this topic is to me. I chose this topic on a Tuesday and on the very next day (Wednesday) a close friend of mine was shot and killed. So as I write his Essay I can’t help but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36%
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Intimate Partner Violence Intimate partner violence encompasses numerous types of violence. This includes physical acts of violence which is defined as “intentional use of force with the potential to cause death‚ disability‚ injury‚ or harm” (Krebs‚ Breiding‚ Browne & Warner‚ 2011). Sexual acts of violence is the general term used to describe the use of physical force to engage or attempt to engage in sexual activity without consent or willingness of the second party. The term stalking includes being
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Problem/Solution Proposal Essay Michael Harris English Composition I Professor Barbara Green February 2‚ 2013 In today’s world there are many people who are unemployed and who look for jobs daily and have not been successful in finding a job. My wife works in the social services field here in Fresno County she constantly comes home and vents to me about how disappointing it is to have to deal with clients of her coworkers who make complaints about their workers and how unfair they are treated
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Intimate-partner violence is a crime that is affecting every sector of society‚ whether it involves same-sex‚ or heterosexual relationships. Intimate -partner violence does not discriminate against sexual orientation‚ religion‚ age‚ socio economic‚ educational levels‚ and ethnicity. The majority of domestic violence or intimate partner violence for many years involved only married women of heterosexual relationships‚ omitting couples whom were not married‚ ex-spouses‚ and dating. The phenomenon
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