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    Japan Run Mafia Gangs

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    leverage in the major western economies. Nothing can be done to loosen the grip of the Yakuza on the world economy.”(http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm) The Yakuza‚ said to be the world’s most powerful gang‚ is also said to be the head of several gangs. The origins of the gang is not clear as people have different opinions‚ according to Anthony Bruno‚ the Yakuza’s origin is debatable‚ “Some feel that its members are descendents of the 17th-century kabuki-mono (crazy ones)‚ outlandish samurai

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    Gang Prevention Gang Prevention Program Jasmine McInnis Strayer University Professor Lillian Ajayi CRJ180010VA016-1122-001 March 9‚ 2012 Gang Prevention Abstract The Gang Prevention Program that I decided to write on is the A.R.I.S.E program‚ which was founded in 1986 in Miami Florida by Ed Benson. It’s a non-profit organization that provides assortment of time tested‚ evidence based life skills curricula for at risk youth. In this essay‚ I am going to focus on the programs history‚ mission

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    with “disciples” intentionally misspelled‚ is headquartered in Detroit‚ Michigan with chapters across the United States. It is a violent biker gang with around 250 patched members throughout the country; approximately 60 patched members being in Michigan alone. They prefer to keep their numbers small‚ making it easier to control them politically. The gang was established in 1967 in Southern California by 12 misfit‚ mostly Vietnam veterans who all had an interest in motorcycles‚ making money however

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    Crash, Anomie, La Gangs

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    framework of society. In the movie L.A. Gangs it gave a great background on what gang life is about and the movie gave a background on what gangs are capable of doing to their community. A gang is look to as a replacement of family and a form of survival. Being a gang member means getting respect. Gang members start off young‚ around the age of 10-11 yrs of age. Graffiti marks the limits where a gang member can go‚ it can also show a gangs power. Gangs are better armed then the police. Police do

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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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    Inner City Gangs Essay

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    Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner

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    evolves around gangs. Gangs are the major thing in Oakland‚ they are the ones to sale drugs‚ guns and are also the ones who are committing all kinds of crimes such as robbery and murders. In order to stop all of this there’s a lot to be done and it will need help from everyone in order to be able to make a difference. Making a positive change is always good‚ specially when it comes to bringing safety to people’s lives. Gang activity is found all over Oakland‚ such as in streets‚ gang members house

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    young people to join gangs and even commit crimes. One of the most persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs is because of money.  Due to the fact that a lot of kids do not have lots of money‚ they see the gangs as a way to get fast cash.  The see the gang members with the nice cars and expensive clothes and they are enticed.  As a result‚ they join. The other persuaive factor is for protection.   A lot of kids especially in the inner cities join gangs because they figure it

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    existence of female gang members and their population increasing as days goes by. Female gangs are said to be more dangerous than their male counterparts‚ this is because they act so innocent and strike when you least expect them to do. There are various ways in which a person gets to be recruited in the gang. These include; the need to be associated with friends or even family members who are already gang-involved‚ and cultural pride identification. In most common female gangs that are upcoming rules

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    Purple Gang Research Paper

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    Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was

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