The violent crime is presented in the YouTube video about the tragic killing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz. The violent crime described in the video is a complex event and it can be best explained using theories and concepts discussed in chapter two as well as chapter ten of the book. Co-offending, substance use, and robbery as a motive are analyzed in this essay to discuss possible causes leading to Junior’s murder. By analyzing these elements, it is possible to enhance knowledge about societal and psychological precursors of such bereaved outcomes. This paper will focus on an important factor that played out with Junior’s murder – the issue of co-offending, the likelihood of which holds, as stated earlier, high pervasiveness among various crimes. Co-offending is …show more content…
Gang members often turn to drugs to deal with the pressures and the risks that are associated with their lives, hence there is a high probability of violence. Substances lead the gang members to engage in violent acts and hence add to the perceived violent culture of the gang. Two other categories related to violent crimes of robbers are robbery as a motive and economics. In chapter 10, the author focuses on one of the economic theories, including the breaking of soda machines or stealing from stores because of extreme poverty and lack of jobs. As for Junior’s murder, it is vital to note that although criminal motives might be gang-related revenge, economic motives can, in part, be ruled out. It is therefore noteworthy that most of the participants in gang-related activities are from the lowest economic bracket and engage in robbery as a means of getting an income and recognition. The main aspect of robbery is that force or the threat of force is employed in the process in order to achieve the aims set by the
Guillermo González Camarena was a Mexican electrical engineer who was the inventor of a color-wheel type of color television, and who also introduced color television to Mexico,
This book also has the perspective of the police, which show the gang violence as a more black and white or good versus evil issue, and their militant approach to gang reformation. Jorja Leap holds a view that to stop gang violence, the same members that were once gangbanging need to divert the youth away from the same lifestyle.
Over the past 60 years there has been a recent phenomenon in the development and rise of gangs and gang violence. This is exceptionally apparent in South Central Los Angeles where the Bloods and the Crips have taken control of the social structure and created a new type of counter culture. Poverty in this area is an enormous problem caused by a shear lack of jobs; but just because there is a lack of jobs doesn’t mean that there will be a lack of bills to pay, so sometimes selling drugs in order to keep a roof over your head seems like the most logical option. Crime often times flourishes in these regions because the inconvenient truth is; crime pays. Senator Tom Hayden stated “It’s been defined as a crime problem and a gang problem but it’s really an issue of no work and dysfunctional schools.” this statement is in fact true, but with an exception it is a more broad issue than just involving school, and lack of jobs but goes beyond into social structure as a whole and more specifically the judicial system, this can all be supported by three sociologists Chambliss, Anderson, and Durkheim.
Rational Economics Theory is a powerful argument for explaining the membership of some gang members. However, its methodology does not provide an adequate answer to the question of why Hispanic youths join gang because it fails to analyze ethnicity when asking its research questions. The theory provides the assumption that the lure of money is equal for all people, but some research provides contradictory evidence, especially in the case of Hispanics. CULTURAL DEVIANCE THEORY. Acculturation Theory provides the most reasonable explana...
In the 1950’s, Cohen (1955) acquired Merton’s theory of crime further by concentrating on gang delinquency within the working class demographic. Cohen used the dominant knowledge of the anomie theory but narrowed its emphasis on this precise subculture and particularized it in order to clarify the features of gang delinquency. Comparable to Merton and Cohen, Cloward and Ohlin (1960) tried to clarify why certain individuals or groups are more likely to involve in criminal activities. They contended that people are strained when they fail to attain financial achievement through legitimate means. Cloward and Ohlin remained in...
The two theoretical approaches I have chosen to compare to the study of crime are Functionalism and Marxism. I have done so, as I believe both theories are important/ significant to the study of crime and differentiate from each other. I will do this by writing a critique the advantages and disadvantages of both of the theories and thus, resulting in my own personal opinion in the conclusion.
In 1519, Hernan Cortes left Cuba with only a small fraction of his huge army, 11 ships, 500 men, and 15 horses. After Cortes came to a halt for a series of short stops in Yucatán where gold was rare to find, instead he found a gift with no price worthy of it of translators, one "La Malinche" who later became his wife and also made legendary. She was an Aztec girl that was traded into Mayan slavery; another translator he found was a shipwrecked Spanish man who had also lea rned the Mayan language after seven years of slavery. He then soon learned that the land was ruled by a great leader in the city of Tenochtitlán. Then ambassadors from the Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II arrived with gifts, in attempt of keeping him at a distance and preventing him from attacking by satisfying Cortes with gold.
