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    over the gang unit can first start by assembling a group of police officer to target the five prevalent youth gang groups. In my opinion collecting data will be a very important task; it will help officer distinguish the type of offender they are dealing with and if they have committed a crime before. Finding out which gang or gangs have the largest territory and members then began monitoring their activities. Given that gang crime, violence is on the rise, changing the law so that gangs will hold

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    I already had personal knowledge about gangs but after taking this class, I have a much better understanding about them. From what I 've seen and heard, gangs are and will always be a part of our society. As we 've learned in this class, they have been around for hundreds of years. One thing that came to my mind while I was talking to my husband was pirates. They have territories over seas and anyone that passes their water gets robbed, in today 's gangs it 's a different setting but the same concept

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    Problem solution essay Final Draft. GANG VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS There are approximately 27,900 gangs, with 774,000 members, impacting towns, cities, and communities across the United States. According to a recent bulletin released by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 23 percent of students aged 12 through 18 years reported presence of street gangs in their schools. Almost half (46%) of students in public schools reported street gang presence. In addition, 21 percent

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    built so the people could have a voice, but when did the people get so impatient? The Violence Reduction Initiative (V.R.I.) was put into effect in March of 2014 and is supposed to slowly chip away at gang violence in Chattanooga Tennessee. Two years later an abundance of people have seemed to give up hope. The tax payers are seeing more and more of their money going into the initiative, but no reduction of gang violence. Mayor Andy Berke still has complete faith in the V.R.I. even with multiple city

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    Gang related violence and crimes have become an omnipresent problem in the United States , specifically in urban cities. “All 50 states and the District of Columbia report gang problems, and reports have increased for 5 of the past 7 years” (ncjrs.gov). Street gangs in the U.S. first commenced with immigrants from Italy related to the mafia.They became more popular between the 20’s -30’s. Later in the 1950’s and 60’s , other immigrants, “Hispanics, Asians and African Americans began banding together

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    Should Be Done About Gang Violence In Society? Many people in our society do not think that anything bad will ever happen to them. These people always hear about the issues and problems that are in the world today, but never think they will take place close to home. Gang violence is a major problem in our society today that takes place in many different areas of the world. If nothing is done soon, gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods. Gang violence is a big problem in our

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    YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE IN AUSTRALIA A report by Sam Brown The legal argument being stated in this report refers to the developing issue of youth gang criminology that has somewhat flourished and further advanced in the suburban areas of Australia since the 1990s. The term ‘gang’ is debated throughout the cases presented to psychological and criminal observers, argued to be diverse in definition because of its variety to identifiers. What causes the most uncertainty towards the issue is the query

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    As a commander of the Gang Unit, I would first look at the neighborhood, see what changes can be made first that would be easy. When we think of gangs, most often, we think of the mafia-style gangs. These gangs moved a little more discreetly than the gangs that we have today that are pretty much in your face. The gangs of earlier times moved money and drugs in different ways like through gambling, liquor, and prostitution (Hoover, 2014). There was violence back then, but not like it is today. these

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    Gang Violence Case Study

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    to the gang violence that affects so many communities around the world. The fact that humans are not able to self regulate much of their behavior plays a major part. Control by others takes place before control by self. This means that everybody is taking their initial cues to change or modify their behavior, from an outside source. I believe that low self esteem is a factor in the decision to join a gang. I also believe that lower intelligence can make a person more likely to join a gang. It is

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    Central America Gang Violence Gangs in central america is dangerous. Gangs are partially responsible for drug distribution. “Most gangs specialize in one or more types of crime, including car theft, robbery, embezzlement, firearms sales, racketeering, and drug trafficking.” (Driscoll 10). More than 60,000 people has died in Central America due to drugs being transported around the area. “Public gang activity, imprison gang members and disrupt narcotics distribution schemes. These are necessary,

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