The causes of street violence, what can be said about this reoccurring problem that is affecting the lives of Americans everyday. Gangs and organized crime figures contribute to this on going problem. Street violence is no longer a problem that goes on in just "ghetto" areas. In the last few years ...

One concern in Long Beach is the security at the Port of Long Beach. Since \"9/11,\" there have been many security concerns all over the nation. With the Port of Long Beach being the second busiest container seaport in the United States, after only Los Angeles, security is a big concern. In seeing ...

Gangs Gang violence, crime, and its affects on the community A street gang is a group or association of three or more persons who may have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, and who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, criminal activity, or as a juvenile commits an...

"Culture is the complex whole which includes all habits acquired by man as a member of society," said Ruth Benedict in Patterns of Culture. I can think of no movie that proves that more than Director Scott Kalvert's 1995 film, The Basketball Diaries. Based on the autobiography of rock...

The United States of America¹s war on drugs today is very similar to America¹s Prohibition of Alcohol in the 1920s. These two major issues of their time may not seem like they can be logically compared, but statistics for usage and a correlating rise in crime for both eras show a strong relationsh...

Always Running Report After finding such a novel as, Always Running, by Luis J. Rodriguez, I can definitely say that I felt a sense of 'relief.' It is usually very difficult for me to find a book that I can relate to and identify myself with. When I look for books by Chicano authors, ...

The connotations surrounding organized crime groups are typically shaped by the entertainment industry¡s portrayal on movies or in book publishing¡s. The Jamaican Posse does not fall into that typical description of an organized crime group. Their activities seem to be similar to those of an ev...

The War on Drugs, particularly cocaine, is not very different from any other war that our country has fought throughout the years. It has all the components of a conventional war and just as much intrigue and emotion for those who observe or are involved in its undertaking. The War on Drugs is a one...

Why Should the Government Make Marijuana Legal? I think there is a large population of people in the United States who feel the government of this country has made a huge mistake in the war on drugs. Instead of focusing in on the deadly, harsh drugs, the government has decided that the harmless...

Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems caused by drug abuse. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so most serious problems in today\'s world, threatening the security and freedom of whole nations. Politicians, health experts, and much o...

The decriminalization of illegal drugs in America has been a growing debate within both political and community circles for many years now. A lot of people can say that there are advantages on both sides of the argument. However, I believe that maintaining and enforcing our laws agains...

Are they the same? Organized crime is bad. That statement is just about all I knew about organized crime before this assignment. I never saw any of the 'classic' movies about the Mafia, or even bothered to read anything about them. The only kind of crime that I knew about was the kind...

Drugs, Crime and Prohibition Do drugs really cause crime, or is it our governments way of controlling the communities? Many people blame drugs for every problem in our society, but is it the true evil in our society? No one person can answer that question. There are only opinions and s...

"Old North Durham" The living condition in North Durham has changed dramatically since my adolescent years. As a child I lived on 908 Gurley Street, located off the corner of Dowd Street. My neighborhood was called North Durham. Many different areas of Durham were known as the Southside, West End,...

Drug abuse is one of the world\'s greatest problems in this era. Well actually drugs are substance which is not for the normal maintenance of bodily health (Goode E, 1984). The term drug is used to refer to the usage of drugs which is seriously harmful to the individual or to the society itself (Hum...

Drug Legalization and ReaganMan, as a creature, is inherently bored. Since the dawn of time, it has been the natural instinct of man to find alternative methods to enhance his being. The many means by which man has turned to include sex, gambling, and the consumption of substances beyond the require...

LC524 KA DRUG CARTELS & THE NARCOTIC THREAT The Narcocorridos A view of the Mexican trafficker counterculture Angel A. Fierros Farell (ID 1017664) Unconventional warfare 1. INTRODUCTION Before analyzing t...

Assignment: Is Perception Reality? A few years ago I moved to Arizona. I was to be the office manager of a Real Estate Appraisal firm. Unbeknown to me the Company owed back taxes to Internal Revenue Service. The IRS came in and seized all of the Companies bank accounts and assets. All of a s...

American Me is a harsh look at the "reality" of prison and gang life, especially within the Chicano community. Based on a "true story", American Me traces the life of a Latino crime lord, Santana, from his youth growing up in the barrio of East Los Angeles, through his rise to power behind the walls...

Introduction Approaching and addressing international drug issues in 1999 is not a simple task due to numerous contradictions that involve the inherent nature of economics, politics, culture, and individual ideologies. The normal attributes of drugs, as well as the changing characteristics of ...

Critical Issue AnalysisIt is true you can't believe everything you read. In the paragraphs that follow I have analyzed opposing viewpoints based on critical thinking standards such as fallacies, authors' bias and credibility. The two articles analyzed were "America Must Continue the War on Drugs" b...

Marijuana has been illegal for almost sixty years and at no time have we successfullyrid the country of this drug. Right know marijuana is the third most popular recreationaldrug, the first two being cigarettes and alcohol ("Working" 1). This proves thatprohibition doesn't work and people kn...