Strategies to Tackle Gang Violence

Gang Prevention Programs in Chicago

Annotated Bibliography

Kubrin, C. E. (2015). Chicago Hustle and Flow: Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class. American Journal of Sociology, 121(3), 999-1001.

According to Kubrinb (2015), Chicago has stood as one of the serious places when it comes to gangsters, armed and not armed. Much has to be done to alleviate this rising crime rate; otherwise, something not good might happen. The society, especially the youth are becoming radicalized to the contents and universality of gangsters and crime. There is a need for an immediate action in the form of legal processes and programs that will end gangsters in Chicago. The author expresses the need to have stiff measures and programs, like the one on drugs control programs that will run deep into soliciting for individualized aspects of living that will end such crimes in the society (Kubrin, 2015).

Binder, J. J., & Eghigian, M. (2013). Gangland Killings in Chicago, 1919-1933. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 29(2), 219-232. Doi: 10.1177/1043986213485632

This article has expressed an alarming number of increasing crimes in the form of killings in Chicago. The report has highlighted the reports of the Chicago Crime Commission, which is a program that states that approximately 729 people have been slain from 1919 to 1933. Most of the killings were tied to bootlegging together with the victim. Gangs have developed to become homes for many young and mid-aged people. The article goes further to pressure the need for the concerned parties and sections of the government to devise programs that will work in a rampant way to end such menace coming to the people. Gangs have to be eradicated from the city otherwise; it is going to affect almost everything that is in it (Binder & Eghigian, 2013).

Investor's Business, D. (2013, February 20). We Need Gang Control, Not Gun Control. Investor's Business Daily. p. A12.

This article speaks of solemn information from the visit by President Obama on Chicago's most notorious crime streets on his way to the golf field, indicating the need for the government of Chicago and all the responsible groups to focus on forming programs in eliminating guns as a way of dealing with gangs in this city. The president agitates the presence of the law and programs that have yet failed to protect the people, indicating that his government will take requisite action to end gun spread and use as a way of dealing with organized crimes in Chicago (Investor's Business, 2013).

Lindsay, G. (2012). JEANNE GANG. Wall Street Journal Magazine (WSJ), 31-32.

This article has focused on discussing the career of architect Jeanne Gang, who is the founder of the Studio Gang Architects firm found in Chicago. Amidst the exploration of this firm, one aspect that surfaces is the need to control crime in Illinois and the entire Chicago. The works of Gang Jeanne are a clear reflection of what is essentially good for the people and the country as a whole. Gangsters affect the universal development of a city. Chicago would not have achieved what it has achieved today if gangsters were present right from the beginning. The author of the article is concerned with the rising cases of crime, calling for the recheck of the laws and regulations while implementing programs that will ensure there is peace in this city (Lindsay, 2012).

Belkin, D. (2012, July 13). Chicago Hunts For Answer to Gang Killings. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. p. A3.

According to Belkin (2012), there is a deep need for the control of gang groups in Chicago. The article has discussed some gang-related killings that have always rocked the city of Chicago and Illinois. Moreover, the article discusses the programs that are being put by the police in seeking to stop violence through the construction of databases that are used to track social connections of the possible participants and victims of gang life in this region. The author has expressed such measures to be instrumental in managing crime in any city, citing the relevance of the need to arrest those who are concerned directly and indirectly (Belkin, 2012).