Bounty Hunter Social Pressure

Initially gang activity could only be found in large metropolitan cities, but now gangs have invaded neighborhoods of all sizes across the country. Gangs introduce violence and fear to the communities they occupy, raise the level of drug activities, and destroy businesses and property which brings down the overall value of the whole area. Instead of going to school, many young people find themselves drawn in to the gang life which in most cases either leads to being locked up or death. There are various reasons why people would want to join a gang, but no matter what that reason might be one can only expect a life of violence and troubles.

Pressure can put smart people into dumb situations, but it also can get them out of it too. Pressure is weird, it can bring people to their highest of highs, and then sudden take them to their lowest of lows. Pressure is often looked at as a bad thing, but in reality the pressures are what push people to be better in their life. Whether it is being better in a sport or better in a class, it drives people to reach their goals. Pressure is more often good than bad.

Mob mentality can occur in any society. It can take place at any time, any day or any night. Mob mentality does not have a direct target. It will take over anyone, leaving them with no control over themselves. Mob mentality proves that under critical situations people will be selfish and follow others’ leads; however, the leads people usually follow are not the ones best for them. Due to large amounts of stress everyone carries, people do not think as clearly as they normally would. Those horrible leads that people choose to follow will eventually cause groups to become out of control. Violence usually ensues when within

Police officers may or may not actively support noble-cause corruption. Sometimes when officers become aware of corrupt or illegal forms of misconduct, they are inclined to “turn a blind eye or look the other way.” It puts their fellow officers in a very difficult position, most officers tend to think that if they turn away and ignore it and do not acknowledge what is going on that they are not part of the misconduct or illegal activity. Most

In social psychology, social influence is a process where someone’s beliefs, thoughts and behaviour change by being exposed to beliefs, thoughts and opinions of others. It manifests in several forms, such as obedience, compliance and conformity. All these types of social influence have been studied by numerous researchers who investigated the reasons why people conform to social norms and obey to authorities, such as Milgram’s classic studies on obedience. His experiments support the popular idea of ‘banality of evil’ –Hannah Arendt (1963)’s famous phrase referring to the capability to accomplish dreadful things out of banal reasons–, revealing that people conform submissively and thoughtlessly to the orders that authorities deliver, no

People also fear the police in some areas, maybe they feel that if the called the police that it would put them in some kind of danger. Excuses could be made for any incident on why they did not call or refuse to act. I also read that people in large group sometime do not react to the incident the same then if it was only a couple or one person who witnessed. Some feel that if the others are not do anything then it must be fine. I believe they call it the bystander effect.

Those who beforehand were willing to step forward and report crimes will be less likely to do so now, fearing their own apprehension. It is this cooperation from the community that the street cops rely on to find and arrest criminals. Once this Faith between police officers and the community is broken, it can take years to reestablish.

There are a number of repercussions that need to be feared if the current witch hunt mentality continues to vilify this countries law enforcement agencies. It is time for rational minded individuals to stand up and be the voice of reason against politicians who would exploit this issue, the media that is happy to distort this issue, and so called activists who want to scream at the world because they are angry with the world. We must be careful that the police don’t lose their ability to police, or become fearful of doing their jobs because of the highly publicized slander. A possibility that FBI director James Comey has name the “Ferguson Effect A notion that he and many in law enforcement think is valid. However, President Obama has

In certain cases, people would follow others blindly into combat during times of war. This is mainly due to fear or trust; nevertheless, during the McCarthy Era and the Salem witch trials, people would follow the same principles. During WWII Master Sergeant Albert Blithe, a career soldier who had been a Private First Class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division; he and other men from Easy Company jumped into occupied France as part of the massive Airborne invasion; however, when they landed, they found themselves lost. Blithe was joined by a number of other paratroopers who were also part of the mis-drops. They teamed up together and found the rest of Easy Company. This shows just how willingly some people are to follow others. No matter how people gain their power or how easily they take advantage of others, certain individuals will always find a way to do so. If they do gain this ability, the next step in mob hysteria would be to convict those who have been taken advantage

“All units, please respond to a suspicious man walking on the street between 2nd st main st.” A police officer driving his beat responses to the dispatch as any officer would. Little does he know that he will be in an officer involved shooting and be the reason for protests and riots only because he was doing his job and following protocol. This is too often the case as the media and society are quick to judge what happens in an incident like this. When these tragic incidents happen it's no wonder why cops don't want to go into crime and poverty ridden neighborhoods because they will just be harassed for doing their job by the media and society.

Police brutality and the use of force is a big problem in American today, so police departments are taking a few steps to prevent this from happening. There are multiple cases where some police officers’ actions are questioned, leading to an untrusting public. No matter if it was racial, hate, a mentally unstable police officer, or the police officer was just doing their job, there’s an easy way to find out now. Body cameras are being used in various cities and states and have proved to keep the level of police brutality and injustice down.

There are many connections that the article, 'Examining the Mob Mentality' contain with the literary art 'Lord of the Flies'. One of the major connections that the article states is that "Groups can generate a sense of emotional excitement, which can lead to the provocation of behaviors that a person would not typically engage in alone". In 'Lord of the Flies', we can see right off the bat that Jack had been been influencing the boys once Ralph had suggested making a fire to come to their rescue through the quote "The space under the palm tree was full of noise and movement. Ralph was on his feet too, shouting for quiet, but no one heard him. All at once the crowd swayed toward the island and was gone-- following Jack". The connection to the

Gangs had a decrease prosocial bond, denied prosocial opportunities and negative reactions due to their self-image that they portrayed in the streets.

There are a variety of traditional socioeconomic factors that have an impact on an individuals choice to join a gang. These factors include a shifting labor market, poverty, disfunctional family, no or poor education, development of an underclass, and the enticement of what being a gang member offers the individual. The gang may offer the individual security, acceptance, and help just surviving.

Mr. Reploge, I agree with your point of view. Criminal behavior is a learned behavior, not inherited. Gabriel Tarde challenged the concept of the born criminal developed by Cesare Lombroso. He believed that one becomes a criminal through their environment, not birth. Group dynamics validate this theory. The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision-making and criminal behaviors. It allows the principle of differential association to be examined through the rule of law.