Gang

life in your gang is shit and have figured out that you need to leave your gang for one reason or another! This means a few things; first of which means you're a cut above the rest of the scum that enhabit the waste, second of which means you got the balls to either stand up to your gang leader and leave or you have the skill/cowardice to slip away undetected. But where will you go? You have heard rumors about a new boss (my character) out in the wastes that is recruting to his gang. With…

The effects that gangs produce in our society vary in different degrees, but the vast majority of people will agree that most gangs pose an undesirable outcome that negatively affects society as a whole. There are a multitude of reasons that one would join a gang, but lack of education and guidance about the danger of gangs is involved in many, if not all, decisions that would lead one to join a gang. The problems that gangs pose is a real threat to our society, and a solution must be presented…

In today’s society, gang warfare and mobs are not as popular as they were in the 1920’s. People like Al Capone roamed the streets and started gangs and were killing people. On February 14, 1929, four men that were dressed up as police officers forced seven of George Moran’s men into a garage, lined them up, and shot them. Al Capone and George Moran were sworn enemies. The two men fought over smuggling and trafficking operations in Chicago, Illinois. Capone and Moran have survived many attempted…

In order to find out if the above methods to help stop gang violence will actually work we will be conducting an experimental type of research. They will need to be put in action in the form of conducting research to see how effective the proposed methods above would be. First we would need to gather a sample size of children that would be the most at risk to join a gang. In order for our data to be accurate we would need to have a large sample size. We would gather about 100-200 at risk…

Juvenile gangs are becoming more popular and problematic, not only in Poughkeepsie, but nationwide. Historically, gangs provided a pseudofamily relationships for individuals who feel isolated and that there was something wrong in their lives (Howell, 2000). Youth gangs are not only a problem in of themselves, but another growing issue is adult gangs that are recruiting younger individuals, specifically males. Although the definition of a youth gang varies, generally, gangs are self-formed groups…

University Unique Gang In the United States CJS 468 1/2/2015 What makes the gangs in the United States unique is that gang members in the United States are more likely to get arrested for drug and alcohol related crimes than non-gang members. In cities of the United States almost all report gang activity “86% percent of the United States report gang activity.”(Donnelley, 2014). This means that for every city, an average “¾ of the population report” (Donnelley, 2014) gang activity. In…

of 150 street gangs and 885 gang members which was arrested for different minor crimes to murder and also 9 gangs that happen to be related homicides. From 1987-1988 the California gangs would influence and associate with the Crips to be able to expand their drug markets in places like Arizona. 2. In the year of 1998 the violence had risen because of turf and the drug-market had disputes between the long Hispanic gangs and the black gang. A year later the police acknowledge this gang problems…

addressed in this community needs assessment paper is gang activity among the youth in Robeson County, North Carolina. Gang activity amongst the youth population in Robeson County was chosen because a lot of gang violence and crime that involves mainly teenagers has been observed in the area. Gang activity is affecting the community as a whole negatively. Over the past couple of years, gang activities amongst young teenagers have become worse. This gang activity has caused many problems within…

I picked the show the sopranos for my example of gang culture making its way into America mainstream culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1myharpKIE. The reason I picked this is because not only was it a show that lasted many years but it made the mafia in New York seem as if they were the powerhouses of the city. That they were in control of everything that was going on and even glorified the life of a mobster. They portrayed the mafia life as one full of luxury and fun times. They even…

Los Angeles, the “gang capital” of the nation. Over than 450 gangs in the city, some have been in existence since the 1950’s. All of these gangs combined have a individual total of about 45,000. Gang affiliation has taken a big role in the city of Los Angeles, in the last 3 years there has been a total of about 16,000 crimes, 491 of them were homicides. Gang affiliation has taken a big role on the lives of many young people, falling into drugs, and maybe to the course of committing murder or…