6. Four years of financial records of the Black Disciples street gang found their way into the hand of a University of Chicago graduate student because one of the gangs second highest member feared that he would soon be killed, therefore he figured that the financial records may help the next generation in some way or another. 7. J.T. maintained a regional monopoly over crack cocaine within the territorial domain of the gang by having his men at every possible crack dealing corner, and he invested a good amount into making his community satisfied with their gang, because a rebellious community is something that they cannot afford to have.
Question 20 on the 2011 pass paper, critical essay. The movie 8mile explores in great detail countless emotions from beginning to end. The movie is based around a young rapper called Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith, who is stuck a rut and is struggling to make a success of his life. He has been brought up with racial abuse and is surrounded my violence and drugs everyday of his life. He lives with his mum and her boyfriend in a trailer park due to his dead end job.
Introduction Monster: an Autobiography of an L.A. Gang tells the story of Kody Scott and how he joined and left the gang life. Kody Scott grew up in a world of violence, gangs, suffering, and in a life of struggle during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Kody was born into the gang life in South Central Los Angeles whether he liked it or not because of the corruption going on there at the time. Kody’s life would be greatly affected by the outnumbering gangs growing around the area where he lived.
Running head: MODULE 5 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT Module 5 Homework Assignment Wesley Carpenter Allied American University 02 Oct 2014 Author Note This paper was prepared for SOC 135: Introduction to Sociology, Module 5 Homework Assignment taught by Professor Jesse Kleis. Crime is a big part of this family’s everyday life. Though this statement may elicit thoughts of the stereotypes depicted in movies like Casino or Goodfellas, this family actually has a long track record of run-ins with the law. This particular article received attention throughout the United States and has been cited by politicians, law enforcement agencies, and researchers in criminology, psychology and, now, economics. Butterfield’s article describes how the Bogle
Paid in Full is about a young man who rises to the top of the cocaine industry in Harlem; which is common for most African Americans to do for those who grew up without father figures. At the beginning of the movie, Ace is stuck in a dead end job working in a dry cleaner's shop. His sister's boyfriend, Calvin, is a big time drug dealer who often tries to lure Ace into becoming a part of the drug trade with promises of fast money and glamour. Ace resists these temptations, warning constantly that Calvin's flashy style and audacious method of dealing will get him arrested. When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer.
The Rampart division of the Los Angeles police department dabbled in a lot of those corruptive behaviors. This essay is going to explain the wrongdoings of the division and the outcome of the many trials that resulted because the actions of those police officers. Body The Rampart division of the LAPD is said to be one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in The United States. There are 375,000 residents and 350 police officers. There are 60 gangs in the area.
Cabramatta was a wreck back then, and they fixed that one day with a large amount of police and equipment, they raided houses and arrested people who were selling drugs. Many of the residents were happy about this and as soon as the news spread, all of the drug dealers fled out of Cabramatta. The solution to the drug and crime problem was the reason that Cabramatta is how it is today. Cabramatta’s
Northern gangs are bitter enemies to the EME and Southern street gangs. SYMBOLS FOR NORTENO GANGS: “Norte”, “XIV”, “X4”, “14”,The Huelga Bird, “TC”, the color red, 4 dots, 4 fingers held in the air, SF 49er® attire, (Sweet Fourteen, or Scrap Free), any NFL symbols (Nortenos for Life) and the northern star or any star. REGARDING SOUTHERN STREET GANGS: Violent conflicts between Northern and Southern gangs have been continuous since the 1960’s. The conflict began with the creation of the Mexican Mafia (EME) in the 1950’s. The EME was formed by Southern Hispanic gangs to gain control of illegal activities on the streets and in the prison
The authors state, “You have to be near the top of the pyramid to make a big wage” (100). The primary example that the authors provide is the Black Gangster Disciple Nation. They explained that the University of California at San Diego graduate, Sudhir Venkatesh, went into a poor black neighborhood in Chicago to study a street gang. He learned about how they protected their fellow gang members, how they made their profit, and who made the most money. After studying their structure, Venkatesh learned that the top boss in the gang received the most money.
Fashion had always played an important role in our nation from the early 18 century up until now. Each year style changes and something new is introduce to everyone and just spread like a virus. First one person gets it and next thing you know it everyone had to have that kind of clothing style or else they wouldn’t fit in. In the movie I watch about the Zoot Suit Riot many people were being targeted by the police due to the fact that they wore Zoot Suit a fashion that was for young Mexican American. A time when I commit a crime against fashion would be middle school this was during the so call Hip hop age.