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across the United States. Gang related terrorism is extremely high in inner cities all across the country and the Crips are the largest gang that operates in America. In 1970’s California the Crips were created as a response to protect their neighborhoods but have grown to much more than that. Today there are over 33,000 members of this terror organization who use murder as one of their top fear tactics. Through their

angles, using murder to do so. In Stacy Peralta’s documentary film called “The Crips and Bloods: Made in America”, gangs and gang violence is explained and shown in great detail. This documentary is used to attempt to bring attention to these gang’s brutal way of life and what caused this monstrosity. It is also used to bring attention to what can be done to prevent any further gang violence and possibly help bring in funds for programs that help with this cause, since they receive no federal money

Understanding identity is not as easy as some people think. In the average lifespan of 71 years, numerous events can impact the outcome of of an individual’s life. Choices, religion, and many external factors can greatly influence a human and his or her identity. Some people believe that feelings can and do determine your identity, so they do whatever they feel is correct. However, this is false. Identity is very strongly influenced by the events, objects, and people around. It is mostly influenced

come from these entities (gangs) have experienced some form of oppression, or inopportune moment which slung them at the bottom of the economic food chain which in turn forces them to enact in deviant ways. Without gang membership, the gangs would not exist and the like; without gangs, gang membership would not be prevalent. In order to combat murders, robberies/thefts, and illegitimate acts, a strategy needs to be imposed to effectively eradicate the existence of gangs. In order to do that, strategies

English101 Will Gangs Ever End Throughout the world, dangerous street gangs have emerged as a major threat to community safety and now represent one of the most challenging criminal justice issues we face today. The United States government is much to blame for the popularity and escalating numbers of gangs in the United States. Gangs influence youth negatively and lead them into lives of crime. The government helps people in many situations but why not people who are associated with gangs in our neighborhood

presence of gangs, and the streets are run by unruly groups of fearless young adults. Gang violence in Philadelphia is a major issue, and the citizens will never be safe until gang prevention occurs. Gang prevention is not a simple task, but with the right resources available, it is possible. Gang violence is a problem that will contribute to the collapse of Philadelphia, and it has yet to be solved throughout many generations. With gang violence on the rise, the best solution to gang violence is

the time the inner city school flourished, and was successful in their education system till the funding towards the school was cut by the mayor who wanted to save his budget. Over the next 20 years the high school became overwhelmed with drug use, gang violence and poor scores on the minimum basic skills standardized test. The movie focuses on a man named Joe Clark, who used to be a teacher at Eastside High School 20 years before. In one of the opening scenes the Mayor Bottman and Dr. Frank Napier

of a Girl Gang. New York: Plume, 1993. FOXFIRE is a girl gang in upstate New York that works to bring justice and revenge upon men for the horrible acts they commit against women. Told through the eyes of Maddy, this novel is FOXFIRE’s journal of the vengeance they take. The leader Legs is the most violent of them all and her hatred of men extends to every living man, not just the ones who have done women wrong. She recruits Maddy, Goldie, Lana, and Rita as the original members of the gang and their

Capone his whole life to achieve the power he had in the Roaring 20’s. Alphonsus Capone, best known as Al Capone, was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn New York. At the age of fourteen, he dropped out of school and became a member of the Five Point Gang in Manhattan. He started to work at a Brooklyn bar called the Harvard Inn, and this is when Al Capone received his nickname “Scarface” after being in a fight.

unknown to the world. They can be found in any corner of the world and any ethnic/racial background. Gangs have been around since humans learned how to get into organized groups. This was about around the time of the middle ages. In fact, the first recorded history of such gangs was in the city of London (Sheldon., Tracy and Brown, 1996). For America, it was not until the early 1800s when juvenile gangs became a problem (Sheldon., Tracy and Brown, 1996). This being due to the social and economic problems