Case Analysis : Rafael Rivera

Chapter Four is entitled, “[The] Scope and Nature of the Current Gang Problem.” It focuses on recent trends in number of gangs, gang members and gang-related crimes in each city. In Inglewood, almost all the neighborhoods were claimed by at least one gang, with gang-unit officers agreeing that the city was facing a major gang problem. In Albuquerque, gangs were involved in drug trafficking and property offenses, with 7 out of 8 gang-unit officers believing the city had a major gang problem. In Las Vegas, migration from other cities was thought to be the primary cause of an increase in gang members. 50% of crime in Las Vegas is attributed to gangs, with most officers believing they had a moderate to major gang problem. In Phoenix, the gang problem is described as wave-like, with 70% of gang-unit officers thinking the city had a major gang problem. These statistics were backed up through interviews with officers and city records.

There are some many political, economic, social issues that social workers and even families faces. In the Sanchez case, immigration laws plays a huge part in their family. There are members of the Sanchez family that are undocumented and could face deportation if caught. The family needs immigration resources that will assist them with the adoption of the grandson and with Roberto in their home. Emilia, which is the daughter of Hector and Celia, was born in the United States. However, she could be denied citizenship because of her drug problem. This will show “poor moral character” which is under the immigration law (New Directions in Social Work, n.d.). Also, the Sanchez family faces financial problems. Due to undocumented status of some of members, the Sanchez family cannot take advantage of the resources that may help them with their financial problems. Roberto, which is the undocumented nephew of Celia, was injured on the job and because of his status is unable to receive any financial assistance like worker’s compensation. This cause financial issues for the household. Social issues has also plaque this family. Emilia has had an abortion which is against the belief of the family. They are devout Catholics and do not believe in abortions. Vicki, which is the daughter of Celia and Hector, has been diagnosed autism. The family has not seek out resources for the daughter. I believe the family may be ashamed of her and is not

immigrants. The gang’s purpose was to help the Hispanic community achieve a better way of

In March 1998 the next event occurred when six pounds of cocaine evidence was missing from the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD chief officer, Bernard Parks, started to question the missing evidence and focused his investigation in CRASH officer Rafael Perez. Later in the investigation it became cleat that another pound of cocaine went missing from the evidence room right after an arrest was made by office Frank Lyga, the officer who shot Kevin Gains. It was believed that officer Perez soled the cocaine in retaliation to the death of Gaines that was caused by Lyga. Later is was confirmed that other incidents occurred where Perez switched the cocaine evidence with Bisquick, a pancake mix. Perez was later charged but made a deal with the prosecutors where he pled guilty to the cocaine theft but provided information about other CRASH officers who have also been involved in illegal activities. Perez provided information about 70 officers who were involved in some kind of

Criminal activities and gangs have been a continuous problem in California. Focusing on what helps society and the community become a safer environment has lead to civil gang injunctions. Keeping society safe is a responsibility for the local police departments. A civil gang injunction is a court order that prohibits a specific criminal street gang from engaging in various activities such as: fighting, trespassing, intimidation, association with the gang members and graffiti. CGI’s are a public nuisance, which is considered anything that is injurious or deleterious to one’s enjoyment of life, liberty, and property. Civil Gang Injunctions affects the entire community. CGI’s can best be described as behavior of criminal street gangs. City attorneys

This week’s reading was a chapter from the book Police, Power, and the Product of Racial Boundaries by Ana Muniz analyzed the function and outcomes of gang injunctions, specifically the Glendale Corridor Gang Injunction. From what I understood, gang injunctions were used as a modern peculiar institution that reestablished the definition of race and normalized forms of racial inequality to fit their societal needs. Society’s wishes to gentrify lead to the displacement of certain people of color and justified the use of violence against individuals through police action. This is similar to slavery and the separation between white and black to justify the use of violence and dehumanization by reducing African Americans to objects of labor when

Defendants, RICHARD DIAZ and CHARLES LOGAN, by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, move for Summary Judgment on Defendant’s liability under a civil action using 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants, former correctional officers, engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct with Plaintiff, an inmate, depriving her of her right under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution to remain free from cruel and unusual punishment. In further support of this Summary Judgment requesting that Plaintiff’s request for relief be denied, the Defendants respectfully refer the Court to this Memorandum. As grounds therefore, Defendants state the following:

Meet the Lopez’s. The Mother is, Carman , 38. The Father is Quan. One of the Sons are, George,14. One of the Sons are, Daniel, 11. Another Son is, Juan, 5,. and The last son is Tyron, 13.

