Youth & Gang Violence Jacqueline Smith Jackson State University Youth & Gang Violence Definition of Problem As an African American‚I often wondered why people were in gangs and what made them want to involve themselves in violent activity. I grew up in a predomintely all black neighborhood and many of the kids I grew up with were in some type of gang affiliation Desciples‚ Vice Lord and Latin Kings. Gangs and violence is still happening every day which hit the headline news with young
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with drugs‚ violence‚ and hateful crimes. I have researched many different kinds of gangs to motorcycle gangs like the “Hells Angels” to the prison gangs such as the “Latin Kings”. Why is there gang violence‚ how does it impact our daily lives‚ and how can it be prevented? Gang violence‚ is the most organized as a well sophisticated crime that comes into play here in America as well as other countries. Founded on March 17‚ 1948 came the notorious gang of the “Hells Angels”. This gang has have lived
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Jamaica and its Continuing Problem with Violence and Gangs Tara Usko Caribbean History Dr. Jowers To an outsider sandy beaches‚ deep blue water‚ all inclusive resorts‚ and relaxing vacations are all synonymous with the Caribbean island of Jamaica. However‚ past all the natural beauty and enchantment of the island the residents there are faced with a very heavy and deadly burden. Approximately 112 miles from the ideal vacations resorts rest Jamaica ’s capital‚ Kingston‚ one of the
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Unlike other societal trauma‚ such as domestic violence or human trafficking‚ with gang violence it is a little bit more difficult to distinguish a singular perpetrator. Typically‚ there is an established hierarchy between victim and perpetrator. Perpetrators assert a sense of superiority over their victims. In regards to gang violence‚ those engaging in violent acts are almost identical in socioeconomic and cultural factors to their victims. The true difference between victim and perpetrator is
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In order to reduce gang violence I would implement community crime prevention programs or strategies targeting changes in community infrastructure‚ culture‚ and the physical environment. Furthermore‚ gang violence will be reduced by executing a diversity of approaches including neighborhood watch‚ community policing‚ urban or physical design‚ and comprehensive or multi-disciplinary efforts. These strategies may seek to engage residents‚ community and faith-based organizations‚ and local government
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term/definition of gang‚ according to Etymology dictionary. As I pose the question‚ what exactly causes gang violence to occur in the context that we use it today? Possible things I propose‚ family demographics‚ peer groups‚ and personal attributions. These risk factors may promote to someone joining a gang and committing to violence. But there are better ways to solve issues rather than resorting to violence. The community support and education maybe our only chance to a resolution. The typical gang member
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Uniforms and its effects on gang violence Does uniform reduce gang violence; a question often debated within many branches of the school systems‚ recently stirring up controversy in secondary schools. The idea of mandatory uniform restrictions in high school‚ what students consider to be the school where one is “free to express their style‚ and hold an elevated level of maturity” is nothing but a thing of the past; when there was an increase of reported gang violence ending the 20th century‚ entering
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and Preventing Gang Violence Once an urban problem‚ street gangs have now infiltrated U.S. communities large and small throughout the country. According to the U.S. Justice Department‚ about 30‚000 gangs with around 800‚000 members operate in the United States. While experts agree gangs are more persistent than ever‚ few agree on a remedy (Triplett 1). There have been many attempts and ways that were put into the reducing of gang violence but it still remains to be a huge problem. Therefore it continues
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come to be the contemporary understanding and depiction of the word “gang” has a historical context set in the roots of psychology. For starters the term “gang” is where a group or collectivity of persons with a common identity who interact in cliques or sometimes as a whole group on a fairly regular basis and where their activities are similar from legitimate to criminal or even more (Sheldon 24). I point this out first because gangs socially control themselves right off the back by just having a common
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Annotated Bibliography for Gang Violence Fenestial Montgomery ENGL 103: Composition Writing and Research Colorado Technical University Professor Berardi July 21‚ 2014 Annotated Bibliography for Gang Violence Topic: Gang Violence Issue: Youths and Gang Violence Research Question: How to prevent youths from joining gangs and committing acts of violence? Melde‚ Chris‚ and Finn-Aage‚ Esbensen. “Gangs and Violence: Disentangling the Impact of Gang Membership on the level and Nature of Offending
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