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    Triad Gangs

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    Criminology 21 26/11/12 Andrew Quejano Prof. Crystal Rodriguez Title: The Origin of Asian and Chinese Gangs in Chicago ’s Chinatown Attention Getter: “I shall walk into a path with no return‚ with full of rules to die”‚ 我將走入道路沒有回歸以充分規則死 * Reveal Topic: I will tell you some important factors about the Triads‚ I would explain what are they? Brief history about Chicago’s Chinatown‚ types of crimes committed

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    Gangs in Toronto

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    GANGS IN TORONTO Mr. De Sanctis CLU 3M November 11‚ 2013 There are a variety of gangs in the city of Toronto including the bloods (whose color is red)‚ crips (whose color is blue)‚ Punjabi mafia‚ ms-13‚ etc. These gangs can be usually found where the government provides public housing to the community. Places like Rexdale‚ Jane and Finch‚ Scarborough‚ Malvern‚ Region Park are the hosts to many of Toronto deadliest gangs‚ coincidentally these areas are the areas where most of the immigrants

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    Teenagers do not know how to manage money According to a recent investigation and study‚ 87% of American teenagers do not know how to manage money. In Shanghai‚ China‚ 92.8% of middle schooler also have poor financial management skills; they rarely consider saving money in the bank or do any investment. So‚ what caused this phenomenon? In my opinion‚ it should be: teenagers was never taught how to manage their money. It’s also because they do not know how difficult it is to earn money

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    I think dropouts should have to join the army if they choose to not be in school. In the army person will get paid‚ have housing and get your insolence all provided to you. Pay for a soldier starting is #1‚449 a mouth looking at the U.S Army official benefits website. This amount will increase with your rank and years in service. According to the( Us census bureau) the average amount a dropout makes in a year is $20‚241. People that are physically and mentally fit are less prone to medical conditions

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    Gangs: Ms13

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    Dangerous Gang: MS 13 Imagine a scared little boy wanting to be accepted by a gang. Scared to death‚ he walks up to a group of other boys from a rival gang‚ closes his eyes‚ and starts to shoot. When he opens his eyes he realizes that one of the rival gang members has been hit. Then imagine having to walk away‚ not run‚ because in this gang a member does not run away. All of this is just to be accepted into a very violent‚ dangerous gang. The Mara Salvatrucha gang‚ normally referred

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    he had seen a newspaper article about it or heard it on the news. I stood correct. Twitter has become new media phenomenon and let’s be honest- who doesn’t have a Twitter account these days? In defense of Twitter by Caroline McCarthy and Do I Really Have To Join Twitter? By Farhad Manjoo were two articles that struck me as captivating. Personally‚ I’ve never found twitter all that appealing‚ and yet I still have an account. However‚ I am happy to report I’ve only “tweeted” twice in the past year

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    Teens and Gangs

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    Teens & Gangs : Why are teens involved in gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ teenage homicides increased by one hundred and fifty percent This sharp increase is largely due to the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States. In today ’s larger cities‚ gang violence is a reality that people have to deal with every day. As gang related crimes increase‚ officials are trying to find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately‚ experts can only hypothesize

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    Gangs History

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    History of Gangs Gangs are composed of young individuals who are from distinct groups who commit organized criminal acts. Gangs in America by the mid-19th‚ is when threat to city and their communities first arose. Being huge threats and concern on city leaders‚ such as mayors‚ police officers and the city council. Gangs are more likely to be found in “disorganized communities.” (organized gangs‚ 2016). Many members of gangs are formed from minority population‚ poor‚ or some might call “not well off”

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    My decision to join Army Special Operations Forces derives from my experience in the Field Artillery branch. As an ambitious young officer I acquired a multitude of additional skill sets during Field Artillery Basic Officer Leaders Course in hopes of becoming an indispensable asset to my unit. As I continued my career in the branch it became more and more apparent to me that those skills I will rarely use in the operational field. At the time‚ gender restrictions limited my career progression in

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    Gang Leader

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    Gang Leader For A Day Social imagination‚ “individual problems are to social problems‚ what is happening outside of one’s personal control. This relationship between individual experiences and public issues is the sociological imagination” (Our Social World Pg9). The book that we read “Gang Leader for a Day” by Sudhir Vankatesh clearly illustrates the sociological imagination. In the early part of the book we see Vankatesh trying to give surveys to a gang to try to understand how they feel about

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