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    12 O Clock Heroes

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    review the movie “12 O’clock boys”. This movie has two lines which make it interesting and unusual. The firs line is telling us a story about an urban motorcycle gang from North Baltimore and the second line is telling us a story about thirteen years old boy Pug who wants to be a part of 12 O’clock boys gang. The people who belong to this gang want to escape from the reality of life by doing crazy and dangerous things on the roads which make them feel free and powerful. Of course, this freedom and wildness

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    Al Capone Biography

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    It all started when Capone met the infamous gangster, Johnny Torrio. Capone joined Torrio’s James Street Boys Gang, later known as the Five Point Gang. Torrio taught Capone how to successfully run a crime organization. (“Al Capone Biography”) In 1917, Torrio introduced Capone to Frankie Yale, who gave Capone work as a bartender. At his new job, Capone was involved in an argument

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    ever had. And I sure am happy.” John Dillinger started his life with a traumatizing event that led him to commiting crimes at a young age. Since he was used to breaking the law he was doing this all throughout his life either by himself or with his gang, without a second thought. John Dillinger was a misunderstood criminal of the nineteen thirties because of his mother’s death he acted out at a young age causing him to be neglected by his dad. Since he was neglected he had to steal in order to survive

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    Gun Control In America

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    fact, the White House is concerned on the stand that President Trump will take on the issue of stricter gun laws. One of the cities that has gained the attention of both the legislators on this topic is Chicago. For its reputation for its low rate of gang arrests, lax punishments for gun law violations, and comparatively weak laws in accordance with surrounding states, it is justifiable to say that Chicago’s daily shootings are a clear indicator that strict state gun laws don’t work. From the outlook

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    Jenny June 7, 2012 Abstract In recent years, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) noticed the increase in the number of teens between the ages of nine to seventeen being involved with gangs in the United States. While most people would agree that gang membership is an individual choice, scholars believe that it is more important to shift the focus of these programs from an individual level to a community level. This literature review examines a few of the prevention

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    crime through the formation of gangs and criminal organizations is the Valentines Day Massacre of 1929. The crime organizations that the Prohibition facilitated not only created and distributed alcohol to the public but also grew very violent at times; this violence becomes vivid when the New York Times gives a first hand account saying, “The seven gang warriors were trapped in a beer-distributors' rendezvous at 2,122 North Clark Street, lined up against the wall by four men, two of whom were in police

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    Also, a victim's values and perceptions of a trafficker can also be affected by the need for survival such as in Withelma Ortiz Case. She was 10 when she met a man who began selling her for sex. After five years of abuse, her pimp was arrested on sex-trafficking charges and when he was put on trial, she refused to testify against him. A decision that she now considers was made due to Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome is a survival technique used by victims of forced will, such as sex trafficking

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    Beach Unified School District in California. Schools requiring a dress code experience increased school spirit and attendance; it prevents students from flaunting their wealth and spending money on clothing, and it stops students from associating with gang related activities. By 1995, 51 percent of school fights decreased and 69 percent of drug use diminished in schools all across the United States. Reports from the school board for attendance rates expanded and the number of suspensions decreased by

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    In Riverside County, there were about 6,800 violent crimes annually between 2010 and 2012. These crimes included homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. This translates to 305 violent crimes annually per 100,000 residents. On the other hand, there were about 60,000 property crimes annually, during the same period (U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). The county has constituted a Crime Prevention Unit, whose mandate is to develop and implement crime prevention strategies. The county also, has a Youth

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    noticed his father bowing his head to a superior and thought to himself that he would never do that. The reason behind this was anger. Fast forward to around the age of seventeen, he and a few fellow coworkers had noticed that they were being paid four times less than his older coworkers who were using machines and not their bare hands. On the radio, a voice called “You must organize. You must seek justice. You must ask for better wages.” The voice was Cesar Chavez. With this quote in mind, he and

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