Paper Topic:

Gang Crime

Gang Crime

Name

Institution

Cummings Monti (1993 ) attempt to define gangs by highlighting common traits in the following way : age and sex segregated cliques of young persons sharing a certain group identity and occupying a particular geographic territory , often in opposition to real or perceived enemies , and who frequently behave in a destructive disruptive or illegal manner . Pertinent research reveals that United States of America has 21500 gangs with a gang membership of over 731000 their activities ranging from auto theft , distribution and use of illegal drugs , extortion , property

crimes and invasion of homes and many other crime related activity (Triplett , 2004 . Gangs in America are no longer an urban threat but a nationwide (federal ) scourge posing great security threat to citizens , law enforcement agencies and experts who seem to agree on the persistence of the problem but disagree on an effective remedy (s . This essay attempts to suggest feasible strategies to combat gang crime , gang drug use and gang related community shooting

Before we begin on any strategy it is important to gain some insight into the nature of the problem by grasping some basic facts concepts and patterns . Experts say that heavy immigration , particularly from Latin America and Asia , has introduced high violent crimes (Triplett , 2004 ) consequently , half of all U .S gang members are Latino Secondly , gang crime occurs as a result of rivalries , building reputation and profit . Thirdly , majority of gang members fall in the age bracket 12-25 , and join gangs for three reasons : identity , respect...

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