Gang Violence
Essays

The latest era of the UN presence in Haiti started during September 1991 at the time when President Aristide's democratically elected administration was ousted a military government under the leadership of General Raoul…

Societies have been plagued with criminals and offenders since the advent of man. While there are adult offenders, there are juvenile offenders as well. There are many causes to juvenile delinquency which need to be…

Mexican-Americans gang members live at the margins of an already marginalized group, according to Tellez and Estep (1997). They typically come from urban, low-income areas and are subject to severe persecution by law…

Gang activity has grown substantially throughout the world over the past decade. For the most part the majority of gang activity occurs in densely populated urban areas. Over the years a great deal of research has been…

Social Control of Girls -- the prisons of institutions

Life After Execution -- Perspectives of the Families

¶ … decline within overall narcotic use within the United States over the past decade, one ethnic group has shown no steady decline within recent narcotic use trends. The Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) as an…

The quality of correctional facilities in the US and the services they offered has often received a lot of criticism. This may be influenced primarily by the number of inmates it can hold, the extent of their correction, the state funding they receive among other aspects. This study focuses on State of Georgia's correctional facilities with respect to tackling gang violence. Some recommendations are also provided on how the services can be improved in Georgia's correctional facilities.

¶ … Metropolitan Development Affect Rates of Sexual Assault

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the topic of criminal justice and policing. Specifically it will discuss zero-tolerance policing as compared with problem-oriented policing (POP) programs.