acknowledge the problem within my department as well as the community (Arciaga et. al., 2011). The knowledge I have gained during my previous investigation would be used to combat the predominant gang laden parts of the city. The areas of the city where gangs have been centralized have been identified in the Operation: Safe Community study conducted in 2011. Through increased patrols in these areas as well as implementing a zero-tolerance stance to gang activities the gang members will be forced to
For decades there have been an abundance amount of gang activity going on around the world and it continues to grow. Every year there is an increasing amount of teenagers over 600,000 that are rushed to the emergency rooms and taken into hospital care due to gang related injuries (Forster, Grigsby, Unger & Sussman, 2015). Most of these children are very young and have not even enter high school, and others have not even completed middle school. Many of the teens that have been rushed to the hospital
and maintain the control within both facilities since both feeds criminals into each other. The gang activity is running rapid inside the facility and it doesn’t help that the President of the VBBC is currently incarcerated inside my detention center for violating his parole, and while he awaits trial, his intent is to strengthen his organization with new members. Knowing that new inmates are processed into the facility daily, and that they will quickly gravitate to gang organizations if they feel
Youth Gangs in Chicago, Illinois Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Kirsten Muhaw Criminal Justice Seminar Professor Ruck April 10, 2015 Youth Gangs in Chicago, Illinois According to the Chicago Police Report’s CompStat within the year of 2014, there were 407 murders citywide. Chicago, Illinois is one of the United States biggest cities, with one of the highest crime rates. Chicago is also known for their large amount of gangs including, youth gangs within the city
Introduction Over the past twenty years, gang related activity in the Caribbean has increased steadily. This increase in gang related activity has been a result of the formation and migration of new gangs in the Caribbean as well as, the extension of existing gangs. The recruitment of members for these gangs usually targets young persons as they are more susceptible to joining. Juvenile gang involvement is a growing problem in the region and especially in Trinidad and Tobago. This paper will look
Gangs and Injunctions Criminal activities and gangs have mostly always been an on going problem in the United States. Gangs and gang members are frequently involved with a variety of different crimes. The 2008 National Youth Gang Survey reported that there are approximately 774,000 active gang members in the United States (Egley, Howell, & Moore, 2010). The 2008 National Youth Gang Survey also states that there are about 27,900 active gangs in the United States (Egley et al., 2010). The active
Why Does it Happen? Introduction Juvenile delinquency and the rise of gangs in the youth community is a huge problem in our society today. There are many reasons to as of why the rise of juvenile delinquency is occurring, some of these reasons being wanting materialistic things, higher status/reputation, or for personal problems. However, there are many theories to explain why they commit crimes or join gangs and their activities. Some of these theories are Strain theory, Anomie theory, Subculture
Gangs are a serious present-day problem within our schools here in the United States. According to the National Gang Center Bulletin for November 2010, forty-five percent of high school students say that there are gang members in their schools and thirty-five percent of middle school students say that there are gang members in their schools. In a survey in 2001 which included 1,300 schools, 7.6 percent of male respondents and 3.8 percent of female respondents advised that they were part of a gang
Street gangs in this country can probably be traced back to the first wave of Europeans who migrated to the colonies for a better life for themselves and their families. Many of the first gangs were formed as a means of self protection, with the thinking that there is simply strength in numbers. The missions of gangs in today’s society have grown and emerged to include many violent criminal avenues, including drug trafficking, prostitution, money laundering, and extortion but the original thinking
the West Coast Crips gang by creating a renewed community confidence and enhanced quality of life through a three pronged prevention, intervention, and suppression strategy. We will educate community members on the negative impacts of gang participation and attractive alternatives for families, and in particular the youth, in a robust prevention effort. We will utilize law enforcement and other emerging resources, to engineer intervention solutions for those at risk of gang membership and those already