Many have attempted to explain gang involvement in today's society. However, there is an underlying activity of youth joining gangs that does not seem to have enough media coverage or thorough explanations. As the name suggests, youth gang membership is about the juvenile population creating and joining gangs. Research indicates that youth gang membership exists in contemporary north America (Bernburg et al. 2006; aLilly et al. 2011; Maclure and Sotelo 2004; Sims 1997; Wiley et al. 2013; Yoder et al. 2003). This paper will examine the factors associated with youth gang membership using Karl Marx's conflict theory and labeling theory in comparison. Although conflict theory helps explain why a troublesome economy and coming from a low-socioeconomic status contributes to gang involvement, the theory has its limitations. On the other hand, labeling theory is unable to fully explain youth gang involvement based on the aforementioned factors. That being said, it can give a better explanation based on the factor of government intervention in the lives of citizens such as the context of stop-and-frisk which lead to unwarranted searches.
Abortion is a complex social and moral issue that remains unresolved in today’s society. It is continuously changing and renewing under new influences presented by different individuals as well as the global civilization as a whole. Arguments from both sides are often extremely dogmatic and defensive, presenting merely from one perspective. However, the common argument revolves closely on what the true definition of a person or a human being is and its relations to whether a fetus is a human being or not from the moment of conception. This is examined from a liberal point of view by Thomson (Thomson, 1971, p. 47-66), who explains that abortion can be justified in a wide range of cases and challenges the notion that it is morally impermissible. Anti-abortionists have taken an opposite stance and claimed that Thomson’s argument is exaggerated and patently false. In this paper, I will briefly examine Thomson’s perception of abortion and explain how the analogies demonstrated in her paper assist in supporting her view on legal abortion as well as why I agree with Thomson on some parts of her argumentation.
Mexican Americans have quickly risen to become the majority population in the United States. The Mexican American population has grown so much due to the mass migrations they make from Mexico into the U.S. About 33.7 million Hispanics of Mexican origin reside in the U.S. as of 2012 (Pew Hispanic Center, 2013). Mexican Americans are considered the largest Hispanic origin population, making up two thirds of the whole Hispanic population to reside in the United States. As of 2010, 32 million Hispanics are Mexican American, with 11.7 million immigrants born in Mexico and 22.3 million being born in the U.S. (Pew Hispanic Center, 2013). Today, there are about 52% of Hispanics born in the U.S that have a least
This year, 2046, the Hispanic Fund Scholarship has inducted a new alumni into their honorable Hall of Fame. A passionate man named Juan Carlos Gomez. Mr. Gomez is a Mexican-Salvadorian that has become very successful in his life. He is a very generous person that cares not only about his wonderful family, but also his blooming community. But first, let’s talk about how Juan got his fame.
What lead to the evaporation of the lost empires that once rule Latin America. The presents of the Spanish and European people lead to the desecration of Aztecs, Inca And Maya people around the 15 century, bringing an end to Mesoamerica’s last great native civilizations. The Aztecs were located in Mexico region, the Maya’s were located in Guatemala, and the Inca’s were in the Andes. When the spanish arrived they saw that the native people did not get along with each other do to different points of view in the belief system (sacrifices). That is one of the ways the spanish and europeans were able to conquer a land so massive in surface area and population.
Fidel Lopez, a young man who was on his way home was forced out of his truck to be beaten. Lopez was severely beaten by African American who were filled with hatred over police brutality. He was repeatedly kicked and drenched in gasoline. During that time, an individual named Bennie Newton enforced for the beating to stop or else they would have to kill him. Due to Newton courage, Fidel Lopez might not have survived.
Ernesto Estrada is a Cuban mathematical scientist whose main study is the sub-structural molecular design for complex networks. He is presently a full professor and Chair in Complexity Sciences, at the Institute of Complexity Sciences, which is in Glasgow, United Kingdom. He is also the chair in the Department of Physics, and the Department of Mathematics. He also chairs two departments at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (Curriculum Vitae). Ernesto was born in the central region of Cuba, in the city of Sancti Spiritus in 1966.
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