when those inmates are in their groups or “gangs” then the staff is even more outnumbered. There are several violent incidents that occur within BOP Pollock most are inmate-on-inmate however there are times where it is inmate-on-staff. Typically when an incident does occur it is more than one inmate attacking a single inmate they beat up each other in groups. According to Fornicola (2013), a correctional officer…
easy to find sources about the gang problem. This has been an issue for long enough, that many people have written about it. I found speculation, government sources based on facts, an article about gang popularity / recruitment, and a gang prevention website. Some of the sources were a little older than would be ideal. The gang problem has probably changed significantly in the last decade or two. In Chicago for example, there has been a decentralization of many gangs due to gentrification. In…
violent street gangs, including prison and motorcycle gangs with roughly 1.4 million members who are active in criminal behavior. It is nearly impossible to get an exact number of the total gang members and those who are criminally active in violent and drug related crimes. Recently, the conflicts between gangs concern the community of their safety due to the battles between territories, drugs, and power that lead to drive-by, homicides, and other street gang violence. Urban street gang violence…
huge criminal network of gang activity. These gangs are also known locally as maras or pandillas. These gangs engage in petty crimes such as such as purse snatching, robbery, taxing bus drivers and small stores in their neighborhoods, as well as small-scale drug distribution in certain parts of the city in order to fund themselves economically. In the past two decades, these gangs have not only gained in prominence but also in violence. The prominence that San Salvadoran gangs have gained is…
Catastrophically, there are so many dangerous gangs, cartels, and terrorist groups in our society today that it is hard to narrow down which group is the most dangerous. Despondently, they all play a part in terrorizing our nation. Furthermore, the association amongst drug trafficking activity, violent crimes, and gang affiliation are highly documented. Moreover, gang members that sell drugs are considerably more violent than those that do not sell drugs (Levinthal, 2012). However, if I were to…
ways for some people to quit gangs just as others have. It is really important for communities to show gang members that they care about their well being. The different methods that were introduced to me in the book actually had and affect and some of those methods are still being used today. Some of these methods still actually work. As it is summed up in the book, if we as a community show that we care and take steps to help these kids and even adults in the gangs and show them better…
our community and schools would be gang violence. Gang violence is starting to become a big issue in our community. Gang violence is leading to massive shootings and wars between gangs. This violence is taking away the lives of babies, teens, pregnant moms, and even loved ones. A way that I could help resolve this problem in the community to lower the rate of gang violence would be by starting a program that would help teens prevent falling into the chains of gang violence. This program will…
human to a human, however their personalities, traits, and natural environments are very different. This is seen throughout The Outsiders, within the Greaser Gang everyone has a different home life, personality, and have all grown up differently. The likeness of each other is their social status and the fact that they all love each other. The gangs in The Outsiders are mandatory for individuals to mature, find their place in life, and most importantly feel loved, because…
them with the violence and segregations of organizations such as gangs and the crime rates? We see this occurring all around the world marking gangs as the number one problem to the situation. As a result we see many laws emerging across the country that focus on the gang “social problem”. Los Angeles, California is one of the largest cities known for the implement of gang injunctions and home to the deleterious battle among gangs ( the effects by). Whittier, California can be a prime…
number of reasons as to why youths join gangs. Some of the main reasons of youths joining a gang is for protection, to gain respect, and to earn easy money. As a result, youths engage in delinquency behaviors that leads them to commit criminal acts; becoming aggressive and careless, as well as developing problems in school, and needless to say associate themselves with other gang involved youths. But most importantly, according to Miller youths join gangs for the simple feeling of belonging and…