For years police corruption has been a major problem in American society but where is the line between moral and unethical police corruption, many modern movies address this vary issue. Some films portray how types of police corruption can have a positive influence on society, while others show the dark side of police corruption. Many law enforcement agents join the criminal justice with the basic idea of "justice for all," however, most of them do not realize that the nice guy doesn't always win. Even though there are vast amounts of movies which specifically address police corruption we will use three main movies for our argument today, mostly LA Confidential, however, also Training Day.

I believe that Adrian Vega is in no way guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Quinn Liu’s testimony is unreliable. He says that he didn’t see the passenger in the car that night. Three out of four streetlights were out. How could he not see the passenger, when he was standing on his porch looking at the passenger side of a car on the street? And how could he identify the color of a shirt in low light, differentiating light blue from white in the yellowy light of a streetlamp? The only conclusion is that he was either embellishing what he saw or making things up. That makes his testimony unreliable, and if his testimony was the basis for the prosecution’s case, that means that their case was build on a faulty ground. Tony DeLuca was jealous, and

The Broward Sheriff’s Office: Department of Professional Standards, Division of Internal Affairs found that Kelli McDonald violated departmental operating procedure and engaged in misconduct thereby causing cocaine evidence to go missing. This memorandum is asking the Court to

“The Republic of East L.A. Stories” captures the heartbreaking experiences Mexican-American’s were forced to endure. Escaping poverty, alcohol abuse, drug use, and gang violence was an everyday struggle for many families during this time. African American and Latino gangs were initially created as a response to white racism. They were restricted as to what areas they could live in and where constantly harassed. As their populations increased, so did white gangs, in order to take control of their “territory”. African Americans and Latinos had no choice but to protect their families by fighting back. As time went on, the violence only continued. The Civil Rights Movement led many gang members to join organizations like the Black Panther Party, but the government quickly responded by breaking them up and soon enough, street gangs quickly returned. The violence escalated, alcohol,

The purpose of this paper is to review and verify a recent study by Scott H. Decker of the University of Missouri – St. Louis, entitled Collective and Normative Features in Gang Violence (Decker & VanWinkle, 1996). The study will attempt to address why our local increase in gang violence has reached monumental heights causing an increase in gang members appearing your court.

One of the main incentives for joining a gang is that a teenager might finally be able to help out their family financially, but another, somewhat depressing, reason is that outside forces appear more than ready to punish any teenager that tries to live without the support of a gang. Martinez describes in his article why the popular Radio-Tron, which appeared to help the youth of L.A. stay out of trouble, was shut down, “But the experiment didn’t last long. Wrangles with the city…when the Department of Parks and Recreation made a move to take over the center, as well as a Fire Marshall’s citation, led to its being closed,” (738). The war on graffiti in L.A. has been occuring for a few decades, and the government of Los Angeles have become determined to punish any artist, no matter how young, that those pushing to uphold the law do not stop to think whether they are actually tearing down the only barrier separating these teens from a life of crime. There is no secret that most gangs target those who live in poor families, but to teens that are punished by the law for using graffiti as a means to get by without being in a gang; they assume that the government only wants them to stay in the impoverished

This paper presents a case analysis of Richard Ramirez, the serial killer of the 1980s better known as “The Night Stalker”. Using the qualitative method and content analysis, the findings reveal that the law enforcement procedures were minimal because of the technology available during that time and the prosecution was sufficient because of the criminal justice system.