Sunday, January 3, 2010

how to help gang memebers

Programs have been set in place to give gang members hope and a place to go when they are seeking help. These programs allow gang members to talk freely about their problems and it gives them the insight of how to make a better life for themselves. In these programs they are given the oppurtunity to find jobs and get better housing. The gang members are given the opportunity to expand their horizon and have a differnt approach on how they view life. They learn how to work hard so that they can better accomadate their vital needs of survival.

Friday, January 1, 2010

what is being done about gang violence

GANG MEMBERS ARE FACING SOME SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR ACTIONS. THEY ARE BEING WARNED, REPREMANDED, PUNISHED, PUT IN PRISON, DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND BEING DENIED PRIVILEGES. THESE ACTIONS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN ARE BENEFICIAL TO SOME GANG MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY LEARN THERE LESSON. ON THE OTHER HAND SOME GANG MEMBERS BECOME REBELLIOUS AND RETALIATE IN A VIOLENT MANNER. SOME OF THEM BLAME SOCIETY FOR THE ORDEALS THAT THEY ARE BEING FACED WITH BUT YET THEY DID NOT WORK TOWARD LIVING A COMFORATABLE, NORMAL AND PROMISING LIFE. SOME GANG MEMBERS ARE DEVIATING FROM THEIR OLD WAYS WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST BEING LEFT ASTRAY.

how gang violence is affecting SOCIETY

WHO: GANG MEMBERS & THEIR VIOLENCE
WHAT: GANG MEMEBERS ARE BECOMING MORE VIOLENT,IT IS ALLOWING SOCIETAL PROBLEMS. PEOPLE ARE BECOMING AFRAID AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CONFRONT THIS ISSUE WITHOUT BEING POTENTIALLY HURT FOR SPEAKING UP.
WHEN: SINCE GANGS STARTED
WHERE: IN URBAN SETTINGS
WHY: MOST GANG MEMBERS FEEL THE NEED TO INTIMIDATE AND SCARE PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY DOING THIS THEY GAIN THE RESPECT OF OTHER GANG MEMBERS. THEY FEEL THE NEED TO RUN A TERRITORY IN WHICH THEY FEEL IS THEIRS.

GANG MEMBERS ARE BECOMING A STRAIN ON THE SOCIETAL GROWTH OF OUR SOCIETY. COMMUNITIES ARE BEING AFFECTED BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICAL. HOMES ARE BEING DESTROYED & PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE UNCOMFORATABLE WITH THE LIFESTYLE THAT MANY ARE FACED TO LIVE.