or Iraq my mind instantly thinks of violence. It seems that most of the news that I hear regarding the Middle East leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and violence around them. It is amazing that in
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This definition shares some homogeneous attributes with the definition of the Euro gang Network with its reference to durability‚ territorial space or geographical orientation and more significantly a unique youth group identity that fixates on violent and illegal activities. On the other hand‚ albeit any group of young people can be defined as a gang‚ it is their criminal and violent activities that engender fear and as a result‚ it is perceived as problematic in society (HM Government‚ 2010). Equally
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I think that stalking and domestic violence are much more prevalent than we think. The reason that society tends to brush them off so easily is because these crimes are seen as a personal matter than is no one’s business except for those involved. These are serious crimes because they deny victims of their rights as guaranteed by the US constitution. I can see where mandatory arrests are a good idea‚ but they prevent the victim from choosing what they want to happen to their abuser. Mandatory arrests
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Social Issues in New Zealand: Gangs from a Functionalist Perspective Gangs have been perceived as a predominant and rising social issue in New Zealand since as early as the 1950s. Associations of crime and deviance have been the focus of media and law enforcement throughout this time but the issues associated with gangs do not prevail singularly within the construct of the groups. It is too easy to point the finger to those on the fringes of society and say that they are the cause for social instability
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class discussions and notes‚ violence is defined as any action or structural arrangement that results in physical or non-physical harm to people or living things. It can be willful and deliberate‚ it may be intended or not intended‚ and it could also be justified or not justified‚ such in the cases of capital punishment‚ wars and self-defense. Violence effects all forms of wellbeing‚ and often times it’s not even recognized as violence by the recipient or victim. Violence operates in multiple spheres
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more so than going there in the first place. I was surprised when I learned that the gang is a benefit to the community. Even though the gang is also a harm to the community by conducting a drug business there‚ the gang members also are in charge of protecting the residents and keeping the place in order since the police doesn’t do anything. It seems to me that the projects would be in a worse situation if the gang wasn’t there helping out. I feel like this is a community among themselves. They seem
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(Shakur‚ Sanyika). For the past four decades gangs have populated the streets of Los Angeles; growing from 18 to 60 from 1972 to 1978‚ and from 155 to 270 gangs from 1982 to 1996. The bloods and crips in Los Angeles are predominately African Americans; with the exceptions of about four gangs which reside in Long Beach‚ Carson‚ Compton‚ and Inglewood and they consist of Samoan and members from Tongan descent. Gangs aren’t just an urban city problem but gangs have reached out to suburban and rural areas
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Violence is everywhere if you look at it. Throughout the years of evolution and invention‚ violence has become the most progressive thing in our society. Some people are caused to be violent at situations and sometimes it is just natural. Some think violence would help them solve an issue if they have a problem ;however‚ it would cause you to have more problems. But through humans misguidance we often use it as a solution to our problems that we create in society. As a result‚ it is just not hurting
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Nikenya Moore Ms. A. Credle English III 15 February 2013 Domestic Violence In the US‚ it has been estimated that 9.8% of women had experienced abuse within the previous two years. An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of abuse and physically assaulted by an intimate partner each year. According to experts‚ instances of domestic violence across the board are under reported for a variety of reasons. There are about 1‚500 shelters for battered women in the United States. There are more resources
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GANG LEADER FOR A DAY The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world’s attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrance into the gang‚ what he learned‚ and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment. When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago’s most notorious housing projects‚ he was looking
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