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    The differences between a club and a gang‚ are quite distinct‚ but it is the connotational differences between these two words which distinguishes one from the other. The New Lexicon Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language defines a club as; "...an association of people with some common interest who meet periodically..." It defines a gang as "...a number of men or boys banding together‚ esp. lawlessly..." This definition is traditionally slanted toward applying to male youth‚ and stereotypical

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    Productive or Destructive As far as we know‚ there are more than a half-a-million criminally active street gang members in the U.S. today. There are many different gangs; some are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and so forth. But‚ right now‚ I am pointing specifically at street gangs. Street gangs have changed my life growing up from a child to adult. “Gang violence” and “social disorder” seems to go hand-in-hand or is synonymous in the United States. They have spread across the country

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    to look out for. Even though he recognizes that he does seem to have that appearance he knows who he is and feels it to be unjust because passing judgments are made about him on a day to day basis. In his essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ he writes about society’s perception of a black man. Staples used another example where it strengthened an impacted his writing. While he was working as a journalist in Chicago a huge mistake was made. He was “…rushing late into the office of a magazine…with

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    critical to a young child. Often times children who are exposed to crime and violence tend to follow down that same path. A path that leads to a life of gangs. In an article Youth Gangs and Adolescent Development: New Findings‚ New Challenges‚ And New Directions: Introduction to The Special Section is presenting five new studies being conducted on youth gangs. A broader developmental perspective‚ underscoring the need for ongoing inquiry linking the heretofore separate literature on youth gangs and antisocial

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    YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE IN AUSTRALIA A report by Sam Brown The legal argument being stated in this report refers to the developing issue of youth gang criminology that has somewhat flourished and further advanced in the suburban areas of Australia since the 1990s. The term ‘gang’ is debated throughout the cases presented to psychological and criminal observers‚ argued to be diverse in definition because of its variety to identifiers. What causes the most uncertainty towards the issue is the query

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    A 29 years old woman had been raped by a bus driver‚ a bus conductor and 5 other men in the north India State of Punjab‚ in an incident that recalls the recent attack in Delhi of a student on a moving vehicle and thrown bleeding onto the street that has caused widespread outrage. The woman boarded a bus on fridaybound for gurdaspur‚ to visit her in-laws‚the police chief ‚ Raj Jit Singh‚ said in a telephone interview. Whenshe got off the bus‚ the driver offered her a ride

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    Youth gangs have long populated cities and have had an immense impact on many citizens across the world. Thousands have wondered why over 3000 Canadian youth join blatantly dangerous gangs and why they continue to stay in such unhealthy and threatening environments. (Government of Canada) Citizens have deep concerns over why the governments in countless countries have been unable to reduce the rate of these organizations. Gangs are a result of the flaws present in human society and only through

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    Gangs in America 06-06-09 Gangs in America It is estimated that there are roughly 24‚000 gangs in America today. There are 750‚000 stated gang members. Gangs are taking over our youth and our county. In 1996 50% of all gang members were juveniles. Twelve years later that percentage has not changed. Gang violence is on the rise and it has to stop. We have to take back our streets and our children. The history of gangs goes back to biblical times. Gangs have always caused social issue

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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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    In Chapter 3 of Wilder’s In the Company of Black Men‚ Wilder details the influence and shortcomings of Evangalical Prostenatism during the time of slavery in the New World. Wilder shines a light as to how slaves not only found solace in religion‚ but how religious views were used as a political tool to battle both the psycho emotional and socioeconomic impact of slavery. He writes of Protestant leaders such as John Wesley who proclaimed that "The inhabitants of Africa...are not inferior to the

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