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Gang Culture

In Douglas E . Thompkins ' School Violence : Gangs and a Culture of Fear ' the increasing acts of violence by students was shown . This increasing hostility has been very alarming . This problem was related to gangs and gang activities within the country , thus affecting the nation 's schools , affecting the children going in the schools . According to Thompkins , Congress has passed several initiatives aimed at reducing levels of school violence ADDIN EN .CITE ThompkinsDouglas E ThompkinsSchool Violence : Gangs and a Culture of FearAnnals of the american Academy of Political

and social scienceAnnals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciencepg . 54-71Vol 5672000January 2000http /ann .sagep ub .com /cgi /content /abstract /567 /1 /54 (Thompkins , 2000 . They passed various initiatives aiming to reduce the violence that is happening in the schools today Life is difficult living in a suburban place , where the cases of gangs are rising . There are increased cases of burglary , theft and other various crimes

As the number of gangs increases , the number of criminal incidences also increases . In to address this problem , various efforts were made Increase in security and response teams are only minor concerns . They aim to spread knowledge about gangs all around the neighborhood , thus encouraging people that these gangs bring negative effects to them . In David Kocieniewski 's Youth Gangs from West Coast Become Entrenched in New York : Youth Gangs from West are migrating to New York ' the pattern of movement from the various gangs in the west is being shown . It is clear that there is a movement or spread in these gangs influences , and not only did it penetrate neighborhoods in other states , but is now entering the streets of New York ADDIN EN .CITE KocieniewskiDavid KocieniewskiYouth Gangs From West Coast Become Entrenched in New York :Youth Gangs From West Are Migrating To New YorkNew York Times (1857-Current )B1 (2 pp )1997Aug 28 1997New York N .Y (Kocieniewski , 1997 . We all know that New York is a picture of urbanization , wherein major business establishments are located . It is also very influential , affecting other states in the US . As these various gangs penetrated a city such as New York , whatever else could happen to other cities or states ? This problem must be addressed in to avoid other complications , that it could be suppressed so that it will not worsen

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ADDIN EN .REFLIST Kocieniewski , D (1997 , Aug 28...

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