"Anotha sucka dead, L.A. Times front page." This is a quote from a well known rapper, Easy-E, of the grout NWA. He often claimed to be a gang member from the city of Compton. He had a history of being a drug dealer also. Easy-E and the rest of his group let the world know what a gang me...

The causes of street violence, what can be said about this reoccurring problem that is affecting the lives of Americans everyday. Gangs and organized crime figures contribute to this on going problem. Street violence is no longer a problem that goes on in just "ghetto" areas. In the la...

Street Soldier Street Soldier, by Joseph Marshall, is a inspiring well written book. The book is about his life and how he started the Omega Boys Club. The Omega Boys Club is a club that helps keep inter city kids off the streets. There is a connection between the author's life and c...

Is there a correlation between the use of alcohol and drugs and youth crime? Many have asked this question in an effort to find the cause of youth crime and perhaps a way to prevent it. Many believe that drugs and alcohol are, in some cases, related to youth crime; such as selling drugs, break and...

Gangs Gang violence, crime, and its affects on the community A street gang is a group or association of three or more persons who may have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, and who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, criminal activity, or as a juvenile commits an...

The connotations surrounding organized crime groups are typically shaped by the entertainment industry¡s portrayal on movies or in book publishing¡s. The Jamaican Posse does not fall into that typical description of an organized crime group. Their activities seem to be similar to those of an ev...

The decriminalization of illegal drugs in America has been a growing debate within both political and community circles for many years now. A lot of people can say that there are advantages on both sides of the argument. However, I believe that maintaining and enforcing our laws agains...

Crime and Media Against a backdrop of long term rising crime figures, rising prison population and more recently; the daily reporting of street crime, the common sense narrative for crime has evolved. The public is reliant on the government to reduce crime levels, and are more or less power...

"Old North Durham" The living condition in North Durham has changed dramatically since my adolescent years. As a child I lived on 908 Gurley Street, located off the corner of Dowd Street. My neighborhood was called North Durham. Many different areas of Durham were known as the So...

LEGALIZATION OF DRUGS America has been plagued with drug problems for years, and in recent years it isn't proving to get much better. Society has been left to deal with the pain, fear, terror, and crime that the drug world has brought upon us. Many believe that America's problems with...

Are they the same? Organized crime is bad. That statement is just about all I knew about organized crime before this assignment. I never saw any of the 'classic' movies about the Mafia, or even bothered to read anything about them. The only kind of crime that I knew about was the kind...

Drugs are a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. There is no secret that drugs are out there and that they are easily accessible to anyone at anytime. I say this, because I am one of the fortunate and lucky individuals who purchased drugs and took them and did not die or go to jail for...

In today's world, it seems skin color makes you a suspect. It makes you more likely to be searched and more likely to be arrested. "Tens of thousands of motorists on highways across the country are victims of racial profiling" (Dawson online). Fighting crime is surely a high priority but it m...

Marijuana, Fertilizing America Forty-nine percent of high school seniors have tried marijuana, why is the number so high? It is because of the lack of programs that are informing America's youth of the harmful things that marijuana can do to you personally, mentally, and socially. It is beco...

Drug Legalization and Reagan Man, as a creature, is inherently bored. Since the dawn of time, it has been the natural instinct of man to find alternative methods to enhance his being. The many means by which man has turned to include sex, gambling, and the consumption of substances beyond the r...

The African American Epidemic Have you heard about the nihilistic threat that affects our African American community? Urban nihilism is a social disease that permeates African American communities and can only cause destruction to ourselves a...

The notion that a state of freedom exists in America is completely voided by narcotic laws. Narcotic laws cause a black market, which raises the prices of drugs to astronomical levels. These high prices cause drug addicts to turn to crime in order to support their habit. There exists substantial ev...

Violence is everywhere in American society. From colonial times to the present violence has been used as a condoned means of getting our national goals accomplished. Even if that goal is forcing our national beliefs on other countries. Not only that but, as we all know, sex and violence sells. They...

Gladiator vs. Traffic For a movie to be nominated for "Best Picture," it must be able to capture an audience's attention early and not let go for the entire movie. Gladiator and Traffic do just that. Both these films are extremely strong at all the points an Oscar movie must be: p...

Outline for the Informative Speech # 2 Title: Ecstasy: To do or not to do. Speaker: Truc Phan – George Mason University student Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the effects and problems of Ecstasy. Thesis Statement: Ecstasy may seem like a miracle drug to party peopl...

LOSING BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS The article, Losing Battle Against Drugs, is true. I agree with the article that the regulation of drugs into America is impossible to manage. You can spend millions and billions of dollars to decrease the drug trafficking but drugs are going to find another way i...

Trafficking is written by Berkly Rice. It is a story about a couple of who fly air planes. The men smuggle Cocaine on those air planes. They made $40 Million dollars in 4 years, they smuggled a street value of $2 Billion dollars worth of Coke in to the USA. They were all caught excepted,...

Authorship Speech I. How many of you are starting to get annoyed with the fact of people doing drugs, dying because of drugs and spend your money to clean up there dead bodies? This bill will fix this problem, it is not a complete solution but it is a way to work towards a solution. With this...

An effective solution for marijuana abuse by teens must be found! "Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America today (Nation 5)." "Marijuana refers to the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is usually smoked on form of loosely rolled cigarettes called joints...

Traffic and America The movie Traffic is a gripping and compelling story about the issues surrounding the current drug war in America and Mexico. It is also an American movie, made in obviously in the land of the free. What makes a movie American besides the location of its production? Well, the...