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
of gangs and gang members in the United States. I know typically, it is easy to think of an adult male when someone is talking about a gang member, however, gang members come in all ages, races, genders, shapes, and sizes. As a citizen in the United States, it is important to be aware of the gang problem in this country. It is not imperative to be an expert, but citizens should be able to identify a gang area, or a group that is in a gang to help protect themselves from any potential violence that
Gang Violence in the United States Gang violence in America is reaching alarming proportions. Chicago police Commander Donald Hilbring states, "Gangs are everywhere. All throughout the city of Chicago, the suburbs, throughout the state, throughout the nation." Chicago police state that so far this year, more than 100 gang-related murders have occurred. Everyday an other report on the evening news relays the tragedy of a child accidently caught in gang crossfire. The image of black
specifically the Northern Triangle countries, that are attempting to escape the serious violence problem. Considered to be the most violent part of the world, the three countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are the gateway for the thousands of tons of drugs being transported to the U.S. by gangs and criminal organizations. The growth in the drug market and organized crime has resulted in flourishing hubs of violence in communities with extreme poverty and lack of job opportunities. Due to this
The country we live in has been affected and influenced by something that we now call a “Gang”. According, to Dictionary.com a gang is defined as a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. Since the early 1900’s The United States of America has been affected by gangs. They originated from the Italian immigrants that were closely related to the Sicilian mafia and others that were located
Gang violence has grown to be a great problem in El Salvador in the last 30 years. Gangs have grown into large, complex organized crime units; the two largest gangs, MS13 (also known as Mara Salvatrucha 13) and Barrio18 (also known as Calle18), now encompass large parts of Central America. Both gangs rely heavily on local drug-peddling, which drives most of the general gang violence. The desire for control over certain areas had forged a fierce rivalry, in which civilians are often endangered when
Uche Igbokwe Mr. Hines ELA 11 - Period 6 18 March 2016 Is Gang Violence Worth it? Back in 2015 there was a great concern with fraternity homicides, especially with Asian-American fraternities and sororities. Originated from Chinese men in 1916 attending Cornell University, there are now more than 65 Asian-American fraternities and sororities throughout the country today. They were created because Asians found themselves excluded from the other white fraternities in many universities. Unknown to
Violence is an everyday act that we have seen in society, and in result has become a problem. Gang violence, on the other hand, has been a social problem of violence for decades in the United States. In particular, it has been a serious problem in California that is has been known to be the “gang capital” in the United States, and a problem in a local scale. According to “FBI.org” , there are over 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs(FBI, 2015). Consequently, this brings
promote violence in one way or another. In the book Violence and Culture: A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Approach by Jack David Eller, the author discusses violence in American society in one of his chapters. In this chapter, he mentions some social characteristics that represents and plays a role in
Now more than ever, pandillas, or street gangs, are raising security concerns for multiple Central American countries, as well as the United States (Bruneau, 152). There has been an increase in the perception of crime among these Central American nations, such as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (Bruneau, 152). This is due, in part, to regional homicide rates, which are the highest in the world (Bruneau, 152). Consequently, the current state of crime and security in Central America continues