Dalit women are threatened by rape as part of collective violence by the higher castes. However, sexual assault and rape of Dalit women and girls also occur within their own communities. ... Factors like religious beliefs, caste system, male domination and economic stress have been recognized as the stimulants behind the perpetuation of this phenomenon. ... On October 18th, it was on the news the murder of a Dalit woman who sought justice for her minor daughter, a victim of gang rape by local men of a dominant caste, in Karnal (Haryana).13 The Khairlanji (Maharashtra) massacre of Dalits by OB...

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"The delinquent is a rogue male" stated by Wooden and Blazak in their book on delinquency. ... Specifically, delinquent behavior involves a range of activities far broader than those committed by the "stereotypical" street gang. ... One national study of youth aged 15-21, for example, noted that only 5% reported involvement in a serious assault, and only 6% reported having participated in a gang fight. ... With the concept of female gangs, Engler mentions two factors he felt accounted for the lower number of girl gangs: First, the social patterns for the behavior of girls, powerfully backe...

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These children are doing adult time for their crimes along side more than 5,000 adult male felons. Their crimes include murder, rape, robbery and various other serious offenses. ... These felonies include, but are not limited to the following: murder, rape, drive-bys, sodomy, carjacking, and several other serious felonies (Implementation Guidelines For Proposition 21, 2000). ... -Gang Car Jacking. ... -Gang Extortion. ...

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Most street gangs have their own unique style of communication. 3. ... Deviant behavior may range from violating relatively trivial norms, such as spitting in public, to actions that run counter to deeply held beliefs and values, such as murder or rape. ... When we think of crime, we usually think of interpersonal violence such as rape, assault, murder, or property crimes, such as burglary, theft, and robbery. ... Some crime is committed by individuals and some crime is committed by gangs. ... Gangs can be associated with subcultures that are in opposition to the prevailing culture. ...

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Sexual violence means rapes and sexual assaults of men and women, including those against children as well. ... The gang life gives them a sense of protection by combating violence with more violence, no different from why youth in the US turn to gang life. Unfortunately, because of the increase of gangs in the past three decades, young males are dying more often from homicide than anything else. In 2002, 51 percent of deaths among young males from the ages of 15-24 were from homicides, while only 20 percent were from natural causes. ... Access to drugs and weapons are extremely easy to those...

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Global Perspective Women living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are afraid to speak about the abuse they go through at home in fear of their husbands/fathers/male guardians as they are brutally abused. ... Physical violence has been a major issue, women are not protected enough and therefore cases such as gang rapes and kidnaps are increasing. ... Women would be respected and not considered weak, and therefore cases such as rapes would decrease. ...

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