- Chinese Gangs, as mentioned in this chapter,
operate in various criminal enterprises.
Internet Exercise: Go to the website
(www.e-almanac.com/numbers/three/chinese3.htm)
and list the illegal forms of Chinese Gang involvement in this country.
- In your chapter it is stated that a firearm
kills more than 50% of Juvenile Homicide victims.
Internet Exercise: Go to the website
(www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tjvfox2.pdf)
and find out if this is true only in particular areas of the U.S., or for
the entire country. Also, try and determine how the juveniles are able to
so easily obtain a firearm.
- In this chapter female gang membership is highlighted.
Internet Exercise: Go to the website
(www.gangwar.com)
and research and outline whether female gangs are on the rise in this country.
What causes them to enter the world of gangs?
- The South, according to your text, has the highest
Homicide rate in the U.S.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/region.htm). After you have accessed the web link, respond to this question: What appears to be the main reason for the high rate of homicide in the South?
- Youth gangs reflect deviant subcultures. A basic knowledge of gang-related graffiti can be extremely helpful in understanding how gang members identify with the delinquent subcultures of which they are a part. The following web link provides some basic information about gang graffiti:
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.gangwar.com/dynamics.htm#graffiti)
- What are the major differences between Folk Nation and People Nation gangs?
- In terms of gang-related identity, what is the distinction between the five-pointed star and the six-pointed star?
