Chain gang

There is no one common definition for organized crime, after extensive research criminologists seem to describe organized crime as, a criminal conspiracy of several persons motivated for economic enrichment. On the other hand, the FBI defines organized crime as, any group having some formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain through illegal activities.” Organized crime branches out into various criminal activities, such as cybercrime, money laundering, counterfeiting, illicit

Unchained Picture yourself being a teenager who lives in a dangerous environment, and going through depression with an abusive parents. What would you do? Are you going to join the gang environment or find solution to survive? Well if you are not able to answer this question, and going through the same situation. Therefore, I highly recommend for you to read a book titled, "Unchained", by L.B tillit, this book might change your life or the way you view the world. To begin with, the important characters

GANG VIOLENCE Introduction According to the Criminal Justice of Canada, gangs are defined as “an organized group who plan and carry out crime for profit, often using violence” (CJC, 2017). Gangs promote their lifestyle to our youth by glorying their materialistic objects such as expensive cars, jewelry and brand named clothes. Youth fall for the false illusion and make themselves vulnerable to the hazards of gang violence. Many troubled youths crave for a sense of belonging and gangs recruit them

documentation, and extortion on an international scale. Little is known about the international infrastructure of Vietnamese criminal organizations. However, the main Vietnamese gangs operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia appear to be the 5T and BTK, along with a number of less formally structured gangs. These gangs are noted for their readiness to use violence and their mobility. They are mainly involved in murder, assaults, extortion, armed robbery, drug trafficking, street crime, automobile

Johnny and Ponyboy share a lot in common, 'Johnnycakes' is the "Gang-pet" and Ponyboy is a "Tag-a-long" follower of his brothers and other members of the gang. Both of them are somewhat misfits in this band of social misfits but nevertheless Johnny and Ponyboy share in common is the fact that both still maintain and uphold their 'gold.' On Johnny's deathbed he

Violence, one of the biggest problem in the world right now, especially in America, where the gun control law are barely enforced, every citizen is at constant risk, considering the amount of people in this country that own guns. Crime and violence are rapidly becoming the prime epidemic in the U.S today, but what can we do to ensure our future generation’s safety? Gun violence is a big problem everywhere, in poor rural neighborhoods to prosperous urban cities like Malibu, it can happen anywhere

Gangs are not a new phenomenon, but they are still a problem that has to be addressed. Gangs are involved in a number of criminal activities. In the last few years or so many urban cities have experienced an epidemic of youth violence that is rapidly spreading from the inner cities to the suburbs. Gangs are no longer the problem of those who live in the crime-ridden neighborhoods where the gangs thrive; they are now everyone's problem. Along with the violence that comes from gangs, there are also

predominated by Latino and Latinas, many being Mexican and often I was immersed in the culture, at some point even speaking Spanish with my friends and peers. I came across a book entitled Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice among Latina Youth Gangs by Norma Mendoza-Denton (2008), which closely examined the very environment that I had seen so closely throughout my childhood and adolescence. Mendoza’s studies began in the mid-1990s, lasted for 2 years, and finished around 1998. Her subjects were

sold it to the speakeasies. Speakeasies were raided by cops and federal agents. Groups had to be more organized and have more internal connections in the justice system to not get caught. Eventually, organized groups that could control a whole local chain formed and took over the competition. Many people were killed defending their territory or trying to take from someone else. This resulted in a lot of mass killings and assassinations in the 1920’s. These groups controlled everything from distilleries

lot of money. However, as they plan to leave, Rachael starts to argue with Paul, another gang member, who subsequently hits her, not knowing her significance to James. James gets in-between them and tells him to stop. However, as he walks off, Paul explains that these people don’t matter, and shoots Rachael, not knowing how much she meant to him. James pulls his gun out and shoots Paul, along with the another gang member standing with him. James falls to his knees, and goes over to Rachael’s body. He