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$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 rates in the world. While not all the murder rates can be attributed to gang violence, there’s an estimated 7,000 street-gang members among

The film I would like to discuss is the very first narrative film in history titled, The Great Train Robbery, directed by Edwin S. Porter. I chose this film simply because of how groundbreaking the film was for cinema and I will choose three shots that stood out to me in this film that I feel is worth mentioning. For starters, the first scene I will like to discuss is the scene where the robbers climb aboard the train and have an epic fight with the conductor. This whole sequence is one single shot

Salvador’s crime and violence today comes from its gangs. El Salvador has two main gangs known as the MS-13 and Barrio 18.

there would be punishing consequences. She loved her gang like a family, but even she had to set harsh rules so they could all keep making as much money as possible. Petra had a lead on one of the Golds members. Most citizens blended in, so it was hard to tell which gang member belonged to which gang, if any. And yet, sometimes their secrets were exposed. That was when Petra stuck. She loved to exploit other's weaknesses, especially the rival gang. One of her information team leaders had told her

The article “Japan’s Criminal Underworld” summarize the history of Yakuza. The Yakuza is part of Japan’s organized crime syndicates, they are well-known as gangs or mafia group in the West part of Asia. Along the way the author’s described the true ancestors of the modern yakuza were the bakuto, or traditional gamblers, and the tekiya, where it’s considered to be street peddlers. Both groups did get alone and had their own small territory, the bakuto control over the busy highways and towns of old

The Corleonesi became one of the most powerful figures in the Sicilian mafia, but how did they get there? Luciano Leggio is credited for the rise of the Corleone family. Leggio first joined with the help of the Capo, Michele Navarra, in 1943. He was known for being violent, especially because of his most famous homicide of trade unionist Placido Rizzotto, which he was never convicted for despite the overwhelming evidence. Leggio liked to stay invisible, to not just the authorities, but to other mafia

In this essay I will be discussing and comparing how the article of Youth and Society- Urban Graffiti; Crime, Control and resistance by Jeff Ferrell has been written. It will cover the background, ethics and methodology behind the article and my views on the problems associated with in the article. The article of Youth and Society has been based over a period of 4 years (1990-1993) from inside the Denver, Colorado Graffiti Underground. It examines the emerging graffiti writers in the context of legal

Japan is a social community in comparison with the individualized community of the United States. The Japanese are very loyal to their family and the groups they are part of; so loyal that the Yakuza have a specific acts to prove such loyalty. Members of the Yakuza would cut off a portion of their fingers to make up for a mistake that was made, the more popular way of making up for a mistake in today’s Yakuza is shaving their head, which is less brutal but still a form of dedication. A well-known

this, teens end up joining gangs and showing gang behaviour. Gang behaviour and conformity is therefore due to lack of family, guidance, and authority, lack of opportunity, and social and peer pressure. Gang behaviour and conformity is due to lack of family, guidance and/or authority. Gang members often come from homes where they feel isolated or abandoned. They may turn to gangs when their need for love is not being seen at home. “[After completing a ten-year study of gangs in New York, Boston and

Introduction The initial strain theory which was inspired by Emile Durkheim’s anomie, was created by Robert K. Merton in 1938. (Tibbetts & Hemmens, 2015, p.222). Merton came up with this theory after observing the Great Depression and how poverty produced crime in America (Tibbetts & Hemmens, 2015, p.223). During this time in history, many Americans lost their jobs and were unable to provide for their families. Not only did poverty rise throughout the nation, but crime grew rapidly(Tibbetts & Hemmens