Those interviewed include Senator Jacqueline Collins, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, Director of Chicago Recovery Alliance Dan Bigg, and well as professors from Columbia College, University of Chicago, and Chicago State to name a few. Schodorf's developed relationship with the men allows the viewer to get a true inside look at what life is like as a permanent resident of the streets. I've told you, now I'm gonna show you,' says one homeless man who leads Schodorf and his crew through the most crime infested areas of Chicago's south and west inside the drug trade itself. Real and uncensored, the film addresses the problems most members of society ignore on a daily basis. It shows all aspects of the drug problem from 50-year-old panhandlers to suburban teens who stick themselves with the same needles.
The Gulf Cartel The Gulf Cartel is an organized crime unit that operates out of Mexico, primarily distributing drugs throughout the United States. The Gulf Cartel has several rivals, with the Sinaloa Cartel at the head of the pack. This particular type of organized crime unit (Mexican drug cartels) began making an impact in the early ‘80s and has grown stronger and more violent over the years. The structures of the many drug cartels have been referred to as being run like a “business,” but with violent consequences and the Gulf Cartel is no exception. The increase in power within the drug cartels makes the future of organized crime seem bleak regarding society, but positive for the OC units themselves.
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes To the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh Gang leader for a day is the account of the young sociologist who carried out a study of a Chicago based gang that deals in selling and distributing crack. In this book, Sudhir Venkatesh narrates his experiences while collecting qualitative data for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Chicago in the 90s. His book details the notes of economic transactions of the drug-dealing gang that Venkatesh studied. The data collected was from the high-rise part of the Robert Taylor Homes that is home to ten thousands of poor and unemployed African Americans. The housing projects were later demolished in 2007.
A Drug War with Severe Consequences In the article The Fall of Mexico, Philip Caputo underscores a severe problem that is greatly hindering Mexico as a nation and affecting its bordering neighbors. It is a war that has been ongoing for over five years, and it is the war on drugs. To be clearer, it is a battle of the Mexican government versus the deleterious drugs cartels. Drugs cartels in Mexico, which are powerful organizations that promote drug trafficking and violence, have been negatively influential on the country’s current egregious state. Because of this unending drug, the perception of Mexico, a nation which strongly emphasizes Catholic values, has quickly shifted.
Branzburg v Hayes, Confidentiality, and Shield Laws A citizen walking the streets of New York, down a dark alley, in a not so popular area witnesses a murder. The next day, the citizen hears about the murder on the local news station. Later the citizen hears on the radio that the silent witness program is offering an award for anyone who witnessed the murder which occurred in the same area on the same night that the witness was walking down the street. The citizen decides to come forward and provide details to the police regarding what he or she witnessed the night in question. A few days later, the suspect is caught based on the witness account of events.
Violence ensures that members adhere to the gang’s code of conduct. Authorities through out the country report that gangs are responsible for most of the serious violent crime in the United States. From a personal reference, I know a gang member who has shot and killed his own brother due to a gang and drug related issue. Drug use within the life and mentality of a gang member is a
In the 18th Century, gang problem became worse as the new generation of immigrants continue to enter the United States. During this time, Irish gangs like Whyos, Dead Rabbits and Plug Uglies and Jewish gangs like the Monk Eastman Gang brought terror in New York City streets (Lou Savelli, 2001). In the 19th Century, the most notorious gang was formed – the Five Points Gang. One of the most notorious members of the Five Points Gang was a young boy of Italian descent in the name of Alphonse Capone also known as Scarface. His whole life was an illustration of the power and influence of organized crime in the United States during the 19th Century (“Al Capone”).
The mafia had split the U.S.A. into separate territories, with one gang controlling each territory, but there was always internal conflict going on throughout these territories, with mob bosses being deposed and replaced all the time. The mafia had control over all the speakeasies and bootleg alcohol during the prohibition period and made millions from it, which was used to help them commit horrific attacks on other gangs which any normal person would get a life imprisonment for. One of these crimes is the ‘St .Valentine’s Day Massacre’ committed by Al Capone. The mafia is one of the most famous organisations in the world, due to its infamous activities during the 20th Century. Prohibition was the Eighteenth Amendment to
All day long, you could see these recruits hanging around on the street corners and sitting on the steps of vacant properties. Although, the police came and ordered them to move on, they just found another vacant property to gather. After each of the gang groups reached their recruitment goals, the initiation began. Each recruit had to take a terrible beating in order to get into the gang and then, ordered to commit some type of crime. Soon after, the turf war began.
From this, we see that the criminological theory examines crime, criminals, and the environment in an effort to explain criminal behavior. I chose an article to study and compare from The Journal of Jurisprudence. The article was Drug Legalization: Rescuing Central America from the Claws of Crime. Basically, this article says that within Central America, the drug trade has taken a turn for the worst in Central America. As a result, the people of their society are struck with a lot of crime.