Gang

The Bloods it’s a gang whose members are school-aged young boys and girls. The gangsters are involved in a series of illegal activities. The Bloods are made up of a few smaller gangs that are led by independent male leaders. The gang is based on ethic and racial identity and the majorities are African Americans. They are involved in activities such as car theft and assaults as well as robbery with violence. For a long time the gang has had a rivalry with another gang by the name Crips. The activities

United States are involved in a gang and about half of crimes are related to gang violence. Crimes dealing with gangs and drugs have rates that are the highest they have ever been. Illegal immigrants are a large chunk of people that are involved with gangs. Crime in the United States has an indomitable influence on our society. Additionally, our efforts to reduce the amount crime are necessary and can unquestionably affect the progress in our country.                Gangs and drug-related crime serve

(2007). The Impact of Gang Formation on Local Patterns of Crime. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 208-237. doi: 10.1177/0022427806298356 According to the researcher, they examine individual who join gangs commit more crime then non- affiliated gang members. In this article, the researcher is interested by “what impact does the onset of gangs have on aggregate crime patterns”(George, 2007, p. 208)? This article is a largely review of about individuals that are in gangs commit more crime

relationships that go along with the group. For the sake of the assignment, I will be discussing the organized crime of biker gangs or rather “clubs”. There are many different relationships dealing with biker gangs, both in and out of the gang. Many people see them as a nuisance, while others see them as kind of a group of Robin Hoods. Many problems that arise with biker gangs are various with them being anywhere from murder, theft, vandalism, drugs and minor traffic violations. The Hells Angels

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

When potential gang members become exposed to certain life situations they have a higher risk of joining a gang. When someone joins a gang they become susceptible to partaking in actions that they would not normally do. This paper will give some idea of what a gang is and describe some factors that can motivate a person to get involved with a gang. It will also explain the problem associated with an increase of gang member activity that result of a higher gang homicide. The data will show that the

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

they get mad and do stupid things. For example, gangs, fights, shootings, and terrorism. Everyone is affected by this around the world. Everyone is scared about what happens around the world. The community should be helping each other out instead of hurting ourselves. People need to act now. People need to get together to address the problem. Get neighborhood watch parties to take care of the issues around their community. Create programs to help gang members stop the violence among them. People might

While there is no one definition, criminologists have agreed to define gangs via six characteristics that are expected to make up a gang. A self-formed association of peers is the first characteristic of a gang, it includes a group of peers who choose to form up to acquire what they otherwise couldn’t without the gangs’ formation. Secondly, gangs are bound by mutual interests that they strive for together. Third, well-developed lines of authority and other organizational features with clear distinctions

The country we live in has been affected and influenced by something that we now call a “Gang”. According, to Dictionary.com a gang is defined as a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. Since the early 1900’s The United States of America has been affected by gangs. They originated from the Italian immigrants that were closely related to the Sicilian mafia and others that were located