Essays on Gang Violence

Research Paper

Abstract The youth is the most at-risk group in terms of gang membership nowadays. It has been found in several studies that gang involvement largely appeal to adolescents, especially those living in poor neighborhoods, estranged or alienated in schools, and in conflict with police authorities or the larger criminal justice system. Researchers reported that the youth turns to gangs to compensate for their lack of adequate and proper socialization. Large communities, or areas with sizable populations, have serious gang-related problems. This paper discusses existing empirical studies on gang formation, membership, and violence. There is a considerable dearth of studies ...

Gang violence is a very major issue in the United Kingdom for it is the Gang members who carry out as high as up to half of the shootings that transpire in the capital, and up to 22% of the hard-core violence. (Gov.The UK, 2015) This is the reason why the UK government is eager to take steps to eliminate the involvement of the youth in gangs, because in addition to breaking the power of the gangs in the cities and country-wide in general, it is also important that we take steps to ensure a better future, for the ...

Transnational Gangs

When questioned about Central America’s continued crime problem, particularly centered on gangs and their ability to grow, the issue can often be traced back to poverty. Though Central America has been experiencing an economic boom in recent years, prosperity has yet to reach the poorest of regions, allowed gangs to maintain a strangle hold on impoverished communities, and even prosper. Underemployment and a lack of emphasis on children staying in school are also issues that need to be addressed. The population needs jobs and income. Gangs provide that. Moreover, children are malleable and without anything to sway them ...

Violence among students is a challenge that is faced by schools and institutions all over the world. Violence in the schools may come in various forms and manner, from the bullying to the gun violence incidences to gender based violence than at the moment, the issue of gang violence in the institutions. Violence in schools leads to unrest in the schools, bad blood amongst the students and by the fact of them knowing that a fight or an attack may occur at any moment, the students will not be at ease as they carry out their day to day ...

Mass Shootings: How we can deter potential mass shooters in the US? List some major mass shootings in the US and identify some major similarities and major differences among them. Mass shootings have become an issue in the United States. There are ways mass shootings can be deterred. One way is strict gun regulations. By making it hard for people to possess firearms, it makes mass shootings less likely. Also strict screenings and regulations can be put in place so people with mental health issues are not able to purchase a firearm. Also another more extreme example of a ...

Abstract

Gun violence has been a bone of contention in the United States for the last several decades. The US government has taken a number of legal and strategic initiatives to fight this serious issue. However, it remains to be an unresolved issue in the US political scenario. A growing number of adolescents are involved in firearm violence. It was in this regard, the Boston Police Department started the intervention program called Operation Ceasefire to reduce the gang-related youth homicides. The Operation Ceasefire program helped the city improve its crime rates to a great extent. The program particularly focused on ...

For the past two decades, the number of inmates in American prisons has been rising steadily eliciting concerns amongst leaders and the public. New York, in particular, is viewed as the hub of most violent activities in the United States. The prisons in the city are filled with so many inmates some of whom committed petty thefts such as not responding to a warrant or failing to pay debts. The petty criminals are placed with the violent prisoners who have committed rape and murders. The panelists in the CUNY Forum discuss the alarming rates of inmates in the rehabilitation ...

One of the general principles of the Ethics code of psychology is called the principle of integrity. The main idea consists in following: psychologists who work within all aspects of this scientific study strive for honest, trustful and obvious activities. Within the framework of such functioning psychologists do not commit cheating, stealing, deception or deliberate distortion. Their behavior should base on keeping their promises and striving for proper and wise decisions. In reality, there are situations where deception can be used in order to achieve success and minimize harm, but psychologists have to take into account all related considerations. ...

SUMMARY/REFLECTION

In Sarah Garland's book Gangs in Garden City, the author examines the deterioration of the normally-quaint suburb of Hempstead, Long Island, as a result of social and economic policy introduced in recent years. The book itself touches on themes of immigration, crime, urban decay and suburban sprawl, among other. According to Sarah Garland's research and thesis, the deterioration of the suburbs and the increase in crime is a result of underfunded schools, immigration raids, and excessive incarceration policies. By limiting the opportunities for growth that these suburbs have, as well as the chances for advancement available to its citizens, economic and ...