Gang of Four

small town, in this town there were two gangs the socs and the greasers. The socs were rich and lived on the north side, they all had nice cars and lots of money. On the other hand there was the greasers, they weren't as rich as the socs and didn't have as nice of cars, or houses, or even clothes.”Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs”(Hinton, ch. 7) Gangs are a huge problem in the US and in this

Professor Hein 3/25/16 English 105 Annotated Bibliography on Gang Organization The organization and structure of gangs have changed from the past. Bouchard, Martin, and Andrea Spindler. "Groups, Gangs, and Delinquency: Does Organization Matter?" Journal of Criminal Justice 38.5 (2010): 921-33. Web. The purpose that the authors of the journal was to find out more about gangs and deliquesces. They wanted to do research on why gang members do the things that they do. The authors did surveys on

criminals from committing illegal acts, especially for at-risk children in the city of Chicago. According to ABCNews, Chicago’s Murder rate is four time higher than New York City (Rosenzweig). Juvenile gang activities are without a doubt, a reality, and is increasing uncontrollably in the city of Chicago, IL. Even though there is no universal definition for “gang”, the National Institute of Justice, defined it as an association with three or more non-adult individuals who identify themselves as group

There are many social issues in today’s society such as racism, gang violence and social injustice, and the movie Freedom Writers does a great job of addressing all of them. Based on the book, Freedom Writers portrays a group of high school students that have all been affected by gang violence and other forms of discrimination. The high school teacher Erin Gruwell, played by Hilary Swank, is an ambitious young teacher who is not ready for the culture shock that Wilson High School is about to present

The study revealed the prevalence of youth gangs and gang-related activity, especially in major metropolitan cities, where youth gangs increased thirty-six percent from 2002 to 2011 (Merrin, Hong, & Espalgae, 2015). The study attributed numerous factors to the rise in youth gang involvement, and highlighted the primary individual factor as mental health problems including depression, traumatic stress, and antisocial behavior (Merrin, Hong, & Espalgae, 2015). Additionally studies suggest youths

is also known as a headquarters of two deadly prison gangs. More recently, this farming community has begun to see a lot of change for the past twenty-five years. As the population continued to grow, the violence also grew with it. Now many of the neighboring towns just see Salinas as a deadly war zone being fought on the streets. As a viewer from the neighboring town of Watsonville, we need this community to find peace of mind, and stop gang violence from spilling into their community.

him and his family. He designates the difference between the relationships between the members in his gang, and the relationship between both of his brothers. His parents were killed in a car accident, so that’s why he was just left alone to live with his older 2 brothers. Ponyboy is one of the youngest being 14, Sodapop, his brother is 16, and Darry is 20 and also one of the oldest from the gang. The mayor gave them permission for him to stay living with his the two brothers just as long as they

Case 7 members of the “Click Clack Gang” have been apprehended for a number of crimes including “conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, drug possession, and illegal possession of firearms” (United States Attorney’s Office). Each of these seven members has a different criminal background, one in particular is a convicted felon, and will receive harsher punishment for firearm possession (United States Attorney’s Office). “During the investigation, officers recovered more than 20 firearms, over 40

Comparison of the Gang of Four and Bo Xilai’s case The media has often referred to Bo’s case as the most important case in Chinese history since the Gang of Four case. In fact, there are various points of similarities between the two cases in terms of their political importance. For instance, both cases related to political functionaries who had fallen from grace, and tested the legal system’s ability to secure a fair trial. Indeed, according to Jerome A Cohen, the criminal justice system is perhaps

There are many problems with gangs in prison. These gangs cause problems and threaten the well-being of others who don’t fit into their mindset or beliefs. This problem has been going on for a long time, and has cost the prison system a lot of money throughout the country. The Aryan brotherhood was originally started in the San Quentin prison in California in 1967. “Members display many white supremacist, neo-nazi characteristics and ideology, but often but often state their goals as simply “getting