Gang-Related Violence In High Schools

In todays United States we have a huge problem affecting society, gangs and the violence that follows them wherever they go. These days’ gangs aren’t just compiled of grown adults, they often lure in young teens to do dirty work and to add numbers to their turf. Despite laws aimed straight at these gangs they still defy the law and wreak havoc upon the territory that they claim. The members in the gang have a gang first mentality and will do everything possible to provide for and protect their fellow members. They will very rarely snitch on their own to help put a stop to some of the meaningless crimes committed by these savages.

Gang violence in youth has gotten to far there are more and more juveniles getting recruited by gang members in society. We here all these gang violence going on and sadly most of the gang activity that goes on is done by juveniles. Being a part of a low income society I see what kind of people are involve in gang activity and many mostly all are under age making them strive for respect with our fearing consequences. Like sated on the LAPD websites the fill us the community in on how early gangs start recruiting juveniles as described on their web site it sates “Gang involvement can begin as early as elementary school. Children as young as seven or eight years of age have been recruited to work in criminal street gangs. Many parents and educators

Youth gang violence has turned into an unmistakable issue in the public eye reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial, and class distinctions. Not only is the problem widely dispersed geographically, but its incidence is also extensive, making it a common, acknowledged, and a mainstream behavior for many teens. Gang activity is extremely common in lower income neighborhoods and ethnic ghettos where underprivileged children are regularly recruited. Youth gang violence has always been an issue in the United States since the 1950’s but many crime analysts tended to overlook the problem of youth gang violence in major cities due to historical events such as the Korean War, U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation was illegal in the Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the Civil Rights Movement. The first nationwide study undertaken of the nature and extent of gang violence was reported by Walter B. Miller. Miller whose study concentrated primarily on the increase of gang violence and four major motives such as respect, guarding local communities, control, and gain the of monetary goods.

Gangs have been a part of American culture in the United States since the early 19th century when immigrant youth organized themselves into street gangs as a means of urban and economic survival. Today, gang violence has reached an almost catastrophic level in the United States. Criminal street gangs have become one of the most serious crime problems in California. Gang violence accounts for one of the largest personal threats to public safety for nearly all the cities in this state. Salinas, California is a relatively small Central Coast agricultural town with a population of just over 150,000. The City of Salinas has been dealing with gang and youth violence for over 50 years. Salinas ' gang homicide victims are among the youngest in the state. Over the past few years, youth gang involvement in Salinas has reached a critical level and gang-related homicides are at an all-time high. Youth gang violence is a social problem that not only affects the individual, but the community as a whole.

If gang Violence continues the black culture will stay in a negative state and never progress. Gang violence within the black community should end because it will result to peace and positivity within the community.

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.

communities. Each juvenile will be assigned a Big and they will serve as a mentor, as someone the juvenile can turn to when they feel they have no one else. Both the juvenile and big will have a chance to create a bond with one another and provide support for one another.

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.

In the article “gang and violence in California’s Youth Correction Facilities: A research foundation for developing effective Gang policies” is the article where I got my research question from. It states how many youths in gangs that are incarcerated have recognized that they need treatment for their drug abuse, but are less likely to participate in drug programs. They are less likely because they have shown more of a distrust in staff as well as the staff having lower levels of trust from the staff, they have more negative outlooks when it comes to treatment services. All of these caused a problem because the rapport needed for these services to be effective are hindered because of the attitudes of the gang members from both genders. In an effort to help the gang members the DJJ created a program known as “The Blueprints for Gang Prevention Initiative” This program was created to be different approach in dealing with gang issues (Maxson et la 2012, 7).

I believe there are numerous factors that contribute to the gang violence that affects so many communities around the world. The fact that humans are not able to self regulate much of their behavior plays a major part. Control by others takes place before control by self. This means that everybody is taking their initial cues to change or modify their behavior, from an outside source. I believe that low self esteem is a factor in the decision to join a gang. I also believe that lower intelligence can make a person more likely to join a gang. It is easier for somebody with a lower intelligence to succumb to the positive reinforcements that are provided by gang membership. These include; money, praise, and friendship. Many gang members do not

Gang violence is a serious problem in the United States. According to Gordon Witkin “Last September, after rival gang members taunted each other at a crowded downtown bus stop, a 16-year-old fired a 9-mm pistol, wounding two other teens and a 61-year-old man.” (Witkin). This is just one example of gang violence and its effect on young people. Multiple approaches need to be used to keep this problem from happening.

Gang violence is also very common in school. According to the Texas State School Safety Center “Data from the 2009-2010 school year indicated that 16% of all schools reported some gang activity on their campus.” Although there isn’t a clear line between friend groups and gangs, gangs have been defined as

The problem of gangs and violence are commonly found in Chicago, especially during the night time. Although the rate seems to be lower compared to the past, the violence rate is still shocking compared to other states. Therefore, violence in Chicago 's neighborhoods and communities cannot be overlooked. Statistics show that 1,109 school-aged youth were shot, and 216 of those were killed in 2010. As a student of UIC, I often receive crime alert emails as violence cases seemed to occur quite often around the campus area. In order to improve the public security to ensure residents’ safety, it is essential to find ways to solve these issues. It is because violence can cause negative effects in many different aspects. Besides individual’s physical well being, it may also lead to some long-term psychological problems; such as anxiety, eating and sleeping problem. Moreover, violence also affects the community as it became unsafe to live in. The value of the properties will decrease because the quality of life became worse.

As the head administrator of a juvenile’s detention facility I would do everything in my power to reduce gangs from spreading. The first thing I would do, to help prevent gang violence from spreading would be to come up with a program to send all schools and communities that already have a high gang rate. The programs would help juveniles realize that there is more to life than being in a gang, I would also have life coaches available to all students. The life coaches would be available to help students plan out their lives by helping them make the right choices. Since the majority of “youth are at higher risk of joining a gang if they engage in delinquent behaviors, are aggressive or violent, experience multiple caretaker transitions, have

The CDC reports that during 2005-06, approximately 38% of public schools in the United States reported at least one incident of violence to the police. About one quarter of the students enrolled in public schools reported that there was gang activity at their school. From 2003-2004, 10% of teachers in city schools reported that they were threatened with injury by students and 6% of teachers in suburban schools, and 5% in rural schools reported the same. (CDC, 2016)