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    in line. In the evolution of Irish VDR groups, many leaders of the current-day NIRA have been former members of other IRA variants. Michael McKevitt and Liam Campbell alike were former members of the PIRA and from the border town of Dundalk, where many dissident republicans originate from. Beyond McKevitt and Campbell, many NIRA leaders and council members are not known to the public. Often names and identities are only discovered after a leader is killed or arrested.

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    Black And Poor Summary

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    neighborhoods. Hearing about and seeing the poor African American neighborhoods led him to begin his research. He was lead to the Lake Park projects in an effort to interview young black men (Venkatesh 2008:9). This is where he met J.T. a member of a local gang. Using the interview questions he had prepared for his interviews did not get him any useful information. As Sudhir was being turned away, J.T. offered that “With people

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    teenager . He speaks nothing more than needed and " yes" or " no" forms most of his answers. He becomes a member of the gang because he wants to take revenge of a society in which his parents have come down. His father, formerly an architect, is working as a clerk ; and his mother considers herself better than the neighbors. This leaves T with nothing better to do than join the local gang. In the destruction of Old Misery's house, he is given the ability to lash out at the world in response to the misfortune

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    Abstract Prison gang/security threat groups are growing and impacting penitentiary's around the world in a negative way. The Aryan Brotherhood, The Guerilla Family, and the Mexican Mafia are three of many powerful and efficient gangs that flourished in a California prison. Each of these gangs has its own differences and have a long-term history that explains to the reader how these gangs started their record of criminal acts such as murder, drug trafficking, etc. Correctional staff main goal is

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    fine and protected by Big Brother. Everyone thinks they live in a utopia but soon realizes the lies within their society, making it a dystopia. Just like 1984, the Sewer Gang of Bucharest, Romania have similar characteristics. The members are told that living underground will be more safe and protected

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    place in New York City in the 1950’s and is a love story between Maria and Tony who come from rival street gangs in the upper west side. Tony is an ex-gang member of the Jets, and is best friends with the Jet’s leader Riff. The Jets is a caucasian gang that has a rivalry with a Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks. Mira, is the sister of Bernardo, who is the leader of the Sharks. The two rival gangs are fighting for control of the neighborhood when they are warned by Lieutenant Shrank, the local police

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    Al Capone will. Scarface Capone was a highly sought after man during the Prohibition time period. Capone became known as the most notorious gangster of this time. He was proficient enough to gain this title from his successes starting with his first gang, moving on to his rise to power in Chicago, and even his great downfall away from the top. Al Capone did not start out as the high riser that everyone now knows

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    Al Capone When we think of the mafia and gangs, one name comes to mind, Al Capone. Al Capone, also known as Scarface, was an infamous mafia leader who was active in Chicago during the Prohibition era. Having committed numerous criminal deeds and being the man behind countless murders, Capone was finally arrested for tax evasion . Now, you might ask, “How was he able to commit all these violent deeds without being imprisoned?” Well, we first have to go to the beginning of Capone’s life.

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    Blood was running down Christian’s body as he got stabbed 40 times by local gang members. Christian, an 18 year old boy trying to run away from a gang, was afraid for his life because he was a police informant, and they were in search of killing him. Cristian was pulled into the woods by a young lady who promised him sex if he came into the woods, but little did he know it was all a plan, Three gang members came out of the bushes, held him down and stabbed him repeatedly 40 times to make sure he

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    he is in the rival gang so straight away Danny considers Tigo an enemy instead of a complete stranger also it seems like Danny’s and Tigo’s club or club leader get to decide what they do with their lives even if it means their life is on the line. In society these days, clubs or gangs would usually have a big influence on the members in them or people around them, for example, someone in a gang leader may say to one of the members to go and beat someone up from their rival gang because they want them

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