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Gangs have been in existence since the beginning of the Roman Empire. There were speeches made by Roman orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero, which references groups of men who constantly fought and disrupted Roman politics (Curry, 2013). The history of street gangs in the United States begins with their emergence on the East Coast around 1783, as the American Revolution ended. Though many believe the best available evidence suggests that the more serious street gangs likely did not emerge until the

the aforementioned the white gang’s behaviors have contributed to the racial segregation of Chicago and the explosive gang related crime in the present day south side of Chicago. Just like African Americans formed gangs to protect themselves against Chicago 's white gangs, the Latin Kings formed in Chicago with the same intent. In Chicago Mr. Sanchez a member of the Latin Kings gang shared in an interview: How the Latin Kings were originally formed decades ago to protect the Puerto Rican community

more of an annoyance for the communities rather than feared gangs. In 1791, gangs were such a problem in Philadelphia that the city leaders held an emergency meeting to decide how to deal with their city's gang problem. Evidently they didn’t come up with any viable solutions back then either. The early 1800s brought a definite distinction in social classes and the gang problem continued to proliferate. Gangs were generally comprised of members of the same race and

and not look back to this type of ignorance. But sadly, people still thought if you weren’t white, you weren’t accepted. During the eighties crack cocaine was used by everyone but mostly African American’s were the only ones pushing the rock. Also gang violence was pretty bad, black men killing each for being in different cliques or living in different neighborhoods, looking at each other the wrong way would get you killed, or even just being at the wrong

shown to be extremely knowledgable in this life he has once lived and is also considered an expert in his field of sociology among his peers . Rios grew up in the streets of Oakland, California and found himself in the midst of trouble when he joined a gang at the age of 13. Victor Rios lived the life of the typical stereotypical hispanic young male, living in high crime poverty neighborhoods. As a young boy, he began dealing drugs, participating in the killings of people, and violence. Throughout his

had a continuous feud with Sean Combs label founder of Bad Boy Records -Biggie Smalls label. It was believed that LAPD off duty officers were working security for Death Row Records and affiliation with gang member of Mob Piru Bloods. There was speculation that Suge Knight, a rogue police officer, L.A. Chief of Police and the LAPD all conspired to murder and cover the murder of Christopher Biggie Wallace. The night of the murder Biggie was leaving a music industry party in LA and a car pulled alongside

original screen play. This paper will explore the four aspects and causes of gang violence. For instance, how youth are affected in these four environments, single parent households, gun, and gang violence, lastly education. Boyz in the hood depicts gang culture and demonstrates it though the story line protagonist, Tre. This movie shows the life of the character Tre and what he observed while growing up in south central L.A. As seen in the movie, Reva, a single mother made every attempt to make sure

that occurred in the 1940s during World War II. In the play, Henry Reyna, a pachuco, is the leader of the 38th Street Gang. The reputation of Henry and his gang is heavily influenced by the way they are represented in news as well as their frequent arrests on baseless accusations. The play is introduced when a fight breaks out between Henry’s Gang and his rival gang, the Downey Gang. Every Mexican there gets arrested, indicted for murder. Coincidentally, this fight occurs right before Henry is meant

pervades a third of the population is posed and 1 muttered by a raspy voiced man asking “Can y’all brothers spare some change?” In the 2 following three minutes, the film portrays a disturbing, violent scene, sure to shock the average audience member, sending a powerful message of the deeply rooted, menacing social issues which have come to be ingrained into everyday life in this society. Caine, the narrator of his own story, puts it simply as, “Went into the store just to get a beer. Came

form is crime, however, this is evident as a problem that demands improvement in nearly every country throughout the world, so this essay will look closely at the crime problem that has become synonymous with modern day urban America - gang crime. To fully understand the detrimental