Living the Vida Loca Many simple-minded people would believe that gang violence, sex, drugs, and abuse of any type would bring the worst out of people. However, Luis J. Rodriguez is a man that can prove that theory wrong. He has attended many universities including University of California, Los An...

Feb. 2, 1996 Feb. 19, 1997 Moses Lake, Wash. 2 students and 1 teacher Bethel, Alaska Principal and 1 student killed, 2 killed, 1 other wounded when 14-year-old Barry others wounded by Evan Ramsey, 16, at his high Loukaitis opened fire on his algebra class. school. Oct. 1, ...

ABSTRACT: Effectiveness of gun control laws is a misnomer. Gun control laws are ineffective. In fact, they are considered to be counter productive to their purpose. The socioeconomic variables have more of an impact on gun related deaths than do gun control laws. Guns are not the root of c...

The amount of violence shown in the media has posed a lot of controversy. Many video games, television programs, adverts, films and music lyrics depict different forms of violence. Some people feel that there is too much violence exposed in the media. Many studies have made the claim that the media ...

Security Threat Groups One of the major problems of corrections today is the security threat group or more commonly known as the “prison gang”. A security threat group (S.T.G.) can be defined as any group of offenders who pose a treat to the security and physical safety of the institu...

Security Threat Groups One of the major problems of corrections today is the security threat group or more commonly known as the "prison gang". A security threat group (S.T.G.) can be defined as any group of offenders who pose a treat to the security and physical safety of the instituti...

Originally there was no negative meaning tied to the word gang. In the Old English language referred to a group of people that hung out together. In this modern day when we think of gangs we think of bloods, crypts, violence and drugs. Gangs are a form of organized crime. At the top of the gang i...