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Ethical Issues Related to Gangs in America

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Ethical Issues Related to Gangs in America

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Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal justiceName of the studentName of the universityAuthor note
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1CRIMINAL JUSTICE Table of ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................3Concern and issue of gangs in America.......................................................................................................3Ethical issues related to Gangs in America..................................................................................................4Federal, state, and/or local Law associated with Gangs in America............................................................5Programs and strategies for addressing issues related to gangs in America...............................................6Theory Analysis............................................................................................................................................7Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................8References...................................................................................................................................................9
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2CRIMINAL JUSTICE Introduction The word “Gang” originated from a German word Gangr which means “Going , ajourney. In the USA Gangs can include various types of groups such as local street gangs,national street gangs, motorcycle gangs, prison gangs, organized crime gangs and ethnic gangs.Approximately 1.6 Million people belonged to a gang as of 2016. The figures also provided thatclose to 35,000 gangs where actively present in the country during such period. VariousAmerican gangs originated from urban areas and are still present in such areas. In various casedgangs such as the national street gangs originated in cities like Philadelphia, New York City,Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago. Such gangs latter shifted to other cities of the country. The purpose of this paper is analyzing the gangs which are present in the USA. The paperprovides the issues which originate of out the presence of such gangs. The ethical principleswhich are triggered in relation to the issues of the gangs are also discussed in the paper. Thepaper analyzes the programs and strategies in relation to gangs as well as conducts a theoryreview related to the indentified issues. Concern and issue of gangs in America Gangs are evidently not a newly developed phenomenon. There are several issue andconcerns which originate out of such gangs which needs to be addressed proactively to ensurepeace in the society. According to the department of justice alone in California there are about200000 gang members. In addition to this report statistics provided by theLos Angeles DistrictAttorney's Office depict that there are around 135000 gang members in Los Angeles. Thesestatistics suggest that there has been an increase of 280 to 3005 increases in the number of gang
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