Teen gangs are bringing 20% more guns and 27% more drugs into communities which were once quiet areas (www.geocities/gangs.ca, 2002). ... Firstly, better law enforcement would help decrease crime rates and gang involvement. ... Another way for law enforcement to deter gangs is to toughen penalties for convictions. ... The problem lies with the parents who are never home and were never around to enforce discipline on their children. ... Being on a school sports team would help keep youth away from experimenting with drugs. ...

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Also, The Anti-Drug abuse act of 1998 calls for the death penalty for all drug related killings. ... In addition, The Drug Kingpin act sates the use of death penalty for convicted major drug dealers caught with huge quantities of drugs, over 66Ibs of heroin and 330Ibs of cocaine. ... "The proposed drug death penalty is not only barbaric but also foolish: a temper tantrum masquerading as an act of government. It holds no promise for suppressing the drug trade, and may even be counterproductive" (Franklin E. ... The only way to deter crime is to prevent it from happening, rather then enforcing...

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Gangs in Jackson are responsible for drive-by shootings, murders, drug activity, and violence. He says that most of the gang members have migrated from Chicago and Detroit to capitalize on the drug market. ... A crack cocaine epidemic began in the mid-1980's and public concern of drugs and violence combined with youth gangs heightening. ... The role model may end being a criminal or drug addict. ... Since joining a gang gives direct access to the drug trade, with time it is easy to gain knowledge as to who the main dealers and suppliers are, and who the runners are, to deliver the drugs...

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s were pulling in millions of dollars a week by selling drugs in their controlled areas. ... At the bottom of the organization are the "enforcers" and the "shorties." Enforcers are the ones who issue out fines and "violations." ... Shorties execute drug deals and guard gang territory. ... He claims that his gang has gone straight and ended the days of violence and drug trafficking. ...

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Drugs became an essential factor in determining gang membership. People were not only using drugs, they were beginning to sell drugs. Drug use is often times associated with gang membership. ... This narcotic drug became more prevalent on the streets with an extremely high demand and a profit for it (Meacham, 2008).Youth gangs were instrumental in the increase in crack cocaine sales and their involvement in drug trafficking made a growth in youth violence. ... These young members are used to carry weapons, drugs, and to commit other crimes because their youth attracts less attention from law ...

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In the Colonial days, their law enforcement would use strict punishment as a way of deterring others from also committing crimes. ... Some of these rehabilitation programs include counseling, job training, life skills training, anger management or even drug and alcohol programs. ... These neighborhood watch programs involves the members of that community working with the local law enforcement to prevent crime by lowering the criminal activity that is happening. ... In Atlanta, there is a high population rate so this increases the amount of people who are at risk from these risk factors that in...

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Definition six adds the political power of who can enforce the definition of crime on another's behavior. The power of th person to pin the label to criminal behavior and enforce it. The ruling classes setting up laws to enforce their political control on the lower classes. ... This report also has arrest, clearance, and law enforcement data. ... The data includes, type of crime, month, time and location of the crime, the relationship between the victim and the offender, Characteristics of the offender, self protective actions taken, type of property lost and the offender's use of we...

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Drugs and Alcohol use affects juveniles themselves which leads to higher crime; this is the major cause of peer pressure. ... Drug use can cause the same effects, but also violence can occur as the juvenile needs to support their habit with money. ... The problem ahead now is getting the court to enforce the laws and use the centers available to help out these problem juveniles. ...

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The purpose of being a Police Officer is to protect and serve a community from various crimes that are being committed and enforcing the law. ... Some applicants are drug tested and even put through a lie detector test. ...

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The ladies interviewed from Voices From The Street, two were surrounded by a family member or members with a drug habit. ... Brandy was left with her aunt and uncle after her mother's drug problem got out of control. Melissa lived in a home where two of her three brothers did drugs, which one of the two died of a crack cocaine overdose (Atkin). ... Often girls part of male gangs are asked to commit crimes at the gang leader's bidding because many law-enforcement officers may be more inclines to let girls get away with more criminal activity, simply because of their gender (Moo...

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It is mainly the young recruits that carry out the majority of the crimes for the gangs, including prostitution, robbery and the selling of drugs. ... Unfortunately research suggests fewer than half of serious violent crimes by juveniles are reported to law enforcement (Lopez and Emmer 2002). The data that are available focus primarily on use of weapons, presence of peers, drug and alcohol use, and other observable or easily defined correlates of offending situations. ... Some of the most popular methods of recruiting new members includes: Temptation At first the recruite...

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On the other hand crimes like Rape, kidnapping, massive stealing, KILLING, drug transactions, and many others. ... The main purpose of sending people to jail is part of positive re-enforcement which can still be defined as punishment, so I don't see any need why the criminal record should be a hindrance to the person in concern. ...

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The author believes that there are exceptions to some cases in which zero tolerance policies enforce. ... He believes that the president has stripped all rights from the criminal by enforcing laws which mandate mandatory sentences to certain offenses. Even the "piddling crimes" (of no worth) are being slapped with sentences that are outrageous because they are simply related with the use of drugs or violence or associated with whatever offense offers the greatest time in the slammer. ...

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They have an established hierarchy including a president, vice president, recruiter, secretary, sergeant of arms, and enforcer. ... "White drug addicts tended to join together in order to pool their funds to buy drugs at a volume discount" (Hassine, 63). ...

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Until 1934 firearm registration was rarely an enforced offence. ... Also prohibition is an ineffective means of controlling firearms because like drugs, they are illegal, and yet it is still a major problem in society. ...

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