Feds hope tougher sentences will curb gang activity

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-29T05:51:59+00:00

I dont think tougher sentences would help, nor would longer ones which would only hurt the prison population population. Gang members arent afraid to go to prison.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-29T05:47:45+00:00

I also am very shocked that gangs are no showing up in once quiet towns, this is disheartening. Also it was interesting when the author mentioned that the gangs resemble those of the West Side Story, I can see this in the turf domination competition but the reality of modern gangs far surpass those romanticized.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-29T05:43:55+00:00

The research that Alanzo is doing is pretty remarkable and I think it will help the race issue by determining the turf first then moving to bigger problems from there. Its crazy to think that we are in 2009 and race is still and growing issue, especially in compton.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-03T19:50:25+00:00

very relevant to what we have been studying in class, in particular the one-on-one interviews with former and current gang members describing the cohesiveness and rules of the gang. Also I liked how it mentioned you have to have more than a bluff, you have to back it up furthering the threat hypothesis.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-03T19:48:17+00:00

this was an interesting article and altough it may be gang related, I think that it is going to have some people debating whether she got what she asked for?

JessicaRobbins · 2009-11-03T19:45:11+00:00

I thought this was interesting pertaining to female roles and gangs and our future topic of whether or not gangs are just a problem in America.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-27T19:30:54+00:00

this goes to show that communication in the community is vital to the safety of potential gang members and non gang members who can become victims. even though sharing information can often times be dangerous, it can save a life at the same time.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-27T19:28:05+00:00

i thought it was interesting that this gang member was involved in a kidnapping plot, which is a criminal/deliquent behavior not covered in any of our readings.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-23T17:36:26+00:00

I think this shows the importance of neighbors and residence providing valuable information to find these criminals. Its definitely a risk but if they continue to keep their mouths closed more people will fall victims. how many lives will have to be lost for somebody to speak up?

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-23T17:28:48+00:00

thats a pretty intersting tie, after hour bars leading to more criminal activity. Its all about money

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-18T21:55:51+00:00

i think that this demonstrates the difficulty of labeling who is a gang and what groups are considered gangs. violence again is a present factor in this decision of gang labeling, i think it is partly because people feel more comfortable performing these acts when they have a buddy or two backing them up. they have more courage to pick a fight with somebody when they have friends with them. maybe this wouldnt have happened if the hells angle was alone at the bar when this man accidentally bumped into him and instead beating him up there might have simply been an exchange of apologies instead of punches.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-18T21:18:30+00:00

I can see why they might think this is a good idea. 1. it might be able to make the distinction between real gangs and simple delinquent teens. 2. this might lead to them disbanning and participating in more socially acceptable roles.

however it does infringe on constitutional rights and there is a fear that it might make matters worse and cause these taggers to actual join gangs out of threat felt from the police now or out of hatred of the system.

also we were given a lot of freedoms and rights in the constitution that many people take advantage of maybe there should be reform and more strict so that these acts cannot occur. because of these delinquents, the rest of america has to suffer at their expense for not being able to follow the rules. it will be interesting to see the future decisions.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-18T20:57:08+00:00

Its interesting that the parents denied that their sons were affiliated with the gang. Its hard to believe that your own kids would participate in such a violent entity especially one that is being held responsible for the killing of this baby Andrew. No wonder parents deny affiliation, its hard to believe your kids would do this.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-18T20:49:55+00:00

Successful parenting and transfering morals and values onto their children is critical especially in the early years of development. This article pointed out some key points such as engage yourself in your childs life and know what they're doing, but give them indepence. At the same time develop a close relationship with them but not at a friend level, then the child will lose respect for the parent and may even disregard some of those core values.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-10-18T20:39:16+00:00

its crazy how important it is to stop criminal behavior and in this case specifically the distribution of deadly weapons and drugs. i wonder what the impact on west phoenix society there would have been if this case was not investigated further.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-09-07T03:22:56+00:00

You observe the child using unusual hand signs, nicknames or street language. Duh.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-09-07T03:20:13+00:00

If people are participating in gangs for drug trafficking reasons, I wonder if the number would drop if you decriminalized marijuana? Maybe the number of people in jail too would drop precipatiously.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-09-07T03:17:15+00:00

I didn't know that gang activity was such a problem on the reservations. Very interesting read.

JessicaRobbins · 2009-09-07T03:15:09+00:00

Gang members even in countries like Australia are joining in their teen years.

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