Gang of Four

become a group or a “clique” and eventually become a gang. “Gang membership is not a necessary precondition for delinquency.” (Siegel & Welsh, 2013). Youths get into cliques for protection, support, assurance, and direction. Those who maintains to be friends with delinquents, eventually becomes antisocial. Youths also get into cliques from family violence, peer pressure, anger, and self-esteem. Juvenile antisocial behavior stays within the organized gang, which engages them to commit criminal activities

Have gangs changed from the way they were in Romeo and Juliet with the Capulets and Montagues? It really has not changed except for the advancement in weapons. Today in the United States their are thirty three thousand street gangs with one point four million members in total according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("Gangs"). "According to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report, gangs are responsible for an average of 48% of violent crime in most jurisdictions, and up to 90 percent

Gangs have become a major source of concern in contemporary American society as noted in a criminology textbook. (Schmalleger 169). They have been terrorizing the streets of America for years now killing and harming each other and innocent bystanders and it has recently started to get out of hand. Today, gangs are present in almost every region of America and although there are different divisions of street gangs they all virtually serve the same purpose. This purpose is to attain whatever they need

ever say, when I grow up I want to be in a gang? According to the National Gang Threat Assessment there are over one million gang members in California and over forty percent are under the age of eighteen. Just in Fresno alone there are over twelve thousand gang members and over 500 gangs (Overend). Gang violence is a growing problem and if we don’t try to control it now it will be a bigger problem in the future. According to the National Gang History, gangs started out in India in the year 1200 AD

Boys and Girls Club of America Boys and Girls Club of America: Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a countrywide organization of local subdivisions that provide after-school programs for young people. The purpose of BGCA is to provide young people with a safe environment during weekends and after school. As a non-profit organization, Boys and Girls Clubs of America run after-school clubs that serves over 4 million children across 3,400 facilities throughout 50 states and Virgin Islands and

anti-gang laws and programs is dependent on the circumstances surrounding the local government in the target area. The success of gang prevention and intervention is highly dependent on government, local and state funding, immigration enforcement, schooling, community involvement and other similar factors. Initiatives such as G.R.E.A.T. and A Better LA. provide measurable benefits but do not solidify success to the majority. Programs that are successful at teaching the consequences of gang involvement

The biggest challenge facing my agency is the resurgence of violence by members of the transnational gang, MS-13. Beginning in January 2016, members of MS-13 committed seventeen murders over a sixteen-month period in the communities of Brentwood and Central Islip. The unprecedented violence has led to fear in the community. In September 2016, 15-year-old Nisa Mickens and 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas were murdered while walking near their homes. The girls were so badly beaten they were barely recognizable

Teachers in the classrooms where the program is being taught also help facilitate the lessons as well. All of the four phases have the same primary focus, which is to educate its participants about the dangers of gang membership. The first component of the program is taught to students in elementary school. In this phase, students are introduced to the GREAT program concepts and skills in order to begin the change

the funeral of Walt’s wife, who had fifty years of marriage with him. Ashley, Walt’s granddaughter, wears inappropriate clothing to a funeral. Even worse, Walt’s four

Congress should pass the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform proposal. The Gang of Eight package covers the majority of immigration issues our country faces. This includes enhancing border security, reforming the visa system, requiring employers to check the legal status of their employees, as well as provide a way for undocumented immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship. However, this would not be an easy road. The undocumented immigrants would have to pay back taxes, would be fined, be required