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 result of brining and end to gang violence will also save lives and bring together the culture as one. If the gang violence continues and does not come to a stop the black community will never progress. Gang violence that has been displayed through media portrays stereotypes that
over the gang unit can first start by assembling a group of police officer to target the five prevalent youth gang groups. In my opinion collecting data will be a very important task; it will help officer distinguish the type of offender they are dealing with and if they have committed a crime before. Finding out which gang or gangs have the largest territory and members then began monitoring their activities. Given that gang crime, violence is on the rise, changing the law so that gangs will hold
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
north side gang became so entrenched in violence, local police and prosecutors teamed up with the Federal Bureau of Investigation an issued the largest federal murder indictment in history in the state of Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reported that in 2014, “Law enforcement around central Ohio, collaborated with the FBI on a two-year investigation that lead to a twenty-five count indictment that included 11 murder charges.” A person could possibly entertain the idea that since the gang members were
were formed.The documentary followed “interruptors” of violence in the streets of Chicago through mediation. “Interrupters” are former high ranking gang members who volunteered to stop the violence in hopes to save lives. One of the major “interruptors” that deserve to be focused on is Ameena Matthews. Mrs. Matthews has an extensive ties to the gangs activity in Chicago. Her father, Jeff Fort, was one of the first and most dominant gang leaders of Chicago. When in care of her mother, Matthews
This section will discuss problems in Honduras and the importance of the Maryland chapter of Students Helping Honduras to reach their goal of $54,000. Gang Violence in Honduras Thousands of U.S. citizens have visited Honduras every year to study, for business, and even tourism. However, the government lacks the resources to fully address crime and violence. The U.S. Department of State has issued a Travel Warning for Honduras since late 2012 (Miller, 2016). Honduras has one of the highest murder
explains the dynamics of gang rivalry and how that rivalry, together with racial tensions, transformed a once top -performing high school to one of the most under -performing high schools in the country. Most notable is Erin Gruwell, a newly hired teacher, and her willingness to teach and educate a class that has been labeled as delinquent and not worth wasting resources on. It is important to note that the majority of Ms. Gruwell’s students were either a member of gang themselves, or participated
documentary Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008) focuses on conditions and causes of gang violence in Los Angeles, California, as well as the history and background of the main gangs that reside there. The information in the film is compiled from interviews of past and present members of the Crips and Bloods, which are the two main gangs that contribute to the violence in the area. The interviewees explain how the gangs work and the conditions under which these people live daily. There can be parallels
source of violence is that is leads youth to join in gangs and when you’re in a gangs your causing violence by killing innocent people for money and creating shootings in communities. Rap music is the one type of music that talks about life being in a gang and when young people listen to the lyrics from their favorite rapper they might think it well be cool if they do the same thing or maybe how it would feel to being a gang earning money by themselves, getting nice things from being in a gang just like
Gang involvement and its associated violent crime have become a rapidly growing problem for the United States. Generally, gangs consist of young people of the same ethnic, racial, and economic background. Usually of a low socio-economic status, these gangs engage in illegal money making activities and intimidate their neighborhoods and rival gangs with violent crimes and victimization. Gang members exemplify a high value for group loyalty and sacrifice. Gangs often target youth when recruiting