What Was Your First Experience With Gang Violence?

Gang culture was not necessarily known to the public, but the show’s creators tried to

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.

This officer spoke with juvenile #1 and his mother Christine about the incident. Juvenile #1 stated earlier in the day he was at Central Park and ran into his ex-girlfriend juvenile #3. Juvenile #1 stated he had words with juvenile #3 and she slapped him at least twice a crossed the side of his face. Juvenile #1 admitted after

On October 26, 2017 at approximately 2:54pm, I, Officer Kyeishia Evans, with the Ville Platte Police Department, was dispatched to the Slap Ya Momma parking lot, in reference to juveniles fighting on Bus # VP14. Upon arrival I was advised by Chief Neal Lartigue, with the Ville Platte Police Department, that there were two black juvenile males fighting on his bus and that he had paramedics with Acadian Ambulance enroute to our location to give juvenile # 2 medical attention. I advised juvenile #1 to step off the bus; which he complied. I conducted a pat search on the juvenile for weapons, placed handcuffs on his wrists, and put him in the back seat of my marked Ville Platte Police Department vehicle. Paramedics with Acadian Ambulance arrived

On June 21, 2016, members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Sixth District were dispatched to a call for service for an “Assault in Progress”. Officers were met by the complainant who reported that the defendant invited her over to his residence and when she arrived the defendant already had another female companion at his home. The defendant began to insult the complainant at which point she tried to leave his home. The defendant grabbed the complainant by her hair and punched her in the face and body. The complainant refused medical treatment.

immigrants. The gang’s purpose was to help the Hispanic community achieve a better way of

On November 15, 2015 at approximately 0223 hrs, I was dispatched to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for report of assault.

There are many definitions for what a gang is. According to The National Gang Center website, one

I placed Brossard under arrest for obstructing a peace officer. I read Broussard the juvenile Miranda warning and asked why did he try to run. Broussard then stated that he was runaway juvenile and did not want to go back home.

apprehend him on a bench warrant. Then they attacked him without any cause or justification

At around 4:30 a.m., a suspicious person’s call came in about two young boys riding their bikes recklessly in and out between houses. Officer Ortiz turned on his lights, blasted his siren, and started driving at a speed over 100 miles an hour. Once we were close he turned off the lights and siren and proceeded to drive down the street, this time slowly. When we were spotted, the boys took off jumping the curb with their bikes and then tried to petal off to avoid us in the patrol car, but they didn’t get too far so they attempted to hide. Officer Ortiz handed me a flashlight and told me to flash it in the bushes, I saw the laying down in the bushes. Officer Ortiz jumped out, and then detained them both. Other patrol cars arrived on scene as well. Both of the boys were not being cooperative so both were arrested. It was entertaining to see these rude boys act…cussing, dropping names of other police officers, moving around vigorously while being arrested, and fighting the officers while being placed into the patrol car. Both were booked and carried down to Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center (ARJDC).

Socioeconomic status (SES): Someone with a low-level education, low-income, and demanding occupation will most likely live in a neighborhood with high gang and drug activity. Immigrants generally have a low educational status. Therefore, a low socioeconomic status is directly related with low-income, dangerous communities.

Once I arrived back at home, I told my mother about the altercation and she immediately phoned the police. After taking statements from both sides, the authorities determined that no crime had been committed, because the assailant was on his own private property when the incident occurred. I was devastated – we were targeted, harassed, and chased and now there was nothing that could be done to right the wrong. I stood up for myself and my friends to only be told that what we endured was permissible by

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.

Abstract: This review studies in depth research done on street gangs. Social issues have social scientists turning away from including this in their research around this time. Sociological views have been changed dramatically in the past 40 years due to gender and racial studies. Also, women have started to join gangs since America has been changed with woman equality laws passing.