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Street gangs typically refer to organized crime units consisting of a group of people who share a common identity (most gangs have names, symbols or hand signs, and designated colors that distinguish their group). Street gangs often "control" certain areas of a city and take part in robberies, drug dealing, gun trafficking, and other crimes.FBI: Violent Gangs Gang violence results from rival gangs warring with one another.
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Fast Facts
- Male-oriented groupsSafeYouth.org: Gangs Fact Sheet
- Symbols include: Hand signs, graffiti, tattoos
- 30,000 gangs in the United StatesFBI: Violent Gangs
- Some gangs: Bloods, Crips, MS-13
- 2001: 100% of cities with populations over 250,000 had gang activityViolence Prevention Institute: Gangs & Gun Violence Statistics
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Netbangers
Some gangs are modernizing their operations via the Internet in a movement of what are being called "netbangers."Newsweek: 'Netbangers,' Beware The web allows gangs organized across multiple cities to operate as a more organized unit. -
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Amazon.com: Defiance (1980): Jan-Michael Vincent, Theresa Saldana, Danny Aiello, Rudy Ramos: Video On Demand
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@TerrenceJ106 Gang life & violence has went from a life style to a trend & the lines have been blurred. So 4 change which 1 must change 1st.
@shera_martrese | November 08, 2009 09:43 PM -
BECAUSE I'M NOT A RAPPER OR FAMOUS IT MAY NOT REACH THE RIGHT EARS BUT THIS GANG VIOLENCE NEEDS TO STOP... IT'S A COWARDS LIFE WIT NO FUTURE
@TearsTowardsSal | November 08, 2009 07:56 PM -
I WANT TO TALK TO ALL THE YOUNG MEN AND SOME WOMEN... ABOUT THE LIFE MOST LIVE IN THE STREETS GANG VIOLENCE... I AM A MOM,WIFE & SISTER HURT
@TearsTowardsSal | November 08, 2009 07:46 PM -
@PhilipGlanville hey, im a reporter and was just wondering if u could tell me a bit about the meeting u went to about gang violence?
@jojo9587 | November 08, 2009 06:10 PM
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View All Gang Violence Questions (75) | Ask a QuestionWhat do you think is worse for your teenage kid to watch, sex or violence? (18 Answers)I'd rather let my kids watch a movie with sex scenes than a violent movie. I may not personally be as comfortable watching the sex stuff WITH them, but at ... read moreWrite time stamps of this episode of Gillmor Gang for $10 (2 Answers)1:00 Mike Arrington, Robert Scoble, Gabe, Mark, Andrew, announce their presence. 1:25 Discuss what people want to talk about, not bowl games 2:00 Mike Arrington is not sure what he ... read moreWhat do you think the odds are that the shortage of H1N1 Influenza Vaccine ever lead to rioting or violence? (6 Answers)There is a shortage every year, no one cares especially this year as the h1n1 flu has actually killed less people than the regular flu usually does. The whole shortage ... read more
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Gang Violence in Popular Culture
- BBC News: Violence and hip-hop (2002)
- Wikipedia: Gangsta Rap
- Metacafe: Chappelle Show: Gang Wars
- Fan Site: The Warriors Movie
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1988: Colors
- 1990: King of New York
- 1991: Boyz n the Hood
- 1991: New Jack City
- 1992: American Me
- 1993: Bound by Honor
- 1993: Mi Vida Loca
- 1994: Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock (documentary)
- 1995: Clockers
- 1998: American History X
- 2002: City of God
