The mission of policemen in America is to "serve and protect," but if one reviews the recent history of the police force across the country, one is forced to ask: who is doing the protecting? Africans in America are far too often the victims of police violence, and very infrequently the be...

The film, \"Colors,\" produced in 1988 by Dennis Hopper, is giving us a view of Los Angeles street gangs and how the police and community deal with them. What is ironic about the story is although there are plenty of scenes of violence and terror, the producer seems to take a more sympathetic stance...

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...

Crime Rate in Juvenile Delinquency: Increasing or Decreasing? The frequency of juvenile crimes is not what it appears to be. From all the reports from the media, some would think the crime rate for juveniles is increasing, but fortunately, it is decreasing. There are a few suggestions for this amaz...

"Violent films, such as "the Brigade", have been blamed for causing crime rates to rise in our country: whether or not "the Brigade" should be taken off the air" The crime rate in many cities is rising alarmingly. Some people have the idea that violent films, for examp...

It is quite normal for young children and teenagers to form peer groups. But when they go unsupervised and start engaging in criminal acts, that peer group becomes a "gang". A gang is an informal body of friends. They are peer groups who are socialized by the streets rather than by conv...

Juvenile crime is crime committed by children under the age of 18. It is usually committed by teenagers and is a term that refers to many types of misconduct forbidden by law. A serious juvenile offender is often defined as one whose offense history includes arrests for five or more serious offenses...

Gun control is government limitations of the purchase and ownership of firearms in order to reduce violence caused by the use of the firearms. The issue of gun control has initiated many arguments. Those who are Pro-Gun Control feel that if guns are eliminated, crime and violence will deteriorate....

Prop 21 Education is the best part of life. Education can evolve you into a better person. Education can prevent you from committing crimes and will lead you to a prosperous life. Proposition 21; The Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act aims to incarcerate disturbed youth rather then e...

GANGSTERISUM GANGSTERISUM In 1919 congress passed the eighteenth amendment. Which abolished alcohol and legally prohibited the manufacturing or sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Thus bringing the rise and increase of organized crime and criminal activity. This amendment would be a huge ...

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...

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Causes and Effects of Juvenile Crime One of the biggest problems that the United States is faced with in the present day is juvenile crime. Juvenile crime does not only affect the individuals who commit the crime, it also affects the victim of the crime. This also affects the juvenile in their...

The Truth Behind Youth Violence and Why Crime Rates Continue to Increase Rita Kramer's, " Juvenile Justice Is Delinquent", is a very well written argumentative essay that lacks only specific examples, or cases. Kramer does a great job at proving her point and arguing her view throughout her essay...

Gang violence only takes place in big, urbanized, poverty stricken, low class neighborhoods and does not have any effect on middle or upper class areas; or does it? The Mall of America shooting exemplifies how gang violence can erupt anywhere and that no part of society is immune to this problem. As...

Today we live in a society unlike any before. This world also provides us with a great many more influences than in the past. By simply turning on a television we leave our minds open to infinite forms of influence. Even with cars and planes we can now cover far greater ground and extend our rea...

Always Running Report After finding such a novel as, Always Running, by Luis J. Rodriguez, I can definitely say that I felt a sense of 'relief.' It is usually very difficult for me to find a book that I can relate to and identify myself with. When I look for books by Chicano authors, ...

"[A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse." Within the Bill of Rights there are the ten most important amendments of the constitution. Among these is the second amendment which states th...

Each of these headlines from recent New Zealand newspapers is illustrative of an \"episode, condition, person or group of persons\" that have been defined as a \"threat to societal values and interests\"- what Stanley Cohen terms a Moral Panic. So how relevant are Moral Panics today? What role does ...

BOOK REVIEW: UNDERSTANDING YOUTH AND CRIME. BY S. BROWN (BUCKINGHAM, OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1998, £17.99) Sheila Brown's 'Understanding Youth and Crime' illustrates effectively the history of criminology spanning from the 18th century to present day, and also, more import...

Polls show that Americans regard crime as the number one social problem facing the nation. We fear being a victim of violent crime, or having our property violated, is far more than we fear being unemployed or suffering a loss of income. The career criminal according to James Q. Wilson, was long a...

The Neighborhood Watch: One of the most effective crime prevention tools being utilized today is the Neighborhood Watch. The Neighborhood Watch was designed to help strengthen the relationships between neighbors and in the process build community wide crime prevention. Law enforcement officials...

In today's society our most valuable commodity is not grain, steel or even technology; it is information. Because of computer networks, just about everyone can now access an astounding range of information. The Internet is international, even though 80 percent of the Internet use occurs in th...

CrimeDate Submitted: 2000-01-24Word Count: 2092Crime refers to many types of misconduct forbidden by law. Crimes include such thingsas murder, stealing a car, resisting arrest, possessing or selling illegal drugs, appearingnude on a public street, drunken driving, and bank robbery. The list of acts ...

TAMING TEENSIn the words of Thomas Jefferson "Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain security will gain neither and lose both." (Anders 1) In today's society many jurisdictions are looking toward teen curfews to help stop teen crime. The curfew generally prohibits anyone younger th...