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    stop to the gang activity, but it is doing no good. The prison are made try to and keep the gang leaders and members from continuing this activity of violence on the street and put them into a scare but the gang members and leaders come to Pelican Bay to hone their skills instead of losing touch of them. The prison is a war zone with violence at every corner and communication to the outside to order killings. This state prison has not been the upper hand for the law enforcement to keep gangs at a low

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    Crime, murder, and gangs were taking a hold of Chicago and one defining moment shocked everyone. Two gangs, the Italian-Sicilian mob and the Irish-Jewish crew, had high tensions leading to many confrontations. But the problems between the two seemed to stop after the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on February 14, 1929. Then, the hunt for those responsible started. The crime itself involved many people, killed many people, and even had effects after the crime. There were many well-known people of

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    Gang violence in America is a plague which ends the lives of thousands of youth. The two most notorious gangs, mostly located near Los Angeles, California, are are the Bloods and the Crips. Many things will be covered concerning these specific gangs to understand the basics of these two rival gangs, one must understand how they gain members, what actions they take to mark their territory, and what symbols they use to identify themselves. The history of the Bloods starts in Rikers Island Prison.

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    the day the leader of the 20th Willow Field Bloods are inviting or recruit a gang members he now find and recruit in a gang named Jordan_George and Haze_Villiamur. In after one day this 3 bloods was tagging walls using spraycan the other family or a gang was invited Jordan to go their hood now Jordan come. The family pulled or get a gun and aim it to Jordan. Jordan can't move because he will die now Jordan thinks ' He will run and call the members' Jordan now run and called Haze and the leader name

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    “Only Capone’s gang kills like that!” a quote by Bugs Moran, leader of North Side Gang” (Gottesman 1). On February 14, 1929, seven men were killed in a warehouse loading zone in Chicago, USA climaxing a huge rivalry between the North Side Gang and Al Capone’s. Capone was one of the most dominant and well-known gangsters during the Prohibition Era, ranging between 1920 and 1933. Prohibition in Chicago was huge, many people wanted to go out for a drink and have a good time after work but the 18th amendment

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    Al Capone Gangs have many stereotypes, stereotypes on how gangs work and the structure behind them. The other major stereotype is the focus on criminal behavior, and the blaming of gangs for criminal acts (Moore). The research on gangs and drugs is small, because not many people have been able to infiltrate the gangs and make gang members speak (Kobler). The police and the media make the public afraid of the gangs because of the drugs and the violence. The media shows the gangs in a terrible light

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    in the form of a gang, Greene writes, “It was the eve of August Bank Holiday that the latest recruit became the leader of the Wormsley Common Gang” (115). To continue, Greene also uses different kinds of characterizations, such as, stock, dynamic, and static. For example, Mike is considered a stock character because he is looked at by the reader as a comic relief, Greene writes, “If you don’t shut your mouth”, somebody once said to him, “you’ll get a frog down it” (115).

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    Gun Violence

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    The Gangs In Our Communities By: Adam Taylor What set do you claim? Isn’t that a question we all hear at some point in our school years and maybe sometimes even after. Well I remember being in elementary school and not having to worry about nothing but recess. Those were the days of no worries and no stress. Then came middle school and that’s when things begin to change. Middle school is more about who you hang out with and how you dress. That’s where most of it starts. At the level of middle

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    violence typified by the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. Capone controlled many businesses in Chicago such as speakeasies, gambling houses, brothels, horse and race tracks, etc. at an approximated income of $100,000,000 a year. For several years, Al Capone was never convicted for the crimes he committed, and when he did, he had an alibi or there was never sufficient evidence against him. Al Capone had more power in society than most of the political leaders did during that time period. It took Al

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    a path that creates a question if Knockout Ned’s reason for becoming a gang leader make his violent actions more acceptable or is Knockout Ned just as unethical/horrible as Lil’Ze by the end of the film. This essay will prove that Knockout Ned’s reasons for becoming a gang leader make his violent actions more acceptable. It will be proved by the following three points: firstly, Knockout Ned’s motives for becoming a gang leader and engaging in warfare are different from Lil’Ze’s. Secondly, even after

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