Early 1990’s was a difficult time, especially for the south central. During 1991 and 19992 was the worst record for crime; the murder rate was the highest in LA in history. There were about 1077 murders many of which came from gang violence in south central. The match that set off the 1992 LA Riots. Was the videotape of Rodney King being brutally beaten by five police officers, as well as the murder of Latasha Harlins in 1991. The officers were found not guilty by a mostly white jury, so the African
Written Assignment Four As gang numbers, members, and homicides increase around America, the overall violence rate declines (Axelrod, 2015). These two may not be synonymous, but the statistics are very telling. Gang culture is growing increasingly more popular while a direct link has been made between the gang members and incarceration. The government has established a “tough on crime” stance that doesn’t offer development or education for troubled youth. However, as the increase of individuals
Gang violence and organized crime have become a serious problem for El Salvador and Central America for the past decade. Gang violence is an enormous problem in El Salvador especially among young people with an estimate of 60,000 minors belonging to gangs. According to government organization Instituto de Medicina Legal, the country has the highest murder rate in Latin America and the Caribbean with 103 murders per 100,000 person. High rates of violence are contributed by competition between rival
newspaper you see a house listing: “Beautiful 3 story home! Safe neighborhood, great school district, close community!” In other cities, some are not so lucky; kids are struggling to get to school or daycare safely; a suffering school district and gang ridden streets make this town hard to thrive in. Nowadays, people neglect to realize how slums across the country are suffering now more than ever. The number of those living in poverty in America “nearly doubled between 2000 and 2013, to 13.8 million
For Mexican drug cartels, this is great news. They stand to turn an extremely large profit: 1000% to 10,000%. With profits in the billions of untaxed dollars, there is no shortage of organizations, some more organized and prone to violence than others, competing to control the valuable trafficking
As Nelson Mandela said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” and this should be our guiding principle when instituting reform in our country. The United States has the worst economic inequality in the developed world. The wealthy are making more money than ever and the amount of people living in poverty are growing at an alarming rate. As a whole, the impoverished are struggling to provide for their basic needs. A major factor in this inequality is the gap
IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN The three core principles of Donald J. Trump’s immigration plan When politicians talk about “immigration reform” they mean: amnesty, cheap labor and open borders. The Schumer-Rubio immigration bill was nothing more than a giveaway to the corporate patrons who run both parties. Real immigration reform puts the needs of working people first – not wealthy globetrotting donors. We are the only country in the world whose immigration system puts the
suggestions about changing the system if I had the power to do so. The first suggestion that I will introduce is not inside the Juvenile prison when adolescents enter into the system but before when adolescents enter the system. A program called the “Beyond Scared Straight” program was built in the 1970’s for at-risk youth
with information about their children's gang activity and its possible consequences, and counseling to help them deal with the problem, can enlist them as allies in the effort to rid the school of gangs. Schools can also provide access to outside agencies that offer counseling. As a last resort, gang members can be transferred to alternative schools for more intensive support. Concern about increasing youth violence is being channeled into a variety of programs around the country. Although components
Intelligence Oversight Act of 1980. Therefore, legally, the operations of the CIA are defined and guided within the realms of this Intelligence Oversight Act of 1980. In another aspect, the CIA conducts its activities within the realms of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act