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    Why Kids are Joining Gangs Subculture Gangs are a brutal reality that citizens have to deal with in today’s cities. What has made this subculture come about? Why do kids think that being in a gang is both a satisfactory and impressive way to live? The long range respond to these questions can only be speculated upon‚ but in the short term the answers are much easier to stumble on. On the exterior‚ gangs are a direct result of human beings’ personal wishes and peer pressure. To establish

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    the neighborhoods are claimed by gangs through ownership of land i.e. owning their house or a business‚ graffiti/tagging‚ and population of gang members loitering in specific regions. Much like any other natural creature of nature‚ gang members are territorial‚ if an individual poses a threat or opposes the group‚ they will take defense to hold their ground. People can distinguish whether they live near a gang by the graffiti‚ which is in a sense a signature for gangs like an artist signs their work

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    Why People Join Cults

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    A. Brief description B. How thought reform works VII. Effects of a cult A. Stress B. Isolation C. New lifestyle D. Dissociative E. Anxiety F. Personality disorders VIII. Conclusion IX. References CULTS What makes a person join a cult? What happens in a person’s life to make them completely change they way they used to talk and act? Many are puzzled about the mysterious happenings in a cult member’s life. They wonder how one could become involved in such a group. The

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    How To Join A Gang Essay

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    Gang is: A group of people‚ youngsters or adolescent who associate closely‚ often exclusively‚ for social reasons‚ esp. such as a group engaging in delinquent behavior. It is said that there are about 750‚000 different gangs in the United States‚ ranging from cultural meaning people from the same culture like the “The Latin Kings” consisting of Hispanic members to the “ Zoe pound” which include only Haitians or the well know the “mafia” which consist of the Italians. Other gangs are just diverse

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    influence 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

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    Males Who Join Gangs

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    ………………………..8 b) Youth Gangs ……………………………………...... 11 c) Gang Breakdown…………………………………… 14 Why do Males Join Gangs……………………………….... 16 a) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs……………………. 17 Personal Interview……………………………………….... 22 Effects of Gangs…………………………………………... 24 Conclusion and Recommendations………………………... 25 References………………………………………………… 26 Introduction The dramatic change and increase in gang activity‚ has left those to wonder‚ why they do it? Gang memberships provide and

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    After reading‚ “Rest in Peace‚ Doc‚” and‚” The Outsiders‚” I learned that people‚ (especially younger adults) join gangs for a spectrum of reasons. Furthermore‚ some may join because they have limited life options or they may join because they want to. Whatever the reason is‚ no matter what‚ it is an illogical decision to join a gang. People in‚” The Outsiders‚” joined for a few different reasons. One example is‚a partly main character‚ Steve‚ joined from peer-pressure. On page nine‚ it states that

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    What are gangs? A gang can either be an organized group of criminals or a group of young people who spends their time together. Gangs are usually groups of dangerous people like the Latin Kings‚ MS 13‚ Area boys‚ and so on. It’s not only societies‚ communities‚ and neighbourhoods that have gangs‚ even high schools have gangs. Why do we have gangs? Why do we need gangs? Generally‚ a gang is a group of people who claim territory and use it to make money through illegal activities. However‚ the reasons

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    Why young people join the military Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska and is explaining in this text her point of view‚ and how she thinks that the youth are thinking when they enlist in the army. Her role in this topic is that she is of course a governor‚ but also a mother‚ whose son has joined the army. She has the statement that the reason why young people are choosing this‚ is because the American people are very patriotic and wants to protect their families. ‘’We find inspiration and

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    Juvenile Gangs Kaplan University CJ150: Juvenile Delinquency In the United States a gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals or close friends with identifiable leadership and internal organization‚ identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community‚ and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior. A member of a gang is known as a gangster. Gang members are typically "jumped in" or have to prove their loyalty by

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