Gang of Four

belong to gangs because they want to feel like they are wanted. They would like to be apart of a group in the community so they don't feel left out. Most gang members are very shy around other people that are not in the gang with them. Gangs consist of all kinds of people, regardless of age and or race. Some gangs are only African American, Latino, Asian, and white. Some are also mixed gangs and are not for public view. There are boy gangs and girl gangs (Webb 25). People that join gangs are hoping

faces. The people who engage in organized crime are as varied as the types of organized crimes they engage in. There are essentially four categories of organized crime in Canada. These four categories are: (A) Aboriginal organized crime groups, (B) Outlaw motorcycle gangs, (C) Traditional Italian Mafia crime groups, ethnic groups such as Asian Triads and Vietnamese gangs, (D) Colombian cartels and emerging crime groups from Russia and Nigeria (Beare 1996: 75). Any of these groups could potentially be

Gangs seem to serve a purpose and function for its members as they “derive psychological benefits of recognition and respect” and they feel being part of a gang improves their self esteem and social status. There are many stories as to how the street gang Crips was formed in the late 1960’s. The first story states the Stanley “Tookie” Williams and Raymond Washington started the gang. Raymond Washington was the leader of a gang called “Baby Avenues” that was later called “Avenue Cribs”. It was believed

give the information he knows about gang members to the police. When Father Boyle the protagonist of the article began to use unconditional love as a strategy to decrease gang violence in the community, as a result it made the reader believe that Father Boyle should not be giving information that he knows about gang members to the police. When Venant says, “…He will persist in the only strategy he believes will work…Unconditional love…Four years ago, five gangs were dealing heavily in drugs, whereas

Gangs and Teenage Violence A gang is a group of people who interact among themselves. Teen violence is contributed to these gangs. Most gangs claim neighborhoods as their territory and try to control everything inside that territory. This kind of antisocial behavior is a major problem in American Society. Gang members are typical members of the same ethnic group. Fear and hatred for people of another race is called xenophobia. People who are victims of racism are often racists

neighborhood. The eatery caters to the working-class citizens as well as the local gang members. When Pascal is not working at the restaurant he is either attending computer programming school or working at the local radio station as a news writer. Pascal has the desire to have a program on the radio station, that he will use as a platform to discuss and alleviate the numerous issues within his community with guest such as; gang members, community leaders,

give the information he knows about the gang members to the police, because not only does withholding the information open doors to a brighter future but it also stops new conflicts from rising. Boyle fought to earn the gang members’ trust and turning them in would just be a step backwards as they will no longer trust him, or anyone else. When Venant states, “…gang members would stare him down and even swear at him…” we can see the extent to which the gang members hated Boyle thus showing how difficult

beginning of the story “The Outsiders”, the two groups/gangs of people called the Socs and the Greasers hated each other. The Greasers would typically try to mind their own business

I think that the peanut gang is kind of important to history because with out them we would not have the movie Fantastic- Four, Superman, or Iron man. Another thing is that they made most of the comic book and came up with all of the bad guys for example Joker was a bad guy in the comic book of Batman. The comic book that got the medal of Pulitzer Prize was the comic book called "Maus," a graphic novel about the Holocaust that made many people in Chicago read these fantastic comic book. So all the

From 2002 to 206, 20% of all homicides in Urban areas could be attributed to gang violence (McDaniels, 2012). One notable characteristic of gang membership in the United States, is that youth who join gangs are more likely to engage in assault, robbery, felony theft, and breaking and entering, than their non-gang peers (Hill, et al., 2001). The lack of proper parental supervision in communities with high risk factors such as high poverty rates, is closely associated with delinquent behaviors in